Rita Ora revealed more details about her secret wedding to Taika Waititi during her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, including an A-list guest who was in attendance.
The singer, 33, has been promoting her upcoming Disney+ film Descendants: Rise Of The Red and spoke to the host about how “busy and busy she’s been”.
But the conversation quickly turned to the singer’s wedding, which she has largely kept secret because she has “always given everything she is part of to the public.”
However, on Wednesday, Rita decided to share a little snippet from her big day about the couple’s choice of music and what they got up to after tying the knot.
Jimmy pulled out a photo of Rita and someone dressed as Elvis performing together on the big day and asked, “Did you have an Elvis impersonator at your wedding?”
Rita Ora revealed more details about her secret wedding to Taika Waititi during her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old singer married her husband, director Taika Waititi, in a secret ceremony in August 2022, after defying tradition and popping the question.
In the photo, the singer and actress wore an all-white outfit and sang passionately into a microphone, alongside the artist.
Explaining the backstory, Rita said: “But you know what was the craziest thing about this moment? It was a surprise. I didn’t ask for it.”
“There was no plan, I got married in a spur of the moment way and it was a lot of fun. Then we thought, ‘What now? ‘ We booked a hotel and had a little party.
She joked: ‘The first song she sang was ‘I’m Caught in a Trap’. I was like, ‘That’s how we wanted to start, you know what I mean?’ So what they’re saying is ‘I caught my husband’.
The actress later revealed that comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish, 44, was present at the after-wedding party and is friends with the singer.
Rita revealed: ‘Tiffany Haddish was there too, she’s a great friend of mine, and she said, ‘Well, I guess we’ll do this then!’
Rita and Taika, 48, tied the knot in August 2022, but did not confirm their nuptials until their first anniversary last year.
It was an impromptu ceremony at their Los Angeles home that they planned in just two weeks, after she popped the question during a trip to Palm Springs.
Jimmy pulled out a photo of Rita and someone dressed as Elvis performing together on the big day and asked, “Did you have an Elvis impersonator at your wedding?”
The actress later revealed that comedian Tiffany Haddish was present at the after-wedding party, who is a friend of the singer (pictured together in September 2023).
Although the wedding was an intimate event, Rita shared some images from the big day in the music video for her single You & I.
The Hot Right Now singer revealed she wore three different Tom Ford looks for her big day (pictured in a wedding dress for her You Only Love Me music video)
After being pronounced husband and wife, the newlyweds headed to their friend Guy Oseary’s home for a celebratory dinner, and were surprised by the Elvis impersonator who provided music for the event.
Although the wedding was an intimate affair, Rita shared some images from the big day in the music video for her single You & I.
In this beautifully photographed creation, Rita documented her big day, starting with a behind-the-scenes look at her bridal makeover.
The gorgeous images also included the moment Taika saw his future wife for the first time as she walked down the aisle before getting married.
The couple beamed with happiness at becoming a married couple and shared a passionate first kiss as husband and wife.
Fashion She also shared a gallery of images from the big day, where Rita revealed she wore three different looks by British designer Tom Ford, as she and Taika exchanged vows.
Taika revealed: ‘She proposed to me and I instantly said ‘yes’.’
Commenting on the ceremony, the director added: “There were about eight people there, just close friends, family and parents on Zoom.”
After being pronounced husband and wife, the newlyweds headed to their friend Guy Oseary’s home for a celebratory dinner (pictured, at the Met Gala in May 2024)
Rita’s sister Elena served as maid of honour, while Taika’s best friend, actor Jermaine Clement, flew in from New Zealand for the ceremony.
The new details come as the singer has been promoting her upcoming film, Descendants: Rise Of The Red and has drawn heavily from the name for her latest wardrobe choices.
On The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, she continued the theme, stunning in a bright red wet-look dress and a bold lip color to match.
In recent weeks, the star has stepped out in a number of scarlet ensembles to promote the film.
Rita will play the Queen of Hearts in the musical TV movie, which will air on Disney+ on July 12.
The mad royalty of Lewis Carroll’s iconic novels Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
Her character is also the villainous mother of the new film’s main character, Red, played by YouTuber Kylie Cantrall.
The singer is making her debut on the long-running series Descendants, which began with the 2015 Disney Channel Original Movie.
In recent weeks, the star has stepped out in a number of scarlet ensembles to promote the film.
They were the last in her series of scarlet looks to promote Descendants: Rise Of The Red.
On Monday, Rita modeled a red printed ensemble before changing into a leather jacket and pants set with a satin blouse.
The films feature the children of classic Disney movie villains as they rebel against their parents’ bad habits.
The Rise Of Red is a spin-off of the Descendants film trilogy, starring Rita as the mother of one of the film’s protagonists.
The Queen of Hearts’ daughter, Red (Kylie Cantrall), joins forces with Chloe (Malia Baker), the daughter of Cinderella and King (née Prince) Charming, as they use the White Rabbit’s pocket watch to travel back in time and prevent a coup in their fantasy kingdom.
The character of Rita has appeared in numerous adaptations of Carroll’s Alice stories, although two of the most famous versions were Disney’s 1951 animated adaptation, Alice in Wonderland, voiced by Verna Felton.
The character was also brought to life by Helena Bonham Carter in the 2010 live-action version of Alice in Wonderland directed by her then-partner, Tim Burton.
The new Descendants movie features another musical star, Brandy Norwood, who reprises her role from Disney’s television musical adaptation of Cinderella, which aired on ABC in 1997.
Paolo Montalban, who played Prince Christopher in that version, will also return to play a similar version of the character, King Charming.
