Maya Jama and Stormzy split after disagreements over when to start a family, MailOnline can reveal.
Love Island presenter Maya, 29, and the BRIT Award winner, 30, announced they had ‘recently decided to call it quits’ with a joint Instagram statement on Wednesday.
They confirmed this breakup is ‘final’ after previously going their separate ways following a five year relationship in 2019 and reconnecting last August.
Sources told MailOnline the couple conflicted over when to settle down, with Stormzy keen to have children sooner rather than later.
Maya, who’s at the top of her game as the face of luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana, ambassador for Rimmel London, and is sought after by streaming giant Netflix, wanted to wait until having babies.
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Maya Jama and Stormzy split after disagreements over when to start a family, MailOnline can reveal (last pictured together at the British Grand Prix last week)
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Love Island presenter Maya and the BRIT Award winner announced they had ‘recently decided to call it quits’ with a joint Instagram statement on Wednesday
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The ITV host attended Wimbledon on Saturday without Stormzy while he made an appearance at the sporting event days earlier (right, on Thursday)
A source close to the couple revealed: ‘Maya and Stormzy are very much on different pages when it comes to their future.
‘Stormzy was keen to settle down and start a family whereas Maya is enjoying her career, she’s ambitious, and wants to prioritise achieving everything she possibly can.
‘She also loves travelling and partying, at just 29 she’s not ready for the next chapter just yet.’
Maya and Stormzy made separate appearances at Wimbledon last week, with the rapper attending evian’s Mountain of Youth VIP suite on Thursday solo.
Meanwhile, Maya partied until the early hours at celebrity haunt Chiltern Firehouse, discretely exiting the venue on Friday at 4:30am.
They were last seen together holding hands on July 5 at the F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone, where Stormzy performed a headline set.
The couple also attended Glastonbury festival last month before Maya flew via helicopter to the ITV studios where she presents Love Island spin-off show Aftersun live on a Sunday evening.
She was last seen on screen during Tuesday night’s instalment where she gave Welsh couple Ciaran Davies and Nicole Samuel the task of eliminating one of three pairs who were voted least compatible by the public.
MailOnline has contacted Maya and Stormzy’s representatives for comment.
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Sources told MailOnline the couple conflicted over when to settle down, with Stormzy keen to have children sooner rather than later (pictured December 2023)
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Maya was last seen on screen during Tuesday night’s instalment of Love Island where she gave Welsh couple Ciaran Davies and Nicole Samuel the task of eliminating one of three pairs
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In the couple’s statement, they retold their love story, documenting the five years they spent navigating separate lives (pictured June 2017)
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In recent weeks, Stormzy has launched House Party, a bar he has co-founded in Soho, London, which has been transformed to feel and look like an old-school house party.
Maya shared video footage on her Instagram story from the star-studded launch night on June 6, where the couple were joined by the likes of Louise Redknapp and Julie Adenuga.
Stormzy released his debut EP Dreamers Disease the same year he started dating Maya, with the couple referencing 2014 as when they ‘fell madly in love.’
In their statement, they retold their love story, documenting the five years they spent navigating separate lives.
During that time, Maya was engaged to US basketball star Ben Simmons but they called it off after eight months.
Maya and Stormzy broke up for the first time in 2019 amid speculation the rapper had been unfaithful, with him later confessing in song Lessons, ‘I done the dirt and then I figured that you’ll dig it out.’
Writing on Instagram, they said: ‘We fell madly in love in 2014, broke up in 2019, and the 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.
‘We were 21 and 20 when we first met – both at the beginning of our careers – and spent five years growing together and 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.’
How Maya Jama and Stormzy grew apart before shock split: How couple’s careers, religion and family planning clashed when they attempted to give their romance another go
Maya Jama and Stormzy shocked their fans when they announced their split in a surprise statement on Wednesday.
They confirmed this breakup is ‘final’ after previously going their separate ways following a five year relationship in 2019 and reconnecting last August.
