Maya Jama 'in trouble' for arriving at work dressed as sexy mermaid as she prepares to host BRITs
02.03.2024 - 11:29
/ ok.co.uk
Maya Jama is known for her brilliant TV presenting, her wonderful boyfriend Stormzy, and her impeccable style. And now she's hosting the BRIT Awards, on Saturday, 3 March, at 8.30on on ITV. But the 29 year old Love Island host, who's dating rapper Stormzy, hasn't always been so nicely turned out.
She once shared a story about how she turned up to her BBC Radio 1 job still in a mermaid costume from a Halloween party. She also confessed she loves drinking pints of cider. Maya went on to say that she can handle her drinks because she doesn't get bad hangovers.
On one occasion, after partying all night for Halloween, she went straight to work with no sleep, with colleagues in shock at her appearance. Maya, who quit Radio 1 after two years in 2020, revealed: "I didn't change out of my Halloween costume and I went straight into radio the next day. "I had about half an hour of sleep.
It was a shell-t**ted mermaid costume with a big, long glittery tail and green dreadlocks and I had loads of stuff on my face... walking through the BBC at 8am with all the BBC news people like, 'What the f*** is going on here?.'" She continued: "I need to make the most of my 20s. I worked loads for the first six years of my career, and I wasn't really partying much.
Now I feel a bit more comfortable, I'm like, do both." In the past, Maya has talked about how close she is with her mum. She said to the Evening Standard: "She had me at 18, so our relationship was a bit different. I rebelled less because I was quite free.
My mum's always been like, 'I want you to have your experiences - just tell me. I'm not going to judge you or shout at you.'". She has also spoken to The Guardian about her dad being in jail a lot when she was younger: "It wasn't one
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