Maya Jama reveals ‘pain’ after ex-boyfriend was shot dead outside pub: ‘You think life is a fairytale’

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Maya Jama has opened up about the tragic death of an ex-boyfriend, who was shot outside a pub, and admits she thought ‘life was a fairytale’ prior to the incident. The former BBC Radio 1 presenter revealed how her former love was shot and killed outside a pub in her hometown of Bristol when she was 16, explaining that she ‘went through a lot’.

In an interview for Cosmopolitan’s September issue, Maya said: ‘With my boyfriend passing, it gave me a fearless approach to things.

I felt like life was really short.‘Out of everything that [has] happened in my life, that was a reality check on a massive scale.

At 16 you think the world is a fairytale and it took me out of that. It made me even more determined.’ The horrific incident pushed Maya, 25,.