Why Maya Jama and Stormzy really split as smitten star moves on with Ruben Dias

Over two years after giving love a second shot, and Stormzy went their separate ways again last summer. The breakup reportedly followed a day at Silverstone where Maya was spotted watching Stormzy perform from the sidelines. Now, the beauty, is besotted with Manchester City player, Ruben Dias.

The Love Island host, 30, and Portuguese footballer, 28, were first linked in November last year, and it seems their relationship has only blossomed from there. New photos of the smitten pair have captured the TV bombshell and footballer enjoying a sunny getaway aboard a luxury yacht off the idyllic coast of Capri.

Maya has definitely moved on from Stormzy almost one year on from their split, as she embraces her new romance with Ruben. Here, we take a look at Maya and Stormzy's turbulent dating history and why, despite a rekindled spark, the pair ultimately couldn’t make it work.

The Rumour-Fuelled Split

Their relationship began in 2014 and ended five years later amid whispers Stormzy had cheated on Maya with Jorja Smith. While he denied infidelity, the rapper admitted in Lessons that he’d “done the dirt.”

“Do you know what? I actually didn’t cheat,” Stormzy later clarified. “I swear to God, I didn’t cheat... We’d broken up and I was out publicly being a rapper, being very inconsiderate... I was out looking like I didn’t give a f**k. It didn’t need to be cheating for it to be a disrespect.”

Moving On

After their split, Maya began dating NBA star Ben Simmons. The relationship, which included an engagement, ended in 2022. “While they both care for each other so much… they just come from two different worlds,” a source said. “Their nonstop careers and endless travel… made it incredibly impossible to make it work.”

Stormzy remained single during this period.

The Reunion

In August 2023, the couple rekindled their romance during a trip to . Rumour had it Stormzy’s mother encouraged him to make amends. A source said: “Stormzy is really open about wanting to settle down and have kids one day and he knows Maya is ‘The One’.”

The pair appeared happier than ever, making public appearances at Glastonbury and the British Grand Prix.

The Final Goodbye

But last July, the couple confirmed they had split again, issuing a heartfelt joint statement on Instagram:

“We’ve been laughing whilst drafting this because we never, ever, in a million years thought we’d be the couple announcing a breakup,” they wrote. “But for the sake of clarity and, more importantly, to allow us the space and grace that’s needed for us both to be able to navigate this next bit of our lives with peace, we thought it might be best to.”

They explained: “We fell madly in love in 2014, broke up in 2019, and then spent five years manoeuvring life apart. 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.”

Reflecting on their growth, they added: “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.”

Despite the split, there's no bad blood. “We still think the absolute of each other… we are still friends and will always be friends (so if you see us having a lil catch-up at The Brits or something, don’t cause a fuss, we are dawgs!)”

Maya closed the message on behalf of them both: “We’re kindly asking for the grace to let both of us keep it moving and not be bothered about it (we highly doubt this’ll work, but we’re still kindly asking anyway. Love you guys and thank you for all the love you’ve showered us with, it’s been beautiful,” signing off with “MJ and Mike.”

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