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Maya Jama wiped away tears as she discussed how her first boyfriend was shot dead and how she thought her father being in and out of prison was 'normal'.
The 27-year-old TV star's boyfriend Rico Gordon was killed aged 21 by a ricocheting bullet meant for someone else during a fight in Bristol in 2011.
Maya, who is appearing in Foxy's Fearless 48 Hours, also touched on how she felt her father being jailed at such a young age has made her stronger now.
Emotional: Maya Jama wiped away tears as she discussed how her first boyfriend was shot dead and how she thought her father being in and out of prison was 'normal'
Maya was just 16 when her boyfriend was killed during the summer she was due to move to London to pursue her now flourishing TV career.
She said: 'So then your whole world just changes as you're a little girl and you realise, 'All right, this is adult stuff going on.' I was devastated, I was so sad', reports The Sun.
Emotional Maya also reflected on her jailbird father Hussein, who was sent to prison for bottling a man.
Heartbreaking: The 27-year-old TV star's boyfriend Rico Gordon was killed aged 21 by a ricocheting bullet meant for someone else during a fight in Bristol in 2011 (pictured)
She added: 'I had a situation where my
