Maya Jama's thoughts on King Kenny romance rumours 'revealed' after secret London meet-ups

Maya Jama and her Celebrity Traitors co-star King Kenny have been facing romance speculation after he was spotted staying at her north London flat.The Love Island presenter, 32, and boxer and YouTuber, 29, grew close on the BBC reality show and conspired as fellow Traitors to kill off the other contestants.The pair sparked dating rumours when Kenny was photographed staying at Jama’s London home for two nights, in photos obtained by The Sun.He was seen leaving Jama’s home on Friday before arriving at the BBC to film the Traitors Uncloaked finale aftershow. He then returned to her pad to watch the final episode air.The duo shared photos on the same day that appeared to have the same white curtains in the background, thought to be in Jama’s home. Maya Jama and King Kenny have sparked dating rumours InstagramWhile fans were quick to speculate over Kenny and Jama’s status, a source close to Jama insisted a romance “is not on the cards” and that Kenny has been sleeping “on the sofa”.The presenter has been single since splitting from Man City footballer Ruben Dias in May after 18 months together - just weeks before she began filming the Celebrity Traitors.“Maya and Kenny are just friends. There is nothing romantic between them. Kenny has been firmly on the sofa this week and the pair find it hilarious that their relationship could be anything else,” a source told The Sun.“They’ve seen fans of the show talking about them online and find it really funny, but romance has not and is not on the cards.“Maya has a group of friends staying with her at the moment and Kenny has also been coming to hang out with them. They’ve all been watching the Traitors final together, as well as getting their costumes ready for the Halloween party tonight.”The pair pictured with fellow Traitors contestant Michael SheenPA MediaThe insider added that the pair are “genuinely really good friends” but that Jama is “single and enjoying time with her friends”.Read MoreThe Standard has contacted Jama and Kenny’s representatives for comment.During Celebrity Traitors, Kenny was teased for his increasingly close bond with Jama, who repeatedly said he was her “closest” friend in the Scottish castle. Kenny said at one point: “If Maya is a Traitor I will never look at her in the same way.”Comedian Romesh Ranganathan quipped, “Well first of all I don’t believe that for a second,” prompting Kenny to burst out laughing.Speaking after her exit, Jama revealed there were no hard feelings.“You know what, I obviously love Kenny to bits. I think he’s amazing,” she told Variety.“And he didn’t really have much of a choice, so it didn’t hurt as much. In hindsight actually, watching back, I’m like, maybe we could have wrangled it. “But in the moment, it just felt like everyone was going for me. And if Kenny did protect me, then he was going to be finished - even though he did end up being finished anyway. It felt like the only option, so I didn’t hate him for it.”