Bristolian media personality Maya Jama has worked as a host at MTV Essentials, MTV News, and BBC. Besides, she was a host of Copa 90's Maya's FIFA World Cup Cities during the 2014 World Cup.
Moreover, her relationship with the British rapper Stormzy brought her to the top talks in the outlets. And, the same did her split with him.
Who Is Maya Jama?
Maya Jama is a Bristolian media personality.
She initially began her career in London as a teenager presenting the series JumpOff.TV. Then, she made her way as a host of MTV Base show, The Wrap Up, after which she moved on to host the MTV Essentials and MTV News.
Likewise, her fame grew over the world, and her credit as a host of the travelogue called Copa 90's Maya's FIFA World Cup Cities during the 2014 World Cup added flavor to the gold.
Maya Jama's Relationship Details With Stormyz
Maya Jama previously dated a British rapper named Stormzy.
They dated for four years, starting their love life in 2015 and get public in 2016. Nevertheless, they called their relationship off in August 2019. And, the tv host never minded taking off her belongings from their collaborative home.
As many sources cited, Maya wanted to focus her life on her career. Maya and Stormzy mentioned that they parted their ways in good terms.
Maya Jama and her ex-boyfriend, Stormzy (©: theguardian.com)
Besides all that, rumors hit the media outlets citing that the rapper cheated on Maya. And even Stormzy admitted that he did some 'dirt' in the course of their four years of a relationship through a song named Lessons from his album entitled 'Heavy is The Head.'
How Much Is Maya Jama's Net Worth In 2020?
As of 2020, Bristolian media personality Maya Jama is speculated to have a net worth amounting to almost $2 million, republicworld.com reports.
Maya is also a former host at BBC Radio 1, where she hosted the Friday and Saturday 10 am-1 pm shows. She left the channel in May 2020. Along with Alice Levine, Maya fronted the first series of Channel 4's The Circle.
Maya Jama's Parents Details
Maya was born on 14 August in 1994 in Bristol, English.
Her mother named her after a celebrated poetess and civil-rights activist Maya Angelou. The fact behind this is, Maya's mom read the famous poem by the poetess Maya Angelou, a famous poem, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings during her pregnancy.
Maya, who has a decent height of 5 feet and 7 inches tall, belongs to mixed ethnicity with Somali and Swedish descent.
Maya's dad spent most of his life in prison. He got sentenced for several times for violence, for pub brawls and fights. She then stopped seeing her drunkard father when she was twelve.