Stormzy and Maya Jama confirm split: “We tried, and it didn’t work out”

Stormzy and Maya Jama have confirmed their split in an Instagram story.

The rapper and TV presenter originally started dating in 2014, but called it quits in 2019; they reunited in August last year.

Taking to social media, the duo began: “Hey guys, we’ve been laughing whilst drafting this because we never, ever, in a million years thought we’d be the couple announcing a breakup, 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 then explained that they’ve spent “this past year trying our best to make it
work; however, we recently decided to call it quits,” adding: “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 OK.”

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The pair clarified that “we still think the absolute world of each other, we still care and
respect each other, we are still grateful for the time we’ve had together, and 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!).”

“Announcing this feels so dramatic, but we’re doing it so that it kind of takes away the drama and avoids speculation and rumours,” they continued. “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!”

Stormzy recenty revealed that he’s “just been creating” for the past two years in a conversation with Vince Staples in London, saying: “Since the last album [2022’s ‘This Is What I Mean’],” he said, “this has been the first time in my whole career where I’ve just made music without thinking, ‘Oh, I’m making an album’. For the past three albums, and even before that, music was a very clinical thing for me.

“You know when artists say, ‘I gotta go studio and get this off my chest’? I never related to that. I thought: ‘I’m alright – I talk to one of the mandem [laughs].’ Studio, for me, and making music was extremely intentional. It was always very album-focused. For the past two years, I’ve just been creating.”

In other news, Stormzy and Adidas have announced a new #MerkyFC HQ centre for football, music and gaming.

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