Rita Ora says she’s in a ‘great place’ with Thor director boyfriend Taika Waititi – and reveals the dating mistake from her 20s she refuses to repeat
UK pop star Rita Ora, 30, has given a rare insight into her relationship with Thor director, Taika Waititi, 46.
Speaking to Australian Vogue magazine this month, Rita said she was in a ‘great place’ in her life when asked about her romance.
‘I’m in a great place in my life, that’s all I’m going to say about that,’ the chart-topper told the fashion bible.
‘I’m in a great place in my life’: UK pop star Rita Ora, 30, (left) gave a rare insight into her relationship with Thor director, Taika Waititi, 46, (right) during an interview with Australian Vogue this week
Rita, who dated DJ Calvin Harris before splitting in 2014, also explained she had learnt a lot about dating during her previous failed romances.
‘I just think, respectfully, privacy is important. Yeah … I learned a lot in my 20s.’
Posing on the cover of Australian Vogue, Rita looks every inch the London fashionista wearing a black long-sleeve top and a textured green skirt.
‘I just think, respectfully, privacy is important’: Rita, who dated DJ Calvin Harris before splitting in 2014, also explained she had learnt a lot about dating during her previous failed romances
Inside the magazine Rita wears a quirky pink spaghetti strap body suit with matching black pants.
She accessorises with yellow knitted headwear.
Rita and New Zealand-born Taika were first pictured together in Australia where she was filming The Voice as a coach; he was directing the next instalment of Thor.
Making a statement: Rita and Taika first went public in April when they arrived together at the premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under at the Sydney Opera House.
In May, Rita and Taika were seen out for lunch at the Chiswick restaurant in the upmarket suburb of Woollahra, in Sydney.
The new couple looked loved-up as they headed out a casual lunch for two at the Sydney hotspot to meet actor Chris Hemsworth, Aaron Grist and Luciana Barroso.
Rita and Taika first went public in April when they arrived together at the premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under at the Sydney Opera House.
Couple: According to The Sun, the pair have made no secret they are together among their famous friends. Here in New York
They avoided being photographed on the red carpet, but took their seats side by side in the front row once inside the venue.
According to The Sun at the time, the pair made no secret they are together among their famous friends.
Rita split from French director Romain Gavras earlier this year.
It is believed that Taika split from his wife, Chelsea Winstanley, in 2018 following seven years of marriage.
They share two daughters, Te Hinekāhu, eight, and Matewa Kiritapu, five.
Over: Taika was previously married to film producer Chelsea Winstanley (left) but the pair are believed to have quietly split in 2018. Pictured on November 10, 2017, in Honolulu, Hawaii