Maya Jama ‘secretly engaged’ to Ben Simmons

Has her basketballer boyfriend put a ring on it? 💍

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by Hannah Mellin |
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TV presenter and absolute babeMaya Jama is reportedly engaged to her American basketballer boyfriend Ben Simmons after seven months of dating.

Eeeeek!

Reports of an engagement between the pair, who have been inseparable since getting together during lockdown in 2021, have emerged after Ben’s tattoo artist seemingly let the cat out of the bag.

In a now deleted post, Philly Joe 215 Tattoo Studio, whose studio is on Bristol Road in Pennsylvania, in the US, wrote on Instagram: "Honoured and humbled to have gotten this opportunity to tattoo my boy @bensimmons and his his fiance and her friend from the UK LONDON AWESOME FOLKS GOOD TIME AND A GREAT DINNER THANKS TO YOUR CHIEF!"

The Instagram isn’t the only clue, as sources have told The Sun that Ben popped the question over Christmas and ‘they’ve only told family and friends’.

A source said, “Ben adores Maya and has fallen head over heels for her. He picked up the ring on Jewelers’ Row in the diamond district of Philadelphia the day before he proposed.

He chose the ring himself and felt he knew exactly what she would want. Maya said yes and they’re both thrilled.”

They added, “Maya flew to New Jersey to spend Christmas with him and is still there now.

“They had a small family gathering last weekend and announced their engagement.”

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©Maya and Ben at Wimbledon in 2021 Getty

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Maya, who previously dated British rapper Stormzy for five years, spent Christmas with Ben, who plays for the Philadelphia 76ers

in New Jersey and was extremely quiet on Instagram over the festive period.

The couple went public with their romance at Wimbledon this year, where they were spotted smooching in the stands.

Hottest couple to come out of 2022 we think…

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