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Rita Ora and Taika Waititi look so good it hurts at Unicef Winter Gala in St Barts News Briefing

Rita Ora and Taika Waititi look so good it hurts at Unicef Winter Gala in St Barts

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Rita Ora and Taika Waititi took glam to a whole new level at Unicef’s Winter Gala(Picture: Getty Images Europe)

Can we please take a moment to appreciate how utterly delicious Rita Ora and Taika Waititi looked at Unicef’s Winter Gala in St Barts on Thursday. 

There were bedazzled opera gloves, an ab-baring crop top complete with winding feathered train – oh, and don’t even get us started on Taika’s velvet jacket and smart black slacks. Dapper. As. Hell.

The reported newlyweds swung by the glitzy bash – which celebrated the humanitarian agency’s worldwide efforts – just hours after touching down on the Caribbean island.

Rita and Taika, 32 and 47 respectively, were joined by the likes of Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup, Rachel Zoe and Luke Evans at the gala, which also featured a live auction and performances by Drake and Lenny Kravitz. 

It’s been a few months since hit-maker Rita and her director beau are said to have tied the knot in London, but the Anywhere singer only recently revealed how she and Taika actually met.

In November, Rita shared that she and Taika had actually known each other for almost five years before becoming romantically involved, explaining to Vogue: ‘We met in LA and it was through friends and it was amazing, very casual and then we stayed friends for like four, five years and it was just a natural thing.’

Rita looked spectacular rocking a feathered train (Picture: Getty Images Europe)

The A-list couple worked it for photographers before heading into the bash (Picture: Getty Images Europe)

Rita and her beau only touched down in St Barts hours before the gala (Picture: EliotPress / MEGA)

It wasn’t until the now (apparently) happily-married couple both found themselves working in Australia that their relationship heated up.

In 2020, Rita was Down Under working on The Voice Australia, while Taika was shooting Thor: Love and Thunder. 

‘We were both in Australia doing two separate jobs and we didn’t really know that many people in Australia so we hung out and that was it.

‘We went to a friend’s birthday party and that’s when everything clicked,’ Rita revealed. 

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Taika reiterated how long he and Rita have known each other in a recent interview with Louis Theroux, saying on the documentary maker’s Interviews series: ‘We’ve actually known each other for years before we got together.

‘The internet thinks we met in Australia. You know who brought her to my house was Robert Pattinson.

‘He brought her over when I was having a little barbecue thing and we got chatting and we became friends, we hit it off.’

Earlier this year Taika posted a photo of the pair on the first night they ever met to mark Valentine’s Day.

‘First photo the night we met four years ago. 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,’ he wrote.

All together now: ‘Awww!’

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Vivienne Westwood’s home decorated with flowers and tributes from fans as fashion designer dies age 81 News Briefing

Vivienne Westwood’s home decorated with flowers and tributes from fans as fashion designer dies age 81

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Vivienne Westwood has been remembered with floral tributes at her home in London (Picture: Getty Images)

The home of Dame Vivienne Westwood has been covered in tributes left by fans after her death aged 81.

Dame Vivienne was a world-renowned fashion designer, and worked with some of the biggest celebrities in the world throughout her decorated career.

It was announced on Thursday that the iconic designer had died, with a statement announcing she did so ‘peacefully’ and surrounded by her family.

Naturally, tributes began pouring in for the acclaimed artist, from fans, friends and clients – including the likes of David Beckham and Boy George.

Now fans have flocked to her home in Clapham, South London, to leave flowers, cards and notes for the late Dame Vivienne and her family.

Photographs taken of the star’s London home see pink roses entwined on the gates, along with decorations made from safety pins, a nod to her career in fashion.

Roses were left on the gates to her home (Picture: PA)

Decorations made from safety pins hung from the railings, a nod to her incredible career (Picture: PA)

Likewise, a white shirt was seen hanging up on the gates, and several bouqets of flowers were left on the wall.

Candles and house plants also adorned the steps outside Westwood’s home, while the flowers ranged from roses to tulips and everything in between, all the colours of the rainbow.

The gates to the home remained closed on the day following Dame Vivienne’s death, with fans respecting the family’s privacy by leaving their gifts outside.

Bouquets of fresh flowers were seen on the wall outside her home (Picture: PA)

Fans also left potted plants, a candle and a shirt (Picture: PA)

Tributes have poured in online for the star (Picture: PA)

Dame Vivienne’s representative confirmed the sad news of her death on Thursday evening, with her husband and creative partner Andreas Kronthaler later saying in a statement: ‘I will continue with Vivienne in my heart.

‘We have been working until the end and she has given me plenty of things to get on with. Thank you darling.’

Celebrities who have commissioned Dame Vivienne’s work over the years include Dita Von Teese, who wore a purple gown from the designer when she married Marilyn Manson in 2005, and the various dresses Princess Beatrice wore during Prince William and Kate’s Royal wedding weekend in 2011.

The designer was made a dame in 1996 for her work in fashion (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Kim Kardashian is known to be a fan of Dame Vivienne’s work having worn her in the past, while Pharrell Williams and Marion Cotillard have also sported notable looks.

Former Spice Girl-turned fashion designer Victoria Beckham paid a heartfelt tribute to Dame Vivienne following the news, saying she was ‘so sad’ to hear the news.

Dame Vivienne had two children, son Ben Westwood, 59, with photographer Derek Westwood, and son Joseph Corre, 55, who she shared with McLaren and is the founder of lingerie brand Agent Provocateur.

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She married her former fashion student, Kronthaler, in 1992.

In 1996, she received a Damehood from the then-Prince Charles for her services to fashion.

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