Taika Waititi and Rita Ora.Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/MG23/Getty
Rita Orais revealing new details about her wedding with husbandTaika Waititi.
In an cover story interview withGlamour UKon Monday, the “Let You Love Me” singer opened up about the planning behind her top-secret wedding to the filmmaker, 47.
“[The wedding was planned] in two to three days, when I was out of cycle, which is what I call it when I’m not in album cycle mode,” the 32-year-old singer told the outlet. “His kids were there, and I really wanted them to be a part of it. It was either then or we had to wait for ages.”
She continued, “I didn’t want to do it without my stepkids there. So, we just figured it out, and we did it. And it was perfect.”
Rita Ora and Taika Waititi.Lionel Hahn/Getty
The “Your Song” performer said that Waititi’s two daughters from a previous marriage (Te Kāinga o te Hinekāhu, 11, and Matewa Kiritapu, 7) were in attendance, along with Ora’s sister. Her parents were on Zoom.
“It was a dream,” she said.
Ora — whopublicly confirmed the marriagein January — also elaborated on her decision to keep the wedding private.
“Some women like to feel that real special attention that day. And everyone’s different. And for me – I think with my job, it is all… it’s very attention driven – I wanted to keep it private because my life and my career aren’t,” she said.
Rita Ora and Taika Waititi.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Regarding the proposal, she said there was “no real getting down on one knee. It was more like, ‘I want to marry you. Let’s just do it.'”
The singer-songwriter said that she’s recently felt a “shift” because she’s more “experienced.”
“[I’m] living, not worrying. I had a moment of reality recently, where I realized all the stress and anxiety I had in my twenties – I survived it,” she said. “Not being swayed or convinced or second guessing myself. It has been a new enlightening moment for me. Knowing that a lot of people may not agree with my decisions, but doing them anyway.”
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In August, a source told PEOPLE that the couple got married in a “very small” ceremony, and the pairsparked marriage rumorswhen Waititi and Ora wore what appeared to be wedding bands on social media.
During an appearance onLive with Kelly and Ryan(nowLive with Kelly and Mark) in February, the singer said that she decided tokeep her last name.
Elsewhere during the interview, Ora opened up about finding love with theJojo Rabbitfilmmaker. “I truly believe that when you look at yourself in a certain way, you have to find your partner. And I believe that takes time and patience and getting to know [yourself], and then it just happens,” she said.
source: people.com
