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Jul 2023
1h 19m

Rita Ora: “I Lived With Constant Anxiety...

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About this episode

In this new episode Steven sits down with global superstar, Rita Ora.

Rita Ora is a British singer and songwriter who first rose to prominence in 2012 with the number 1 single ‘Hot Right Now’, she released her first album, ‘Ora’ later that year. In 2015, Rita made her film debut in ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, in the same year she was a coach on ‘The Voice UK’ and judge on ‘The X Factor’. In 2016, she was the host of ‘America’s Next Top Model’ and in 2018 she released her second album ‘Phoenix’. In 2020, she was a judge on ‘The Masked Singer UK’, and a year later in 2021, she became a coach on ‘The Voice Australia’. Rita’s third album ‘You & I’ is available now on all music streaming platforms.

In this conversation Rita and Steven discuss topics, such as:

  • Her childhood and life before success
  • How her parents helped her achieve her dreams
  • How Rita has always felt as if she has to prove herself
  • Why she is scared of losing everything she has worked for
  • The methods she has used to tackle anxiety and panic attacks
  • Why she doubts she will ever feel as if she has ‘made it’
  • Being open and never denying who she truly is
  • The sacrifices it has taken to reach the level she is at
  • How her marriage has changed her life
  • Her new album and what has inspired it


You can listen to Rita’s new album, ‘You & I’, here: https://bit.ly/3XRlIbY

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