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Maya Jama puts Ben Simmons 'split' rumours to bed as she shares his birthday message

Maya Jama appears to have confirmed she and sports star Ben Simmons are very much still on as he gave her a cute birthday tribute.

The Walk The Line host and US basketball star Ben took their relationship to the next level over Christmas after getting engaged.

The Philadelphia 76ers player, 25, popped the question to the former Radio 1 DJ - but rumours swirled that they called it a day earlier this month.

A source had claimed the pair's relationship had hit the rocks after Maya decided she wanted to focus on her career.

The pair had a long-distance relationship, with the star travelling back and forth to America to watch him in action.

Maya Jama, 28, seems to have put the split rumours to bed (mayajama/Instagram)
Ben took to Instagram to wish her a happy birthday (Instagram)

But as she celebrated her 28th birthday in Ibiza, she was quick to share Ben's Instagram post.

He uploaded a photo to his Story of Maya in a stunning dress in the early evening on holiday looking into the water.

Ben simply wrote: "Happy birthday @mayajama" with two heart emojis.

He proposed to her late last year following a whirlwind seven-month romance.

She is currently in Ibiza with her pals (mayajama/Instagram)

Despite the reports of their parting, the beauty was still seen sporting her huge engagement ring at the GRM Gala last week.

This weekend, she jetted off to party island Ibiza with a group of friends as she marked her birthday in the Mediterranean.

The TV presenter shared snaps to her Instagram for her 2.4 million followers to see, include herself and her friends loving life on a private jet as they made their way to the popular hot spot.

She shared clips of her and her bikini-clad pals sipping champagne as they made their way over.

The long-distance relationship had run into trouble, it was claimed (WireImage)

She followed this up with a short video of herself excitedly dancing as she made her way from the private jet to a waiting car as the celebrations got underway.

She captured the short Instagram video: "Birthday weekend mood IYKYK".

The comments were instantly flooded with birthday wishes from famous friends and fans alike, with some even making reference to the TikTok she paid homage to.

Prior to dating Ben, Maya was in a relationship with British rapper Stormzy.

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