Maya Jama quits Radio 1 to take on ‘new and exciting commitments’
MAYA Jama has announced she is quitting BBC Radio 1 to take on "new and exciting commitments".
The 25-year-old star, who had long been rumoured to be joining Strictly Come Dancing at the end of the year, announced the news on Instagram, writing: "My loveess ❤️.
"I’ve made the very difficult decision not to continue my Radio 1 contract from June.
"As you know I have been juggling & There are a lot of exciting commitments happening that would mean I’m not able to dedicate the time needed to my weekly radio show.
"I’ve loved every moment of my time at Radio 1 and I would like to thank the team for their hard work and friendship during the last two years. It’s been a JOURNEY.
"Thanks to all you cuties that tuned into the show every weekend, it was so great to hear that we have been getting the largest proportion of under 35s tuning in for our on-demand show on BBC Sounds.
"So we are going out with a bang! Love youuuuu listeners 😘😘😘😘😘."
Maya joined the station in 2018 and has most recently been hosting the 10am-1pm slot on Friday and Saturdays.
The announcement came soon after it was revealed she had landed a hosting gig on BBC Three show Ibiza Dreams, which follows Brits spending a summer on the sun-soaked party island.
BBC pop music boss Lorna Clarke said, “We’d like to thank Maya for all her commitment and hard work at Radio 1, and we wish her all the very best with her future.”
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Maya revealed earlier this month that she has been left unimpressed with the men who have tried to woo her since she dumped rapper Stormzy last summer.
She said: “I never used to reply to DMs because I’d be like, I don’t ever want to meet somebody through DMs.
“But obviously, recently I’ve replied to DMs. If somebody’s done a funny meme or a gif, or something like that makes me chuckle, that’s good.
“It always goes through my mind, like, ‘You’ve sent me a picture of your willy. Even if I loved the sight of you, I can’t respond to you now because I’ve just seen your willy’.”