Slam dunk... Maya scores a new man
Presenter is dating basketball star
Maya Jama had her fair share of heartbreak after a very public break-up with Stormzy.
But the TV presenter is now rumoured to be in a relationship with Australian basketball player Ben Simmons.
Handsome Ben may be unknown in Britain, but he’s a huge draw in the States, where he plays for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Maya, 26, who will host the BRITs Backstage show for ITV2 with Clara Amfo on May 11, flew to the city earlier this year and is believed to have been spending lots of time with Ben.
On March 12, she posted a snap of herself wearing a lime green tracksuit on Instagram.
Later that day, she was photographed in the same outfit while out shopping with 24-year-old Ben. She has since deleted the post.
Being linked to Maya appears to have boosted Ben, who returned to his NBA team’s line-up last year after an injury.
He has since been liking
Maya’s Instagram posts, including her glam Marie
Claire cover snap.
A source tells me: “Things are hotting up for Maya and
Ben. They are really into each other and the fact she flew to
Philadelphia to be with him says a lot. They had a fun two weeks together. It’s nice to see her so happy.”
Ben previously dated Kim Kardashian’s half-sister Kendall Jenner.
Back in October 2019, he posted two fire emojis under a snap of Maya dressed as a mermaid with a shell bra and green hair.
The basketball ace had broken up with billionaire Kendall six months earlier.
Maya split from Stormzy in 2019 after four years together. They initially claimed to have parted on good terms, but Maya soon unfollowed him on social media.
Rumours then started circulating that the rapper had cheated on her.
His song, Lessons, is thought to be about their split as the lyrics claim he’d
“done the dirt”. But Stormzy later said: “I didn’t cheat.
What I did was a big disrespect, what I did was very inconsiderate.”
Both Maya and
Ben declined to comment on the relationship rumours.
MOVING FORWARD Maya puts Stormzy heartbreak behind her
Madonna is hoping her upcoming biopic will make her a billionaire.
The Queen of Pop – worth an estimated £500million – is expecting to double her fortune as she takes on directing, producing and film lm score duties.
A source tells me: “Financially, the big prize on this project is the revival of Madonna’s musical catalogue.”
Rocketman made £150million at the box office, while Bohemian Rhapsody raked in £650million, making it the highest-grossing biopic in movie history so Madge,
62, could be on to a winner.
She’s also made sure her fake British accent when married to Guy Ritchie doesn’t reappear.
After all, talk can n
be cheap…
Hoping Jack’s not a dull boy
He spilled red wine on Harry Styles, labelled Niall Horan “the other one”, poked fun at George Ezra and called Piers Morgan “that dutty waste man” while flirting with Little Mix, so it’s going to be hard for Jack Whitehall to top his own performance at this year’s BRIT Awards.
My sources reveal that the funnyman – back for his fourth round of hosting – is working round the clock on a script that is set to include some cringeinducing moments and could even see him flashing some flesh.
It comes as the 32-year-old tells how he was always in trouble at school because “there was a lot of nudity”.
Jack says: “I broke quite a lot of rules
Oscar-winner Emerald Fennell may be the toast of Tinseltown – but she hasn’t forgotten her family.
The 35-year-old, who got the gong for Best Original Screenplay for Promising Young Woman, showcased her sister talents by featuring her many fabulous designs in the blockbuster hit. Coco’s dresses have been worn by everyone from Rihanna to Minogue – and her staple Coco
x Ceal Warnants baseball shirt was worn by in when I was in school and got in trouble quite a lot, but for quite weird stuff. There was a lot of nudity. There was one art project and we were filming a weird video and I ended up naked in a field and the headmaster’s wife saw me naked in a field, and I tried to run away but she spotted me and I got in quite a lot of trouble for that.”
Another incident saw him pose naked for his pal’s lifedrawing class. He says: “The art teacher walked in, saw us and said, ‘What the hell is going on?’ Freddy hadn’t got permission from the art teacher.” Let’s hope there are some equally hilarious moments on May 11.
BRIT Award winners will this year be given two trophies to take home, with organisers encouraging them to give the smaller gong to someone they feel deserves it most. Aww.