‘We’re both fire signs’: Rita Ora says she and husband Taika Waititi ‘clicked right away’

Rita Ora has admitted that she got “butterflies” after meeting husband Taika Waititi for the first time.

The Don’t Think Twice singer, 32, and New Zealand-born filmmaker, 47, are notoriously private as a couple and tied the knot last year after months of keeping their nuptials under wraps.

She has now given a rare insight into their relationship in a new interview with The Line of Best Fit, for which she appears on a digital front cover.

Recalling their first meeting, The Masked Singer UK judge said: “We clicked straight away… And, you know, his mother also survived breast cancer. We just really connected on our families and our work ethic.

“It was like there was no one else at the party, and then it was like, ‘Oh my gosh, the sun’s coming up. What’s going on?’ We remained really good friends, but I had butterflies – it was a surprise, but I felt comfortable. Safe.”

Going on to wax lyrical about what she loves most about her other half, Ora – who releases her third studio album entitled U & I on Friday – said: “I love him in all aspects of the word… But, you know, I really respect him and admire what he does and how he has created his own style. It’s so cool to work with someone you love and bounce off each other. It’s the easiest thing ever. He throws ideas at me every minute, but that’s fine – we’re both fire signs.”