Stormzy and Maya Jama announce they’ve split

Stormzy and Maya Jama have introduced they’ve cut up up.

The rapper and Love Island presenter shared a joint assertion on Instagram, saying they’d been attempting to make their relationship work since they bought again collectively final 12 months.

“We tried, and it did not work, and that is okay,” they mentioned.

The publish began: “We have been laughing while drafting this as a result of we by no means, ever, in one million years thought we would be the couple asserting a breakup.

“However for the sake of readability and, extra importantly, to permit us the area and style that is wanted for us each to have the ability to navigate this subsequent little bit of our lives with peace, we thought it is perhaps greatest to.”

The pair mentioned they fell “head over heels in love in 2014” earlier than breaking apart 5 years later.

“We determined to strive for the ultimate time in August 2023, and we have spent this previous 12 months attempting our greatest to make it work; nevertheless, we not too long ago determined to name it quits,” they mentioned.

“We have been 21 and 20 after we first met – each at the start of our careers – and spent 5 years rising collectively after which 5 years rising individually, so this ultimate try required an entire lot of determining, relearning, and unlearning.”

The pair added that they might stay associates, and requested for folks “to not trigger a fuss” in the event that they see them catching up in the event that they cross paths sooner or later at occasions just like the Brit Awards.

“We nonetheless suppose absolutely the world of one another, we nonetheless care and respect one another, we’re nonetheless grateful for the time we have had collectively, and we’re nonetheless associates and can at all times be associates.”

The publish ended: “We’re kindly asking for the grace to let each of us maintain it transferring and never be bothered about it (we extremely doubt this’ll work, however we’re nonetheless kindly asking anyway).

“Love you guys and thanks for all of the love you’ve got showered us with, it has been stunning.”