Taika Waititi and Rita Ora cozy up at a friend’s UK Christmas party | Daily News Byte

Taika Waititi and Rita Ora are getting into the Christmas spirit.

The Kiwi director and Ora were spotted at a stylish party with friends on Christmas Eve, before celebrating the festive day.

Taking to Instagram, the couple’s friend and UK radio DJ, Nick Grimshaw, posted a few photos of the loved-up couple and other friends as they got together to celebrate Christmas.

Captioning the post: “Tis the season! Merry Christmas everyone!” Ora, 32, can be seen in a second picture wearing a festive red jacket and holding a present in front of a tinsel-covered Christmas tree, while a third picture shows a group of six friends – including Waititi – posing together.

47 years old Thor: Love and Thunder The director wore black Prada as he pulled a goofy face and leaned into the group.

It’s been a big year for the couple with reports that they tied the knot in a low-key ceremony in London earlier this year.

Ahead of the questionable wedding, the British pop star sat down with Louis Theroux where she revealed that she had “always dreamed of getting married”, and loved being in love.

According to the mirrorshe said: “Being engaged is definitely a conversation. I’m happy.

“Marriage is something I’ve dreamed about since childhood, and he’s definitely a great human being. It’s amazing, I’ve reached a point where I’m very contained and settled.”

While the couple chose to keep their relationship relatively private, they recently shared how they first made the leap from friends to lovers, noting that it came after a party in Australia where sparks flew.

In a video for Vogue In which they allowed cameras to follow them all day during a trip to Dusseldorf, Germany for publication. 24 hours with In the series, they were asked about the beginning of their romance and admitted that they did not have a formal first date.

Ora said: “It was more like a party date than a sit-down dinner date.”

32 years old It’s still hot The star then revealed that they had known each other for years but finally got together while they were both working in Australia, as things “clicked” when they went to a friend’s birthday party together.

Ora continued: “We were both working two different jobs in Australia and we didn’t really know there were 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.”

Ora and Waititi began dating in March 2021, before going public with their romance in August 2021.

They got engaged in June and although neither has confirmed it, it is believed that they tied the knot secretly in London in August.

In recent months, both stars have been pictured with gold bands on their ring fingers.