After the pair confirmed their romance this summer, Man City star Ruben Dias has opened up about his “very normal” relationship with Love Island host Maya Jama.
Rúben Dias has opened up for the first time about his relationship with Maya Jama, offering a rare glimpse into how the couple balance their private lives amid the constant glare of fame.
The Manchester City defender, 28, and the Love Island host, 31, have been quietly dating for months, although their romance became public in June when Maya shared a photo on Instagram hinting at their relationship. Since then, the pair have kept things relatively low-key, despite the intense interest from fans.
Dias explained how the couple cope with the pressure of being in the public eye in a recent interview with The Telegraph. When asked if the focus on his relationship with Maya ever turns into a problem, the football player replied, “No, I think that’s the last thing you think about.”
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There is no way around it, and we are only aware of it at once. You don’t make up your mind about it, though, in the end. You justify everything else, but you then have to deal with an extra and, of course, be prudent with it.
The couple spotted taking a summer vacation together on a luxury yacht in Capri, looking more loved-up than ever as they sipped morning coffee and soaked up the sun in Italy. Dias insists that fame doesn’t interfere with their day-to-day happiness because he and Maya are the ideal partners for one another despite the headlines.
“I feel like I’m a much more relaxed person when I get home,” he said. “I love to go to a park. I love nature. I love to go for a walk. Obviously, sometimes, I can’t really go for a big hike because I need to rest. I love dogs. I love movies. I love music. I love to go to a nice concert.”
Dias claims that because he is a professional football player with celebrity status, he refuses to hide from the public because many public figures avoid being seen in public places.
“I will not stop myself using restaurants or go normal shopping. I’ll go to a Co-op, whatever. I’ll go to a mall if I want. Whatever I need. I mean as normal as I can get, I’ll go everywhere,” he insisted.
The footballer acknowledges that Maya’s struggles can be more challenging, especially as she is constantly under the public’s scrutiny, despite the footballer’s apparent innocence in the light of the spotlight.
The football player said: “I think in a way, maybe she would like to avoid some kinds of situations just to be more comfortable, and also being a woman.” When someone is being rude, it’s obviously more difficult to tell them to stop. And I can do it myself a lot easier.
Regardless of the attention, Dias insists that the smitten couple is committed to leading a normal life together.
On News Year’s Eve in December of last year, there was initial speculating about Maya dating Ruben. The incident occurred in November at Manchester’s MTV Europe Music Awards, where the pair had previously sex.
Their meeting came just few months after her second public split with rapper Stormzy. Maya and the rapper first started dating in 2014 and their relationship lasted five years before their first break-up.
However, Maya said in an interview that we were just starting our careers when we discussed what ultimately caused their split. I began working for MTV. At that point, he hadn’t even released a single. We were “just tiny babies.”
Stormzy even made an implied hint during a 2018 interview with the Sunday Mirror that marriage was possible. He said at the time, “I want to propose, it will happen, and I will do it right. I’m still so young. She is the best because she is so ill.
Years later, the pair reunited and tried to restart their relationship without success. Unfortunately, the married couple ended their romance in July of that year.
It read, “We tried, and it didn’t work, and that’s okay,” in a joint statement.
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