Rita Ora is thankful for the advice she received to freeze her eggs in her 20s. The 35-year-old pop singer and filmmaker Taika Waititi, 50, were married in 2022. He has 2 children from a previous relationship.
Rita was 24 when she froze her eggs before repeating the procedure three years later.
She told Women’s Health magazine: “[Back then] a doctor told me it was a really good time to preserve the best quality [eggs]. It was actually the best advice, because now I’m in my mid-thirties and I have a lot of friends really trying to figure it out.”
Rita is stepmother to Taika’s 2 daughters, ages 13 and 9. She said being a stepmother prepares her for motherhood.
“I don’t know if anything really prepares you, you just have to figure it out in the moment,” she said. “I’ve loved every second – the girls are just a dream. I think I got very lucky. We have a lot of fun – doing nails, going shopping. I love hanging out with them.”
“I have to say it’s been a real eye-opener to understand that sometimes there’s more to life than what you care about in that moment,” she told the Sun UK. “I’ve realized there’s so much more, so (becoming a stepmother) did give me that.”
Even if she doesn’t have a child of her own, Rita said being a stepmom changed her perspective on life in general.
“I’m very lucky to say I’m embracing that kind of energy, and I want to keep that going for the future generations.”