Taika Waititi and girlfriend Rita Ora fell in love after deciding to “complicate” their friendship.
“[This is the] first photo [from] the night we met four years ago,” Waititi wrote via Instagram in February 2022 alongside a snapshot of him and Ora grinning. “We’ve been mates ever since. Then a year ago we decided to ‘complicate’ things but it just got easier. Happy Valentines Day to my bestie.”
Waititi and Ora were first linked in early 2021, shortly after they were spotted hanging out with Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina in Sydney, Australia. British tabloid The Sun reported at the time that the duo had been together since March.
After keeping things low-key for several months, the twosome’s romance made headlines in May 2021 when they were spotted cuddling and kissing Tessa Thompson during an outing in Australia.
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Two months later, Ora and Waititi made their red carpet debut as a couple at The Suicide Squad premiere in Los Angeles. “I’m in a great place in my life, that’s all I’m going to say about that,” the Westworld actress told Vogue Australia in September 2021 when asked about their romance. “I just think, respectfully, privacy is important. … I learned a lot in my 20s.”
Keep scrolling to see Ora and Waititi’s complete relationship timeline:
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