Maya Jama
British television and radio presenter
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| 2025 | Became a panelist on The Masked Singer (UK), starting with Series 6 |
| July 17 2024 | Announced separation from Stormzy on Instagram, jointly stating 'We tried, and it didn't work, and that's okay.' |
| March 2024 | Hosted the BRIT Awards alongside Roman Kemp and Clara Amfo. |
| 2023 | Took over as host of ITV2's dating reality series Love Island. |
| October 2023 | Went on a date night out in London with Stormzy. |
| August 2023 | Reunited with Stormzy, photographed holding hands in Greece. |
| August 2023 | Announced as host for Love Island Games, a global spin-off show. |
| October 2022 | Announced as the new presenter of ITV2 dating reality series Love Island, taking over from Laura Whitmore. |
| August 2022 | Reportedly ended her engagement with Ben Simmons. |
| 2021 | Began dating NBA player Ben Simmons. |
| October 15 2021 | Co-presented Stand Up To Cancer charitable event |
| September 2021 | Announced as the host of Simon Cowell's new music competition gameshow Walk The Line. |
| January 2021 | Announced as the new presenter of Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star, replacing Stacey Dooley. |
| 2020 | Jama opened and hosted the EE BAFTA red carpet, notably wearing a technologically innovative 5G-powered augmented reality (AR) dress that highlighted her unique approach to event presentation. |
| 2020 | Maya Jama concluded her shows on Radio 1's Greatest Hits and her personal radio show |
| December 2020 | Launched her own face and eye masks range, MIJ Masks, which sold out within 24 hours of its first release. |
| December 31 2020 | Co-presented The Big New Year's In |
| December 26 2020 | Participated as a team member in Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2020 |
| June 2020 | Presented the Saturday evening BBC One TV programme Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer. |
| May 15 2020 | BBC confirmed her departure from Radio 1 after two years, with her final show having been broadcast on 3 May 2020. |
| 2019 | Ended her relationship with Stormzy, which reportedly inspired his song 'Lessons'. |
| 2019 | Donated blood for an NHS campaign and discovered she has the rare and in-demand Ro blood subtype. |
| December 26 2019 | Participated as a team member in Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2019 |
| November 2019 | Maya Jama won the People's Choice Award for best dressed star, recognizing her fashion prominence. |
| February 2019 | Released her second clothing collection with PrettyLittleThing. |
| 2018 | Became a team captain on Don't Hate the Playaz, which continues to present day |
| 2018 | A past tweet from 2012 surfaced, leading to accusations of colourism and subsequent public apology. |
| 2018 | Became an ambassador for Savera UK, an organization supporting individuals at risk of 'Honour' Based Abuse and Harmful Practices across the United Kingdom. |
| 2018 | Maya Jama hosted 'When Life Gives You Melons', a podcast featuring interviews with all-female guests about work, life, and relationships, including notable personalities like Cherry Healey, Vick Hope, and Laura Whitmore. |
| 2018 | Maya Jama launched her own show on BBC Radio 1, presenting from 11am-1pm on Fridays and Saturdays |
| 2018 | Joined BBC Radio 1, presenting Radio 1's Greatest Hits on Saturdays and co-presenting every Friday with Scott Mills and Chris Stark. |
| 2018 | Presented MTV show True Love or True Lies and began hosting her own show on BBC Radio 1, continuing until 2020. |
| September 2018 | Co-presented the first series of The Circle on Channel 4 with Alice Levine. |
| June 2018 | Launched her first successful clothing collection in partnership with PrettyLittleThing. |
| 2017 | Maya Jama concluded her tenure on #DriveWithMaya at Rinse FM |
| 2017 | Jama worked on the documentary 'When Dads Kill', which prompted her to examine her relationship with her father and meet with him after a decade of no contact. |
| November 2017 | Became the youngest person (at age 23) to co-host the MOBO Awards on Channel 5 with Marvin Humes. |
| September 2017 | Co-presented the Saturday night game show Cannonball on ITV with Andrew Flintoff, Frankie Bridge, Radzi Chinyanganya, and Ryan Hand. |
| February 2017 | Worked with Brit Awards, hosting their Pre-Brit Awards Party and a Facebook live stream from the red carpet. |
| 2015 | Started co-presenting Trending Live! on 4Music, a role she maintained until 2017. |
| 2014 | Began a relationship with British rapper Stormzy. |
| 2014 | Hosted Maya's FIFA World Cup Cities for Copa90, a travelogue covering the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, and co-hosted the Copa90 nine-part World Cup Taxi series. |
| 2014 | Began hosting #DriveWithMaya on Rinse FM, a radio show she continued until 2017. |
| August 2014 | Joined MTV as a presenter for The Wrap Up. |
| 2012 | Made a controversial tweet mocking dark-skinned black women, which later resurfaced in 2018 and led to an apology for her past ignorance. |
| 2012 | Maya Jama moved to London to pursue a media career, initially exploring acting and then transitioning to TV presenting and fashion modeling. |
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