Maya Jama responds to rumours that she's back with Stormzy after eagle-eyed fans spotted detail
Maya Jama has addressed speculation that she has reunited with her ex Stormzy after she was seen singing along to one of his songs.
In case you missed it, earlier today, Maya sent the rumour mill into overdrive after she shared a clip of herself singing along to Stomzy’s hit 'One Second'.
In the video, the 32-year-old could be seen sat in a car with her headphones in while miming along to the lyrics: “I could tell you stories ’bout my life.
“I’ve seen hope and I’ve seen struggle through these eyes. So give me just one second of your time.”
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Eagle-eyed fans also spotted that the Love Island host had begun following her ex on Instagram again and there were plenty of people online who were convinced it was a sign that the couple had reconciled.
However, Maya has now poured cold water on the rumours and has urged her fans to ‘rest with the theories’.
Sharing an X post of her clip shared by another account, she wrote: “I like the song. We have always been friends. No one is back together, rest with the theories.”
The couple have a long history together, first getting together back in 2015 when Maya was just 20 and Stormzy was 21.
In a 2018 interview with Vogue, Maya admitted that she’d had a crush on the rapper from the get-go but the two started out as pals.
“You know, if I’m really honest, I knew I fancied him from the start. But I didn’t want anything yet, because you know, you’re trying to do the whole friend situation at first,” she confessed.
“And then I’d do, like, obvious hints that I fancied him and then take it back because I didn’t know if he definitely liked me. It was a childish phase. Then one day we just kissed and that was that!”
But in 2019, the couple shocked their fans by announcing that they were going their separate ways.
The following year, Stormzy opened up about the split, saying: “I’ve never loved anyone how I’ve loved her… I would love to be the man who she needs, I would love to do all the things that make this work. I want to marry her.”
Fast-forward to 2023, and fans were delighted when the couple were snapped on holiday together sparking speculation that they were back together.
The couple then confirmed that they were giving things another go and it appeared to be getting serious with rumours that they could be considering an engagement.
However, in July 2024 they announced that they’d split for good.
In a joint statement, they said: “We decided to try for the final time in August 2023, and we've spent this past year trying our best to make it work; however, we recently decided to call it quits.
“We were 21 and 20 when we first met-both at the beginning of our careers-and spent five years growing together and then five years growing separately, so this final attempt required a whole lot of figuring out, relearning, and unlearning. We tried, and it didn't work, and that's okay.”
Maya Jama’s dating history
The star is currently said to be single, however, she has previously been linked to a couple of famous faces.
Ben Simmons
Maya and NBA player Ben Simmons, 30, reportedly started their romance in spring 2021. While most of their relationship was kept away from the public eye, they were spotted out and about a few times, including being snapped packing on the PDA at Wimbledon.
The couple got engaged in December 2021, with Maya seen sporting a huge diamond ring.
However, they ended up splitting in August 2022.
She later opened up about the difficulty of long-distance relationship and revealed that she wasn’t ready for marriage, telling The Guardian: “It was just a whirlwind romance, and I hadn’t done a lot of the things I wanted to do. I hadn’t done Love Island, I hadn’t done the cover of Vogue. I had so many career dreams I wanted to achieve before getting married.”
Rúben Dias
Maya and Manchester City footballer Rúben Dias, 29, reportedly crossed paths at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester in November 2024.
Dating rumours soon began after they were seen on holiday together and Maya was spotted at Dias' matches.
They publicly confirmed their relationship in April 2025, before moving into a Cheshire home together.
But one year later, Maya and Rúben were reported to have called it quits. This prompted speculation that the footie star had cheated - something he denied.
In a statement on Instagram, he wrote: “I believe Maya deserves all the respect in the world.
“I feel that when my 85-year-old grandad is asking me if I’ve cheated on my girlfriend because he’s seen it repeatedly on the news, that’s where I draw the line on what’s acceptable and what’s not.”
Rúben added: “Maya and I have always had a relationship built on mutual respect. No line was ever crossed in that regard.
“A lie told often enough can start to feel like the truth and for that reason I tell you that I didn’t cheat, nor did I ever have the intention or temptation to.
“The reasons why we broke up are private and belong to us and we’ve both dealt with it in a very mature way. I’ve always chosen to remain silent on these matters as my personal life is my business only.”
Topics: Maya Jama, Stormzy, Celebrity, Sex and Relationships
Claire Reid