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Rita Ora says freezing her eggs was ‘best thing’ she did as she opens up on Taika Waititi relationship
Rita Ora and Taika Waititi have beeb dating since early 2021 (Picture: Getty Images)
Rita Ora has opened up about her plans for children in the future after freezing her eggs when she was 24.
The singer underwent the procedure again at 27 on the advice of her doctor, in order to preserve her eggs at their peak so she was able to concentrate on her career without stressing about fertility down the line.
She revealed to the Independent: ‘I’d love to have a nice big family, and I think as women, we put that pressure on ourselves, subconsciously, because we feel like that is our duty – to create and give life.
‘So, I just wanted to not worry about it. And I didn’t after, and it was the best thing I ever did.’
Rita, now 31, admits that in Kosovo, where her family is from, having a family is what is ‘important’ so she wanted to make sure she was set for the future.
Currently, the singer has been dating director Taika Waititi, 46, and while the couple largely keep their relationship out of the limelight, Rita admitted that she wasn’t looking for love when she met him in Australia earlier in the year.
Rita made the choice to freeze her eggs in her 20s (Picture: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Rita had been Down Under filming for The Voice Australia and ‘didn’t expect to find love’ at the same time.
She is now fiercely protective about keeping her private life out of the limelight after having public romances in the past.
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Rita revealed: ‘I think protecting something that you really care about, you’ve got to have a sense of privacy a little bit,’ which she attributes to having so much scrutiny on her personal life in the past.
She added: ‘It’s OK to be a bit more reserved with things that you find private and want to protect.’
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