{"id":14746,"date":"2025-04-12T21:17:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T21:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/14746\/"},"modified":"2025-04-12T21:17:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T21:17:14","slug":"ruben-dias-and-maya-jamas-relationship-heats-up-as-man-city-defender-takes-a-serious-next-step-with-love-island-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/14746\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruben Dias and Maya Jama&#8217;s relationship heats up as Man City defender &#8216;takes a serious next step&#8217; with Love Island host"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Maya Jama&#8217;s romance with Ruben Dias has reportedly taken a major step up<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>The couple&#8217;s relationship has been reportedly brewing since December 2024<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>LISTEN NOW:\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.lnk.to\/its-all-kicking-offDM\">It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/a> Chris Sutton and Ian Ladyman debate the manager of the season awards&#8230; who is the best and worst?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-3081\/Yaseen-Zaman.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YASEEN ZAMAN<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  18:36 EDT, 11 April 2025   |  Updated:  19:06 EDT, 11 April 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/maya-jama\/index.html\" id=\"mol-80cd4060-1721-11f0-b7d1-ab9ccd2ccec4\" rel=\"noopener\">Maya Jama<\/a>&#8216;s romance with <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/ruben-dias\/index.html\" id=\"mol-80e7cd40-1721-11f0-b7d1-ab9ccd2ccec4\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruben Dias<\/a> has turned up a notch after the couple took a major step forward, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The pair have been secretly dating for several months, after Jama first caught the Portuguese&#8217;s eye when they met at the European Music Awards (<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/mtv-ema\/index.html\" id=\"mol-34c62360-1723-11f0-b7d1-ab9ccd2ccec4\" rel=\"noopener\">EMAs<\/a>) in November 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Love Island host has been seen at multiple football games over the last few months to watch Dias live in action for <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/manchester-city\/index.html\" id=\"mol-80e471e0-1721-11f0-b7d1-ab9ccd2ccec4\" rel=\"noopener\">Man City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And now, Jama, 30, and Dias, 27, are getting even &#8216;more serious&#8217; after the centre back introduced his new girlfriend to his mother Bernadette, according to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/34425506\/maya-jama-ruben-dias-romance-meets-parents\/\">The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This news comes two weeks after it was reported that Jama is being followed on Instagram by Dias&#8217; mother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">During the last international break in March, Jama flew to Lisbon to watch Dias play for the Portuguese national team.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1498de8962375bfd\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97191733-14600919-image-m-7_1744412644668.jpg\" height=\"399\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Ruben Dias has reportedly introduced Maya Jama to his mother Bernadette (second right)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Ruben Dias has reportedly introduced Maya Jama to his mother Bernadette (second right)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4081ac850a022788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97190601-14600919-image-a-218_1744409779792.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Jama, 30, and Dias, 27, have reportedly been dating since December after meeting at the EMAs\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Jama, 30, and Dias, 27, have reportedly been dating since December after meeting at the EMAs<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2462badc6b9fa7a1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97190787-14600919-image-m-230_1744410384817.jpg\" height=\"859\" width=\"634\" alt=\"After several months of secretly dating, Dias and Jama appear to be taking their romance to the next level\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">After several months of secretly dating, Dias and Jama appear to be taking their romance to the next level<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She was pictured in the stands at the Jos\u00e9 Alvalade Stadium to witness Portugal&#8217;s 5-2 victory over Denmark in the second leg of their <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nations-league\/index.html\" id=\"mol-34ef6500-171d-11f0-b7d1-ab9ccd2ccec4\" rel=\"noopener\">Nations League<\/a> quarter-final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The presenter was seen with a friend and glasses of wine in a VIP hospitality box &#8211; usually reserved for friends and family of players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Jama then posted a picture on social media of the two celebrating together at their romantic fireside retreat at 3:30am the following morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The snap is believed to have been taken at the footballer&#8217;s home in the Cascais region of Portugal, with a vast swimming pool and fire pit glimpsed in the picture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Jama and Dias reportedly started dating in December, having met at the EMAs in November, which took place in Manchester &#8211; where Dias plays.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Rumours of the couple&#8217;s romance only intensified in the days following Valentine&#8217;s Day after Jama shared the bouquet of roses she received on her return to the UK from Cape Town following the conclusion of the 2025 Love Island All Star season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The pair were then spotted wearing matching Cartier &#8216;LOVE&#8217; bracelets, which were listed at \u00a35,050 on the store&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Jama was seen wearing the pricey gift in the Instagram post before Dias was spotted wearing the same item as he arrived for training ahead of City&#8217;s Champions League play-off second leg against Real Madrid in February.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-96999052b1722409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97191735-14600919-image-a-8_1744412748025.jpg\" height=\"784\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Jama (left) watched Dias in action for Man City from an Etihad box last month\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Jama (left) watched Dias in action for Man City from an Etihad box last month<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4108b186df4d688c\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/96713959-14600919-She_was_pictured_in_the_stands_last_Sunday_at_the_Jos_Alvalade_S-a-231_17444105636.jpeg\" height=\"954\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Jama was last in the stands to watch Dias when Portugal beat Denmark 5-2 at the end of March\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Jama was last in the stands to watch Dias when Portugal beat Denmark 5-2 at the end of March<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4688402da5e9aabf\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/96714101-14600919-It_was_reported_last_month_that_Jama_is_being_followed_on_Instag-a-5_1744412278112.jpeg\" height=\"670\" width=\"634\" alt=\"It was reported last month that Jama is being followed on Instagram by Dias' mother\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">It was reported last month that Jama is being followed on Instagram by Dias&#8217; mother<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Jama and Dias have kept tight-lipped on the dating rumours &#8211; but earlier in March, Gary Lineker seemingly confirmed their relationship by referencing the defender as Jama&#8217;s &#8216;boyfriend&#8217; to her face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After the incident, Jama did not deny Lineker&#8217;s claim, and only labelled the Match of the Day presenter &#8216;weird&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Jama was clearly upset after the former England player put her on the spot and prompted further speculation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She said: &#8216;Get out! This is why I don&#8217;t talk to old people. 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