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Rita and her hubby had a not-right-now romance
Daily Express
|June 26, 2025
RITA Ora has revealed she was pals with her husband for over four years before they became an item.
And after romance finally blossomed for the singer and actress and New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi, she was the one who proposed.
The pair hit it off straight away when they met at a friend’s barbecue.
Hot Right Now singer Rita, 34, said: “Then we became friends for a very long time. Four-and-a-half years.”
This story is from the June 26, 2025 edition of Daily Express.
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