Maya Jama Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography

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Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Maya Indea Jama
Profession	Television presenter, Radio DJ, Entrepreneur, Model
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	TV: The Duchess (2020) as Sandra
Awards	• 2019: Best Dressed Star (UK and Ireland) at the People's Choice Awards
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 August 1994 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	30 Years
Birthplace	Bristol, England
Zodiac sign	Leo
Signature
Nationality	British
Hometown	London
School	Cotham School, Bristol, England
Educational Qualification	High School pass
Blood Group	Ro Kell negative type
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Dancing
Tattoo(s)	• Right hip: Letters R, G • Left hip: A sentence • Left Wrist: Letters
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	• Stormzy (rapper) (2014-2019) • Ben Simmons (basketball player) (2021-2022) • Rúben Dias (footballer) (rumoured)
Family
Parents	Father- Hussein Jama Mother- Sadie
Siblings	Brother- Omar Jama
Favourites
Comfort Food	Pizza with bolognese
Restaurant	Bacchanalia Mayfair, London
Sportsperson	Christiano Ronaldo
Sport	Football
Destination	Marrakesh, Morocco
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Bentley Continental GT • Mercedes-Benz G-Class (G-Wagon) • Range Rover Sport SVR
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	£1.5 million ((The National))

Some Lesser-Known Facts About Maya Jama

Maya Jama has a mixed ethnicity with Scottish and Swedish lineage from her mother and Somali from her father.
A young Maya Jama with her mother, maternal grandmother and aunt

She was named after the renowned social activist and poet Maya Angelou, as her mother was reading Angelou’s memoir, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, during her pregnancy.

Maya Jama mentioned in an interview that her father was in and out of prison for violence and fights during her childhood. At age 10, she pointed out his hiding place to the police, and since age 12, she has not been in contact with him.

In 2011, she lost her first boyfriend to a street shooting between gangs. They were talking with each other on the phone when the incident happened. She appeared on the television programme Crimewatch (on ITV and Channel Five) and narrated the traumatic incident.

At age 17, she relocated to London to pursue a performance arts course, as her primary career choice was to become an actor.

She worked at the Jump Off TV office, where she was allowed to use the camera to create videos for YouTube, which became popular online.

At age 18, she began her television career as the presenter of a weekly music countdown programme on Jump Off TV.

In 2013, she presented the show Starated (by Remedy productions) on Tracesports Sky channel 442 and the online web series The Football Virgin for the online football media, COPA90.

In 2014, she presented a travelogue, Maya’s FIFA World Cup Cities, and the series World Cup Taxi for the online football media, COPA90.
Maya Jama during the shooting of COPA90’s travelogue, Maya’s FIFA World Cup Cities

In August 2014, she became the presenter of the programme The Wrap Up on MTV.
Maya Jama with a guest on MTV’s The Wrap Up

From 2014 to 2017, she hosted the weekday programme #DriveWithMaya on the community-based radio station Rinse FM.
Maya Jama at the Rinse FM radio station

Since 2015, she has worked as a DJ at several events.
Maya Jama as a DJ at a business launch party

She has hosted several award ceremonies, including the MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards (2017, 2020) and the British Phonographic Industry’s BRIT Awards (2024).

She gave a TED talk on Overcoming Obstacles at the event TEDxYouth@ISA, conducted at the International School Aberdeen, Scotland, in 2017.
Maya Jama (second from right) with the students and teachers at the TEDx event

In 2018, she introduced her clothing line with the fashion retailer PrettyLittleThing.

She was the brand ambassador of Savera UK, a charity organisation that advocates against Honour-Based Abuse (HBA) and harmful practices, in 2018.

She was criticised in 2018 for a tweet she posted on the social media platform Twitter (now X) in 2012, which made fun of dark-skinned women. She openly apologised in a podcast and deleted the post. She further mentioned that she posted the same in ignorance of its meaning or impact at age 17, and with the only intention to sound funny.

Between 2018 and 2020, she presented radio programmes including Radio 1’s Greatest Hits and Maya Jama on BBC Radio 1.

She collaborated with the National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) for the National Blood Week campaign (2019) by donating blood. She found she had a rare blood type as part of this campaign.

She presented several television programmes, including Cannonball (2017) on ITV, Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star (2021-2022) on BBC Three, and Love Island (2023, 2024) on ITV2.
Maya Jama on the sets of the television show Love Island

She was the panellist on various television programmes, including Loose Women (2017-2018) on ITV, Celebrity Juice (2021) on ITV2, and The Masked Singer UK (2025) on ITV.
Maya Jama as a panellist on the television show The Masked Singer

In 2020, she founded the beauty products brand, MIJ Masks, which primarily focused on face and eye masks.

In 2024, she produced the play Shifters, which was played at The Duke of York’s Theatre, London.

She is the brand ambassador of several prominent fashion and beauty brands, including Aussie (an American toiletries brand).

She and footballer Alisha Lehmann became the managers of MVPS United, one of the 12 participating teams of the Baller League UK in 2024.
Maya Jama (centre) with Alisha Lehmann (left) at the draft event of MVPS United