It appears the couple have grown apart as their life circumstances and careers changed over the years.
The pair met when they were in their early 20s with Stormzy trying to make it as a rapper and Maya carving out a career as a TV presenter.
Stormzy impressed the music industry immediately with his 2017 debut Gang Signs & Prayer and his most recent album, 2022’s This Is What I Mean went to number one in the UK and was nominated for Best Album at the Brit Awards.
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Maya Jama and Stormzy shocked their fans when they announced their split in a surprise statement on Wednesday (pictured in June 2024)
Maya got her big break working for MTV in 2014 and her star has only risen since then. She landed the biggest gig of her career so far when she was named as the new host of Love Island in 2022.
The star is now at the top of her game as the face of luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana, ambassador for Rimmel London, and is sought after by streaming giant Netflix.
Her career is only growing as this year along she co-hosted both Comic Relief and the BRIT Awards, proving she is busier than ever.
Stormzy also has his hands full career-wise as he is said to be busy working on his fourth album.
The pair also appear to have different religious beliefs with Stormzy frequently expressing his deep Christian faith. Maya has previously stated she is not a ‘strct’ Christian.
In an interview with the BBC’s Louis Theroux, Stormzy expressed how important his faith is to him.
‘We grew up in church,’ he said. ‘I’ve had faith all my life. I’ve loved God all my life. But I feel like you’ve got to come to your own realisation, innit?’
Looking to the future, he added: ‘I believe God will bless me with a family. I always say I’ll just wait for God, innit. To present me with…my woman, my family.’
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Maya is now at the top of her game as the face of luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana, ambassador for Rimmel London, and is sought after by streaming giant Netflix
Another factor driving the couple apart was their conflict over when to settle down, with Stormzy keen to have children sooner rather than later.
A source close to the couple revealed: ‘Maya and Stormzy are very much on different pages when it comes to their future.
‘Stormzy was keen to settle down and start a family whereas Maya is enjoying her career, she’s ambitious, and wants to prioritise achieving everything she possibly can.
‘She also loves travelling and partying, at just 29 she’s not ready for the next chapter just yet.’
Maya and Stormzy made separate appearances at Wimbledon last week, with the rapper attending evian’s Mountain of Youth VIP suite on Thursday solo.
Meanwhile, Maya partied until the early hours at celebrity haunt Chiltern Firehouse, discretely exiting the venue on Friday at 4:30am.
They were last seen together holding hands on July 5 at the F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone, where Stormzy performed a headline set.
The couple also attended Glastonbury festival last month before Maya flew via helicopter to the ITV studios where she presents Love Island spin-off show Aftersun live on a Sunday evening.
She was last seen on screen during Tuesday night’s instalment where she gave Welsh couple Ciaran Davies and Nicole Samuel the task of eliminating one of three pairs who were voted least compatible by the public.
In recent weeks, Stormzy has launched House Party, a bar he has co-founded in Soho, London, which has been transformed to feel and look like an old-school house party.
Maya shared video footage on her Instagram story from the star-studded launch night on June 6, where the couple were joined by the likes of Louise Redknapp and Julie Adenuga.
Stormzy released his debut EP Dreamers Disease the same year he started dating Maya, with the couple referencing 2014 as when they ‘fell madly in love.’
In their statement, they retold their love story, documenting the five years they spent navigating separate lives.
During that time, Maya was engaged to US basketball star Ben Simmons but they called it off after eight months.
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Another factor driving the couple apart was their conflict over when to settle down, with Stormzy keen to have children sooner rather than later (pictured in 2014)
Maya and Stormzy broke up for the first time in 2019 amid speculation the rapper had been unfaithful, with him later confessing in song Lessons, ‘I done the dirt and then I figured that you’ll dig it out.’
Writing on Instagram, they said: ‘We fell madly in love in 2014, broke up in 2019, and the 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.
‘We were 21 and 20 when we first met – both at the beginning of our careers – and spent five years growing together and 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.’
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