Maya Jama and Ruben Dias were back in focus after she was seen with James Freeman outside Acre in Notting Hill, west London. The sighting came months after her 18-month romance with Dias ended in April, and it quickly fed fresh speculation about her love life.
The outing centered on a public chat outside the restaurant, where Jama and Freeman were seen laughing, embracing, sharing drinks and smoking. Freeman, a chef who is becoming one of the restaurant industry's rising stars, had spent the afternoon with a group of friends before the pair were spotted together.
Acre in Notting Hill
James Freeman had already described a routine built around discipline and downtime. Speaking last month, he said: "I exercise and have a sauna and an ice bath." He also said: "I have a dachshund, so I like to go on dog-walks." Those details matter because the sighting did not happen in a vacuum; it followed an afternoon that Jama spent soaking up the sunshine with friends before the group moved on to Acre.
Maya's reps cut across the romantic speculation. They said: "Maya and James are friends, but he is in a relationship." That leaves the story with two versions of the same evening: a public appearance that looked intimate to onlookers, and a description of the night as part of a bigger group outing, not a new romance.
April and the split
Before April, Jama and Dias had spent 18 months together, which is the timeline now driving the renewed attention. She is currently hosting Love Island and also fronts Agent Provocateur, so any visible change in her social life lands fast and travels wider than a normal celebrity dinner would.
The clean read is simple: the sighting is news because it happened after the split, but the available facts do not support a new relationship narrative. For now, the public takeaway is that Jama left Acre with a friend group, not a formal announcement — and the next development, if there is one, will come from what she and Freeman do in public after this night out.
