Biography
Maya Indea Jama, a talented British DJ, television and radio presenter, was born on 14 August 1994.
She co-presents Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer on BBC One with Peter Crouch and Alex Horne. She hosts Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star on BBC Three, starting with its third season (2021).
From 2015 to 2017, Maya Jama co-hosted Trending Live! on 4Music. In 2018, she co-hosted True Love or True Lies on MTV. She also co-hosted the first season of The Circle with Alice Levine on Channel 4.
On radio, Maya Jama co-hosted Radio 1’s Greatest Hits and hosted her own Maya Jama show on BBC Radio 1 from 2018 to 2020. She also hosted #DriveWithMaya on Rinse FM from 2014 to 2017.
English TV presenter
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| Full name: | Maya Indea Jama |
| Stage name: | Maya Jama |
| Born: | August 14, 1994 (age 29) |
| Place of birth: | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| Nationality: | English |
| Height: | 1.70 minutes |
| Parents: | Sadie Jama, Mr. Jama |
| Siblings: | Omar Jama |
| Husband • Spouse: | Unmarried |
| Boyfriend • Partner: | Ben Simmons (2021), Drake (rum.), Stormzy (former member), Rico Gordon (former member), Reece Wabara (former member) |
| The children: | Do not have |
| Job: | DJ • TV Personality |
| Net worth: | 2 million US dollars |
Early life
Maya Jama grew up in Bristol, where she was born, and attended Cotham School. She was born on 14 August 1994.
She has Swedish ancestry on her mother’s side and Somali ancestry on her father’s side. Maya Jama’s mother, Sadie Jama, named her after American author and poet Maya Angelou when she was 19 years old.
Omar Jama is also her brother. Maya Jama’s father, Jama, spent much of her childhood behind bars for violent crimes such as fighting and bar fighting. When she was 12, she decided to stop visiting her father in prison, and she did so for ten years.
Maya Jama and her mother remain close and they occasionally appear on talk shows and attend celebrity-only events together.
Career
Maya Jama moved to London in 2012 to pursue a career in media as an actress, television presenter and fashion model. She initially wanted to be an actress, but later realised that she would be more comfortable as a presenter.
Her early role models included June Sarpong and Davina McCall.
As a teenager, Maya Jama made her debut as a presenter by hosting a weekly music video countdown on JumpOff.TV. She later worked for Sky UK at TRACE Sports. She hosted Maya Jama’s FIFA World Cup Cities for Copa90 in 2014, a travel show focusing on Brazil’s 2014 World Cup.
She also shared hosting duties for the nine-part World Cup Taxi series on Copa90. She began working for MTV as a host for The Wrap Up in August 2014. She worked closely with the Brit Awards in February 2017, hosting the 2017 Brit Awards Pre-Party and live-streaming on Facebook from the red carpet.
Maya Jama co-hosted the Saturday night game show Cannonball on ITV in September 2017 alongside Andrew Flintoff, Frankie Bridge, Radzi Chinyanganya and Ryan Hand.
Maya Jama appeared on ITV’s Loose Women as a guest panelist in September 2017 and February 2018. She was the youngest (at the time, 23 years old) co-host of MOBO in November 2017.
She and Alice Levine co-hosted the first season of The Circle on Channel 4 in September 2018. She co-hosted Stand Up to Cancer in October 2018 with regular hosts Alan Carr and Adam Hills, and she has been a team captain on Jordan Stephens’ rap discussion show Don’t Hate the Playaz on ITV2.
Along with actor and comedian Tom Davis, she appeared in a 2019 episode of A League of Their Own Road Trip. In 2019 and 2020, she appeared in Channel 4’s The Big Fat Quiz of the Year.
Maya Jama was the presenter of the Saturday night television show Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer which aired on BBC One in early June 2020. That same year, she co-hosted the New Year’s Eve special The Big New Year’s In on BBC One.
Maya Jama appeared as a celebrity guest judge on the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in February 2021. She was revealed to be hosting Simon Cowell’s next music competition show, Walk The Line, in September 2021.
She hosted Rinse FM’s #DriveWithMaya on weekdays from 2014 to 2017. She joined BBC Radio 1 in 2018 and now co-hosts the show every Friday with Scott Mills and Chris Stark, as well as Radio 1’s Greatest Hits on Saturdays.
She hosted her show Maya Jama on Fridays and Saturdays on BBC Radio 1 from 2018 to 2020. She resigned from Radio 1 after two years, the BBC revealed in a statement on 15 May 2020.
“As you know, I have had to juggle many exciting commitments, so I have not been able to devote the time required to my weekly radio show. I have enjoyed every minute of working at Radio 1 and would like to express my gratitude to the crew for their dedication and friendship over the past two years.”
Prize
- Maya Jama won the People’s Choice award for best dressed celebrity in November 2019.
- In a 5G-enabled AR outfit, Jama then opened and presented on the EE BAFTA 2020 red carpet.
Personal life
Maya Jama dated British rapper Stormzy from 2015 to 2019, and their breakup inspired his song “Lessons” that year.
In 2021, it was revealed that Maya Jama was dating NBA player Ben Simmons. There were also rumors that they were engaged.
Maya Jama is the girlfriend of Ben Simmons, Drake, Stormzy, Rico Gordon and Reece Wabara.
Net worth
Maya Jama is said to earn a whopping £1.5million from her presenting work, advertising and her MIJ Masks skincare products.
Maya Jama has amassed an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Social media
- Instagram: @mayajama
- Twitter: @mayajama
- TikTok: @mayajama
- YouTube: Maya Jama
- Facebook: Maya Jama
