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Maya Jama and Ruben Dias are said to be taking the next step in their relationship as things are getting serious between the couple.
The Love Island presenter, 30, and the Manchester City footballer, 28, have been dating for several months and have enjoyed numerous romantic holidays together.
Now, it has been claimed that the couple are getting serious with Maya eyeing up splitting her time between London and Manchester to spend more time with Ruben.
Ruben’s commitment to Maya early on in their romance reportedly secured things for the couple and they are even said to be looking at moving in together.
A source told The Sun: ‘Ruben made sure from the start that his intentions with Maya were clear, he knows he’s struck gold and wants to make sure Maya knows how seriously he feels about her.
‘Being honest and open about what he wants from their future was the secret weapon in securing a future with Maya.
Maya Jama and Ruben Dias are said to be taking the next step in their relationship as things are getting serious between the couple (they are pictured earlier this month)
The Love Island presenter, 30, and the Manchester City footballer, 28, have been dating for several months and have enjoyed several romantic holidays together
‘Maya’s work, home and friends are in London so she doesn’t want to leave there entirely, but is considering going between there and Manchester.’
Maya is currently busy splitting her time between Mallorca and London as she hosts live from the Love Island villa and presents spin-off chat show Aftersun.
Daily Mail has contacted Ruben’s representatives. Maya’s representatives declined to comment.
Amid her busy Love Island filming schedule, Maya and Ruben have still found to enjoy some sun-soaked trips and recently jetted off to Ibiza together.
Maya shared an array of loved-up snaps of the pair of them as she documented their budding romance after going Instagram official in May.
Every inch the supportive girlfriend, the TV host has been seen at multiple football games over the last few months to watch Ruben live in action for Man City.
Footage of the pair last month showed them with their arms around each other before he leant into her neck for a peck.
Ruben tried to fly under the radar and keep a low profile as he stepped out in casual clothes and a cap.
Now, it has been claimed that the couple are getting serious with Maya eyeing up splitting her time between London and Manchester to spend more time with Ruben
Maya and Ruben were first linked in November of last year, four months after Maya and Stormzy (pictured in June 2024) had announced their split
A source told The Sun: ‘Maya and Ruben seemed very close, very loved up and were clearly very comfortable with each other.
‘They were chatting to others around them but gravitated back to each other. They seem very happy with each other.’
It was the first time they were seen in public since they were thought to have started dating – though Maya had hinted at the romance by sharing snaps of flowers she was sent.
They were first linked in November of last year, four months after Maya and Stormzy had announced their split.
The exes confirmed the break-up was ‘final’ after previously going their separate ways following a five-year relationship in 2019, before reconnecting in August 2023.
They shared in a statement after their second split: ‘We fell madly in love in 2014, broke up in 2019, and then spent five years manoeuvring life apart.
‘We decided to try for the final time in August 2023, and we’ve spent this past year trying our best to make it work. However, we recently decided to call it quits.’
