Gary Lineker and Maya Jama
Gary Lineker and Maya Jama
Maya Jama took aim at Gary Lineker after the Match of the Day presenter outed her secretive new relationship.
The Love Island presenter, 30, has been strongly linked with Manchester City star Ruben Dias this year but neither have publicly confirmed their pairing. However, it seems as though the former footballer took that decision away from her with his latest comments.
Maya, who hinted she is currently taking Portuguese lessons which added fuel to the romance speculation, joined Micah Richards on the Ballers League social media where they will be managers. Thirty seconds into the clip on TikTok, Gary appeared.
In the footage, Micah joked to Maya: "You disrespected me, didn't you? You said I look 40 years old. I'm only 36. You do me wrong man... How old are you?" Maya responded: "I'm 30 actually, on the dot. Just 3, 0, new, fresh 30. I just got there."
Maya Jama
Maya Jama hit back at Gary Lineker ( Image: Getty Images)
Gary Lineker
Gary seemed to reveal Maya's relationship
It's then that former England man Gary popped up to joke: "Micah, stop flirting and get her boyfriend to play for us." He comment was followed by a burst of laughter, but Maya appeared upset at his jibe. "'Get out! This is why I don't talk to old people. They're so weird," she said.
However, one user seemed to think Maya had gone too far with her comments. "Was laughing until she insulted Gary," they wrote. Another wrote: "Gary," along with three crying with laughter emoji faces.
Maya had taken to Instagram yesterday to share updates on her Baller League involvement. As well as a number of Stories uploads, The Masked Singer panellist shared a promo video alongside Alisha Lehmann. Maya commented on the upload: "Readyyyy." alongside emojis of nails being polished, a red love heart and a face with sunglasses on. Maya and professional footballer Alisha are set to become the first all-female management pairing in the start-up league.
It was reported that Maya and Ruben, 27, first met at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester in November. The pair are thought to have spent New Year's Eve together and Ruben's post celebrating the New Year fuelled speculation of a romance. He shared a photo of two people cosied up together whilst watching a sunset.
In January, a source said of their apparent coupling: "Spending New Year's Eve together was a real step forward in their relationship." Speaking to the Sun, the insider went on to claim that Maya and Ruben "get on really well" and "make a gorgeous couple," but said that "it's early days".
In February, the pair were also spotted wearing matching £5,050 'LOVE Bracelet' by Cartier.
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