Award-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy was famously in a relationship with British rapper, Stefflon Don. They dated publicly for about 3 years, from 2019 to 2021.
The couple enjoyed flaunting their love for the world to see, often calling each other their spouse in interviews and sharing loved-up moments on social media. Burna made it known to Don that he sees her as his wife and not just a fling. They certainly enjoyed their time together before things came to an end.
When and How Did Burna Boy and Stefflon Don Meet?
The love story of Burna Boy and Stefflon Don seems like a fairy tale that was destined by cupid to be. Fate had dealt Stefflon a cruel hand when after her visit to Africa, she missed her flight back to her base, and rather than sulk at home or complain to no ends, she decided to make the most of her time and went to a concert in Ghana to groove away. The concert was that of Burna Boy and she must have been very much impressed by his performance on the night that she decided to get closer to the Killing Dem hitmaker.
She could have probably been introduced to him backstage after his performance, and they must have had a really good conversation and enjoyed each other’s company so much that a relationship began to bud from that night. The pair met in December 2018 and from her statements in interviews, it was love at first sight for Burna Boy and they began to grow in their newfound love over the last days of that year and well into subsequent years.
Burna Boy’s Relationship With Stefflon Became Official in 2019
Stefflon Don is believed to be the first to have come out publicly to share details about their relationship in early 2019 when she posted on social media. It was a message stating that they had not taken their relationship deeper to the sensual level yet.
Thereafter, they both posted pictures and videos of themselves hanging out, clubbing, or being publicly affectionate with each other. They gushed over each other and vibed to their songs on social media – which they insist is not a media stunt. They publicly professed their love for each other during interviews and any other available opportunity, with Stefflon resolutely maintaining that Burna had promised to marry her. He allegedly gave her assurances that she would not only be his wife but also be the mother of his children.
Unfortunately, all that has ended, and the videos and pictures they took together are all gone from their Instagram handles as they’ve broken up.
The Issues That Led to Their Break Up
Burna Boy and Stefflon Don’s relationship faced two mini scandals that probably led to their break up. Sometime in 2019, rumors became rife on social media that Burna’s relationship with Don was falling apart and that he returned to his ex-girlfriend, Princess Shyngle.
This initially made her delete all his pictures on her social media handles, but she later wrote a message where she described the videos circulating online as old videos, asking people to “let it rest” while assuring them that she and her boo were good. She signed off the message with a love-struck emoji.
About a year later, in December 2020, a beautiful and curvy lady called Jo Pearl took to her Instagram handle to reveal that she had been seeing Burna Boy. She told the world that she had been in a relationship with Burna Boy for about 2 years already and that he had professed his love to her on numerous occasions.
Jo Pearl went further to state that she had at some point even moved in with him at his London home, and was in constant contact with him even when he came back to Nigeria, but was worried when he didn’t reach out to her for some weeks and didn’t return her calls. She made the video to clear the air and set the records straight and stop hurting. Burna reacted to this by unfollowing everyone on Instagram except Stefflon Don.
Burna Boy and Steflon Don’s Relationship Ended in 2021
Burna Boy and Stefflon Don were able to face the many challenges that threatened their relationship until they couldn’t handle it anymore. It all came to an end in 2021. According to reports, Stefflon was the one who ended the relationship because her boyfriend had cheated on her. In a tweet posted by her, she said people weren’t always who they seemed to be and at times switched up with money and fame.
Burna on his own end never addressed the reasons for their break up. However, he would later bare his mind in his chart-topping song, “Last Last.” When asked what she thought about the song, Stefflon said, “When I heard it, how did I feel? He said something in it and I was like ‘Boy that’s a lie’ whatever, it’s whatever.”