In his statement, Dias, 29, said that while he usually remained silent on rumours about personal life, he believed it was wrong to lie to people and “portray an opposite image of people just for clickbait”.
“The reasons why we broke up are private and belong to us and we’ve both dealt with it in a very mature way,” he wrote.
“Respect me, respect Maya, and understand that not always one has to betray the other in order for a relationship to end.”
Jama, 31, is yet to comment publicly on their split. When contacted by the BBC, her representatives did not have a statement from the presenter.
