Maya Jama Engaged To Basketball Player Ben Simmons

The pair have been together for seven months.

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by Bonnie McLaren |
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Congratulations are in order for Maya Jama and Ben Simmons, who have recently got engaged. The pair have kept quiet about the happy news, butthe MailOnline spotted Maya out yesterday with an undeniably huge diamond ring (which experts have valued at a whopping £600k, nice).

It's been a whirlwind romance for Maya, 27, and Ben, 25, who only started dating seven months ago. It's thought Ben popped the question over the festive period, which Maya spent with him in at his £3.7million mansion in New Jersey. In fact, Maya is still over in America, and if reports are to be believed, the presenter is now considering relocating over to the States.

The pair made their relationship very public at Wimbledon last summer, confirming their romance with PDA in front of the cameras. But they've decided to keep their big news quiet for now, with a source telling The Sun: 'Ben was so excited, but they've decided to keep the news low-key and tell only those closest to them.'

Speaking to Grazia in May last year, Maya also said she was keeping her love life private, after her relationship with Stormzy dominated the tabloids. 'People will paint you with the same brush of, “Oh, you’re in the public eye, your personal business is entertainment,"' she said. 'But it’s like, no, that’s actually my real-life situation, and we’ve not put it out there for you to dissect. I am a normal person and that’s my real life, not a fake entertainment life.’

If you're wondering who the man who captured Maya's heart is, Australian-born Ben is a professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers. He previously dated Kendall Jenner{ =nofollow}, with the former couple having an on-off relationship from spring 2018 to mid-2019. It's believed the pair split due to distance, and putting their careers first.

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