{"id":4614655,"date":"2022-01-05T09:39:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=4614655"},"modified":"2022-01-05T09:39:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:39:48","slug":"who-is-maya-jama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-maya-jama-4614655\/","title":{"rendered":"Maya Jama: 5 Things About TV Host Reportedly Engaged to Kendall Jenner’s Ex, Ben Simmons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ben Simmons is apparently headed down the aisle! The NBA star and former flame of Kendall Jenner reportedly popped the question to Maya Jama, so find out all about his lady love.<\/h3>\n

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Ben Simmons<\/a><\/strong>, 25, popped the question to Maya Jama, a UK TV host, during the holidays, according to multiple reports (h\/t New York Post<\/em>.) The Philadelphia 76ers<\/strong> player, who was once romantically linked<\/a> to Kendall Jenner<\/a><\/strong>, supposedly proposed to Maya, 27, on Christmas, according to The Sun<\/a><\/em>. Maya and Ben started dating in May 2021 and were spotted together at Wimbledon in July. They’ve reportedly worked to keep this engagement a secret, telling only friends and family.<\/p>\n

However, the cat was seemingly let out of the bag right before the end of the year when Ben visited tattoo artist Philly Joe<\/strong>. “Honored and humbled to have gotten this opportunity to tattoo my boy [Ben Simmons<\/strong>] and his fiance and her friend the UK LONDON,” a now-deleted Instagram post from Philly Joe said, according to Awesomo<\/a>. The tattoo artist ended the now-deleted post with “AWESOME FOLKS GOOD TIME AND A GREAT DINNER THANKS TO YOUR CHEF.” HollywoodLife <\/strong>has reached out to Ben’s rep for comment on these reports and will update the post with any new information. In the meantime, here’s the scoop on Ben’s alleged fianc\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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Maya Jama and Ben Simmons in the crowd on Centre Court at Wimbledon. (Javier Garcia\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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1. Maya Jama Is An English Entertainment Personality.<\/strong><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Born on Aug. 14, 1994, Maya Jama is a DJ, radio presenter, and British television host. Born and raised in Bristol, Maya moved to London to attend college and break into TV and radio. She began making videos for YouTube, which led to a presenting slot on an online football (soccer) channel, per The Guardian<\/em>. In 2018, she joined BBC Radio 1, and stayed with the channel until 2020. She opted not to renew her contract because she was “juggling other commitments” and wasn’t able to “give 100% to the show,” she told The Guardian<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

She has worked with the Brit Awards<\/a>, hosting their 2017 Pre-Brit Awards Party. In 2018, she presented The Circle <\/em>and co-presented Stand Up to Cancer<\/em>. In 2020, she presented the BBC One TV show, Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer<\/em>. In early 2021, she became the new presenter of Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star<\/em>. Later that year, she joined Simon Cowell’s<\/strong>\u00a0new music competition, Walk The Line<\/em>, as the show’s host.<\/p>\n

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