Fans are curious to know whether Maya Jama is Muslim or not. What is her religion? Read the article below to know all about the actress.
Maya Jama is a British television, radio presenter, and DJ. She had co-presented BBC One’s Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer alongside Peter Crouch and Alex Horne.
Furthermore, she is also the presenter of the BBC Three competition Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star from the third series (2021) onwards.
You can visit her IMDb profile to know all about her projects.
Is Maya Jama Muslim?
According to some sources, Maya Jama is not Muslim. In fact, she follows the Christian religion.
However, Jama hails from an Islamic background. So, many confuse her to be following Islamic values.
British Television Actress Is Born To Swedish-Somali Parents
Maya Jama is a British Television actress who was born to Swedish-Somali parents. Her father is of Somali descent whereas her mother is Swedish.
Jama’s mother, Sadie, was just 19 years old when Jama was born. She was named after the US author and poet Maya Angelou. Also, Maya has a brother named Omar.
Furthermore, Maya’s father was in prison for most of her childhood. He was jailed for violence-related crimes such as pub brawls and fights.
When she turned 12, Maya decided to stop visiting her father in prison and for a decade blocked him from her thoughts. In an interview with The Guardian in 2017, she mentioned that she did not really notice it being a problem.
She added that her paternal family was super-supportive and they did everything in their power to make her and her brother not feel like they were missing out on anything.
In 2017, while Maya was working on the documentary WHen Dads Kill, she relented and examined her relationship with her own father. The show is about young people’s experiences similar to Maya’s.
In addition, Jama revealed that neither her father nor her family member ever told her why her father ended up in the prison.
Maya is believed to be close to her mother. The two occasionally appear on talk shows together and attend private celebrity events.
Know More About Maya Jama
Maya Jama was born on 14th August 1994 in Bristol, England. She is 27 years old as of 2022.
You can follow her on Instagram under the username @mayajama. Her IG account is verified and has 2.4 million followers with whom she has shared a total of 1,638 posts.
Jama was in a relationship with British rapper Stormzy from 2015 to 2019. Recently in 2021, it was reported that she was dating NBA player Ben Simmons.