
Love Island returns tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX. Maya said yes and they're both thrilled."įollowing her high profile split from rapper Stormzy, Maya was first romantically linked to Ben in June 2021 after the pair were spotted together on a night out at Mayfair’s Sexy Fish restaurant. "He chose the ring himself and felt he knew exactly what she would want.

He picked up the ring on Jewellers' Row in the diamond district of Philadelphia the day before he proposed. Maya is making arrangements to return the ring to Ben and wishes him all the best."Ī source told MailOnline after their engagement: "Ben adores Maya and has fallen head over heels for her. "This was the first time that she has been asked by Ben to return it and, for the avoidance of any doubt, she has never refused to return it. Their source added: "Maya received a request from Ben’s representatives on Friday afternoon, asking her to return the engagement ring that he gave her as a gift last year. It was then reported that the letter arrived for the broadcaster on Friday afternoon by MailOnline. Maya has been on screen nearly twice as long as Laura had been at the same point last year (Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock) Ben, who plays for the Brooklyn Nets, was previously in a long term relationship with Kendall Jenner before dating Maya. The couple went public while kissing in the stands at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in front of the world's media the following month.

It cost around $1 million and they were engaged less than a year." He was madly in love with her and thought it was forever so was really p***ed she didn’t give it back. They continued: "Ben was really shocked when she left and didn’t give him the ring back. Cheryl says X Factor reboot would need gender neutral option.ITV announce 'middle aged' Love Island as they look for 'single parents'."Given Ben has never, until now, asked for the ring back, you can appreciate the letter came somewhat as a surprise to Maya," a source told The Sun.
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The TV personality was allegedly stunned after receiving the legal letter, as there was reportedly no prior warning the sportsman wanted the piece of jewellery back. Ben proposed to Maya at his £3.7 million mansion in New Jersey during the Christmas period in 2021 before ultimately splitting last summer to focus on their careers. The Love Island host, 28, dated the basketball player, 26, for less than a year in a whirlwind romance. He featured in Jama’s Instagram Stories, but refused to show his face.Maya Jama has reportedly been sent a legal letter demanding she returns her £800,000 engagement ring from her ex-fiancé Ben Simmons. Simmons seemed to be trying to keep a low profile in the NBA off-season after the Sixers’ devastating defeat to Atlanta in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. They had sparked relationship speculation a fortnight ago after they were spotted at London restaurant Sexy Fish before leaving in the same car. Sitting courtside for Novak Djokovic’s straight sets demolition of Chilean 17th seed Cristian Garin in the fourth round at the All England Club, Simmons and Jama set tongues wagging, not shy of some public displays of affection in the stands. Watch every single game of the NBA Finals Live with ESPN on Kayo. She also has a fashion line and range of skincare masks.

Jama has had plenty of different roles on British TV and is currently the host of reality show Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star as well as being a celebrity guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.

The 24-year-old Aussie went public at Wimbledon with his new flame, 26-year-old BBC television and radio presenter Maya Jama. Ben Simmons’ NBA Playoffs campaign ended in disaster with the Philadelphia 76ers but he’s having no such problems off the court.
