Rita Ora has shared rare insight into her marriage to Taika Waiтιтi while flaunting her jaw-dropping figure in a stunning shoot for Hunger magazine.

The singer, 34, wed the movie director, 49, in 2022 and credited their strong friendship as they key component to their romantic relationship.

Telling the publication: ‘Taika and I are basically just best friends and we wanted to just live in that element for ever, I guess.’ 

For the shoot Rita looked sensational as she showcased her gym toned physique in a string of abs-flashing outfits from her SS25 Primark collection.

She posted up a storm in a skimpy fringed co-ord before donning a quirky sheer shirt which boasted a denim bib and teamed with oversized jeans. 

Elsewhere in the interview Rita spoke about her latest album On You & I and how her marriage to Taika, which she said was a ‘big step’, helped inspire it.  

Rita Ora, 34, has shared rare insight into her marriage to Taika Waiтιтi, 49, while flaunting her jaw-dropping figure in a stunning shoot for Hunger magazine

The singer wed the movie director in 2022 and credited their strong friendship as they key component to their romantic relationship.

She said: ‘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. 

Rita continued: ‘What makes me go ‘urgh’ is when people pour so much responsibility into somebody else to make themselves feel how they want to feel.

Telling the publication: ‘Taika and I are basically just best friends and we wanted to just live in that element for ever, I guess’

For the shoot Rita looked sensational as she showcased her gym toned physique in a string of abs-flashing outfits from her SS25 Primark collection

She posted up a storm in a skimpy fringed co-ord before donning a quirky sheer shirt which boasted a denim bib, which she teamed with oversized jeans

Elsewhere in the interview Rita spoke about her latest album On You & I and how her marriage to Taika, which she said was a ‘big step’, helped inspire it

She said: ‘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’

Rita looked sensational in the stunning snaps 

The couple wed in a secret ceremony in August 2022, after Rita bucked tradition and popped the question 

‘That’s a disaster, a car crash. You’ll always be unsatisfied, I was that person.’

Rita and Taika started dating in March 2021, before going public with their romance that August. Prior to their romantic relationship, Rita and Taika were close friends for five years. 

Rita Ora on the cover of Hunger Magazine wearing her SS25 Primark collection, out today

Before Taika, Rita romanced a string of big names, starting back in her pre-fame years.

Before either of them sH๏τ to super stardom Rita dated Bruno Mars at the age of 18, later saying: ‘It was love at first sight.’

‘We met in 2009. I was 18 and starting out at Roc Nation. Bruno was unknown back then too. He was a struggling songwriter hired to write songs for me. 

‘I thought: ‘Wow, that’s just the world’s greatest guy!”

After Bruno, the singer dated reality star Rob Kardashian for two months from October 2012 before ending their brief romance due to her ‘hectic work schedule’ and their incompatible lifestyles.

She then had high-profile relationships with the likes of DJ Calvin Harris, musician Andrew Watt and designer Tommy Hilfiger’s son Ricky.

Rita has also enjoyed flings with rapper A$AP Rocky, actor Andrew Garfield and rocker Travis Barker.

RITA ORA’S ROMANCE HISTORY

BRUNO MARS 2009 – 2011

Before either of them sH๏τ to fame Rita dated Bruno Mars at the age of 18, later saying: ‘It was love at first sight.’ 

‘We met in 2009. I was 18 and starting out at Roc Nation. Bruno was unknown back then too.

‘He was a struggling songwriter hired to write songs for me. I thought: “Wow, that’s just the world’s greatest guy!”‘

ROB KARDASHIAN 2012

The singer dated reality star Rob for two months from October 2012 before ending their brief romance due to her ‘hectic work schedule’ and their incompatible lifestyles.

And she admits to forgetting she even dated the sock designer because the fleeting relationship was ‘very short-lived’.

The end of their brief romance coincided with a series of bitter social medial posts from Rob, who indirectly suggested the singer had cheated on him numerous times during their relationship.

Rita and Calvin Harris 

CALVIN HARRIS 2013 – 2014

Calvin and Rita were linked in Spring 2013 with the pair dating for about a year.

The DJ and Rita had a romantic and professional relationship, collaborating on Rita’s number one smash hit I Will Never Let You Down.

Rita is said to have been left rather red-faced after learning that her relationship was over via Twitter.

The Scottish DJ took to the social networking site to announce the couple’s year-long romance was over, but it was claimed the I Will Never Let You Down hitmaker was unaware her beau was going to release the statement.

RICKY HIL 2014  – 2015

Rita and Tommy Hilfiger’s son, Ricky Hil, confirmed their relationship in August 2014, only to split after 14 months of the on/off romance.

A$AP ROCKY 2015

Rocky had a fling with Rita in 2015. The rapper later sparked controversy when he included explicit lyrics about his rumoured ex in his single Better Things.

ASAP – whose real name is Rakim Mayers – later admitted his comments about Rita were ‘tasteless’.

TRAVIS BARKER 2015

Rita had a month-long fling with Kourtney Kardashian’s now husband in the Autumn of 2015. It’s rumoured that Travis put the breaks on the romance due to not wanting to be in a ‘serious relationship’. 

Rita and Andrew Watt 

ANDREW WATT 2016 – 2017

Rita enjoyed a year-long romance with fellow musician Andrew in 2016, before splitting, with the star revealing her single status during an appearance on the Jonathan Ross Show. 

ANDREW GARFIELD 2018

The singer and the Hollywood actor had a steamy four month fling before Andrew called time on their fling for a ‘more private life’, with Rita returning to Watt for a brief reconciliation after the Garfield split.

ROMAIN GAVRAS 2020 – 2021 

The French director, who is based in London and directed music videos for US rappers Kanye West and Jay Z, began dating Rita following her split from Andrew.

The pair enjoyed a whirlwind romance during their brief relationship with exotic holidays in Ibiza and Corfu. 

In October 2020, the pair sparked engagement rumours when Rita was seen wearing a huge rock on a her engagement finger.

A source close to Rita told MailOnline said of their breakup: ‘Rita and Romain tried to make it work but they both agreed it wasn’t meant to be. They remain close but it was simply impossible to maintain a relationship where they barely saw each other.

‘And given both their busy schedules for 2021, the writing was very much on the wall towards the end of last year.’

Rita and Romain went their separate ways weeks after her Covid rule breaking 30th birthday party at a Notting Hill restaurant on November 21 2020. 

A spokeswoman for Romain, 39, confirmed to MailOnline: ‘Rita and Romain split up months ago because of difficulties with their respective work commitments. They remain close friends.’

TAIKA WAIтιтI 2020 – PRESENT 

The couple began dating in March 2021 after meeting in Australia, ands were said to be moving so fast in their relationship they started discussing marriage within months, a source told New Idea.