Maya Jama wows in pretty white mini dress as she dances and coos over a puppy

She’s been working hard since her sudden departure from Radio 1 last month,

And after another busy day at work in a London TV studio on Tuesday, Maya Jama let off steam with a happy dance while waiting for her ride home.

The star looked gorgeous in a pretty white sun dress, showing off her moves and cooing over a passerby’s adorable puppy during her wait. 

Maya flaunted her curves in the mini dress, with the short pleated skirt flashing her legs.

She added a studded belt to emphasise her trim waist and matched her accessories by slipping on a pair of black buckled ankle boots. 

Hoop earrings were the finishing touch, while the star made sure she was safe with a face mask as she stepped outside with a large paper bag.

Maya was a little early for her lift, but looked in great spirits as she passed the time with a happy dance in the middle of the street.

She took a shine to a little puppy, picking up the pooch for a cuddle, with the dog looking equally smitten with her.  

In a new interview this week Maya revealed that the brutal and shocking murder of her boyfriend when she was just 16 spurred her determination to succeed.

The 25-year-old media personality was on the phone to her beau Rico Gordon, who had travelled from London to visit her in her native Bristol in 2011, when he was caught in crossfire between rival gangs, instantly cutting his young life short.

And Maya has admitted that her heartbreaking experience, as well as growing up with a father who was in and out of jail, would normally be factors that would prevent her from having the career success she enjoys today.

Speaking to The Guardian, the star said of her boyfriend’s murder: ‘That changed my life completely. Losing somebody close to you as a teenager, particularly your first love, rocks your whole world and you are forced to see life differently.

‘And you feel like life is too short. I don’t want to look back and not have done everything I wanted to do. He was an innocent man who lost his life instantly at 21, and that shocks you and it also makes you snap up, like, no, I’m not wasting time any more.’

The TV presenter had already spent several years dealing with far from ideal circumstances, regularly visiting her imprisoned father until the age of 10, prompting Maya to admit that she ‘shouldn’t have been where [she is] now’.

After moving to London as a teen, Maya quickly broke into presenting, landing jobs on radio and TV and making a name for herself among music and football fans.

However, it was through her four-year relationship with grime sensation Stormzy, which ended last year, that she gained increased attention – a factor she ‘understood at the time’, but believes doesn’t dominate her image today.

‘He was – he is – massive in the public eye and a lot of people didn’t know who I was.’ she said. 

But now I do feel people know my name separately, and it does feel like I’m coming into my own. It feels like I’m finally getting recognition for my hard work.’

Maya currently hosts BBC1’s Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer.