Victoria Monet reveals she 'fell deeply' for Stormzy after going public

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28-05-2025

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Victoria Monet has reflected on her time dating Stormzy several months after the pair were spotted kissing.
Grammy winner Victoria appeared on the Baby, This Is Keke Palmer podcast where the Nope star recalled encountering Stormzy at the Met Gala and how they discussed how 'amazing' Victoria was between themselves.
The R&B singer, 36, who appeared slightly flustered by the turn in conversation, said: 'Yeah, you know he is a really special guy, I have so much respect for him and I got to learn more about him by dating him.'
The mother-of-one then continued: 'I fell deeply, so deeply for him and we didn't even get together yet. The first time [the internet] saw us in that viral picture was the first time we were hanging out in his city so I was like 'oh my god, it's everywhere before we're even starting'.
Keke agreed that that must have been hard to 'navigate'.
The snaps of the pair kissing, which surfaced in October, were not addressed by either party at the time and from the sounds of it their brief entanglement is in the past.
An eyewitness told The Sun as the time: 'Both Stormzy and Victoria looked absolutely smitten with each other. They kissed, and when he hugged her, he picked her up in the air. It seems like he is in a great place after his split from Maya.'
The kiss came three months after the Grime star's – real name Michael Owuo Jr. -highly-public split from Love Island host Maya Jama, 30, who had dated each other from 2014 to 2019 and then from 2023 to 2024.
Victoria's latest remarks – confirming a romantic moment between the pair – come as Maya went social media official with her relationship with football star Ruben Dias.
The media personality posted a very romantic looking getaway with Ruben on the Amalfi Coast.
She filmed Ruben rubbing suncream into his shoulders with the caption, 'Perve cam,' after months of speculation about the couple.
It looks as though Maya met the Portuguese footballer at the European Music Awards (EMAs) in November and since then the loved-up duo have been spotted together regularly.
Stormzy and Maya's joint break up statement in July 2024, read: 'We still think the absolute world of each other, we still care and respect each other, we are still grateful for the time we've had together, and we are still friends and will always be friends.'
In November – before she connected with Ruben – Maya explained what she was looking for in a future partner in an interview with The Standard. More Trending
'I am so happy right now but the next person I meet I want to marry and have kids with, so obviously I'm feeling fussy.
''I've created such a nice life for myself alone and I don't want anyone who's not going to add to that. I'm in this lovely bubble and I don't want you unless you make me happy. If you're not, I kind of don't need you.
'One thing I've learned: some people are like, 'I'm lonely, I need someone.' But the mission in life is to make yourself happy, then find someone who brings something that matches that to the table,' she said at the time.
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