Taika Waititi gets a kiss from Rita Ora as couple celebrate his 50th birthday with Kate Moss and Matt Damon at star-satudded bash in Ibiza
The film director and his partner rented out a villa on the Spanish island where they brought stars including Kate Moss, Matt Damon and Sacha Baron Cohen.
Rita, 34, looked incredible for her husband's special day as she wore a black bikini along with a matching slip on sheer dress.
The singer also wore an eye-catching black necklace and let her blonde locks fall loose down her shoulders.
The couple put on a loved-up display during the bash as Rita gave him a kiss on the cheek while they posed for photos together.
Supermodel Kate was seen chatting with Rita and the pair also sat alongside each other during dinner.
Matt opted for a laid back look in a cream T-shirt and matching linen trousers as he was seen doing a shot with Rita.
Also in attendance was actor Sebastian Stan who cut a casual figure in a white silk shirt with a floral print.
Natasha Lyonne turned heads in a black top and white short shorts which she wore with dark tights.
Lucien Laviscount looked dapper in a black vest and matching trousers which he paired with a white shirt.
Cara Delevingne cut a casual figure in a white vest which she wore with black trousers and a matching belt.
Comedian Chelsea Handler sported a white shirt tucked into a matching skirt as she posed for a photo with former TOWIE star Vas J Morgan.
Taika and Rita wed in 2022 and the singer credited their strong friendship as they key component to their romantic relationship.
Natasha Lyonne turned heads in a black top and white short shorts which she wore with dark tights
Taking to Instagram, Rita shared a huge cigarette display for guests to enjoy
Telling the publication: 'Taika and I are basically just best friends and we wanted to just live in that element for ever, I guess.'
Rita previously told how Taika helped to inspire her latest album You & I.
She told Hunger Magazine: 'I felt like it was really necessary to be an open book… I wanted to introduce people to where I'm at in my life now — like a diary'.
'I think music is all about being as honest as you can be… All you can do is be yourself and hope that there's somebody out there who can connect or relate…'
The couple wed in a secret ceremony in August 2022, after Rita bucked tradition and popped the question.
Their low-key Los Angeles ceremony wasn't confirmed by the couple until a year later, which Rita told Grazia they 'winged with zero planning'.
After years of not being in the right relationship during her 'messy twenties', Rita said that when she got together with Taika it felt 'right and safe'.
Reflecting on her past, she told the publication last year: 'My love life has been colourful, to say the least. But how wicked is it that we can make those choices for ourselves?.
She added: I was groggy all the time [during her twenties]. I wanted to feel awake and that my brain was switched on.
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