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Shaun Wilson

Maya Jama stuns as pirate alongside boyfriend Ruben Dias at star-studded Halloween bash

Maya Jama and Ruben Dias dazzled as a pirate couple - (Instagram)

TV presenter Maya Jama turned heads as she transformed into a buxom pirate for a Halloween party on Friday, wearing a leather corset, tricorn hat and flowing gypsy-style skirt.

All eyes were on the 31-year-old Love Island host and her partner, footballer Ruben Dias, 28, who joined her as Captain Jack Sparrow.

The couple were spotted at a star-studded Halloween bash in Manchester, where Dias plays as a centre-back for Manchester City.

Maya, who famously dated rapper Stormzy for five years, posted a wad of images from the party on her Instagram page, under the caption, "First Manchester Halloween".

The pair looked loved-up in their costumes (Maya Jama/ Instagram)
Maya (left) stood out with her leather corset and tricorn hat (Maya Jama / Instagram)

The cascade of images earned over 90,000 likes from Maya's three million followers on Instagram, with masses of love emojis posted in the comments section.

Other stars who dressed up for showbiz parties this Halloween include Emily Atack, Paloma Faith and Kerry Katona.

Atack looked unrecognisable as she donned all-black to portray Morticia Adams, while pregnant Paloma dressed up in golden armour and a crown as a Valkyrie at the Valhalla party at Annabel's Mayfair.

Meanwhile, Kerry Katona garnered plenty of laughs dressing up as the Lorax, complete with orange onesie, bushy yellow eyebrows and moustache.

Maya captioned the post ‘First Halloween in Manchester’ (Maya Jama / Instagram)
The Love Island host was among the stars dressed up for Halloween (Instagram / Maya Jama)

Last month, it was reported Maya had launched a new platform to connect people in the creative industries, alongside high-end London estate agent Becky Fatemi.

BlackBook, is aimed at sectors such as fashion, film, journalism and music to help creatives connect and find talent. Nearly 2,000 people have joined so far and created their own profiles.

Jama, best known for hosting Love Island, invested after discovering a photographer whose profile appeared on the app. The second investor was a well known DJ.

Jama said: “It’s the kind of platform we all wish we had when we were trying to break into the creative world. Back then, if you didn’t have the right connections, you were almost invisible.

“I’m really proud to be involved in something that’s genuinely going to shift the culture and give creatives — especially those from underrepresented backgrounds — a real chance to be seen, heard and paid for what they do best.”

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