Rita Ora went against tradition by proposing to Taika Waititi
The 34-year-old singer has revealed how she went against convention by getting down on one knee to propose to the Thor: Love and Thunder filmmaker as the pair holidayed in Palm Springs during the summer of 2022.
Rita, who married the director in the same year, told Davina McCall's Begin Again podcast: "I just did the whole thing. We were in a hotel room in Palm Springs, like a really nice, fancy one filled up with balloons and cake, which is my favourite thing in the world.
"I got the bands made, I didn't want anything too flashy. He's like, 'What the hell is it? Valentine's Day?' I was like, 'Oh no, if you're gonna say no, I'm gonna have to take my clothes off.'
"Anyway, I got down on one knee, and Taika absolutely loved it."
Meanwhile, Rita reflected on her relationship with her "biggest inspiration" Beyonce after she signed with the Halo hitmaker's husband Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation at the start of her music career.
The Anywhere singer said: "Being signed to Jay-Z, she is my biggest inspiration. She took it upon herself to really look after me, and I still see her.
"She's always been so, so nice and proud, and checking in on my family and friends I've had since childhood, remembering their names. I mean, it's crazy."
Rita recently explained that music is what keeps her "alive", even though her career has gone in different directions through judging stints on TV shows such as The Masked Singer in the UK as well as acting roles in films such as Descendants: The Rise of Red.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz at Capital's Summertime Ball with Barclaycard at Wembley Stadium in London earlier this month, she said: "Music is what keeps me alive, to be honest. I wake up listening to music; it runs in my blood. I think we all secretly need music in so many different ways."
The Heat singer described how her natural creativity is what keeps her motivated.
She said: "I love working and being creative, and it keeps my blood flowing.
"If I get excited, I love it - fashion, movies, music. I just need to have that excitement."
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