Rita Ora reveals she went to therapy to overcome rollercoaster life on emotional new album
SHE was almost as well known for her love of an A-list party with mates Cara Delevigne and Nick Grimshaw as she was for her hits.
But after overhauling her lifestyle, Rita Ora has admitted she “lost part of herself” during her hard-partying rise to the top.
Now The Sun can reveal the singer’s emotional third album You and I, out on July 14, will see Rita reference everything from seeing her self-worth plummet as she battled the all too often misogynistic music industry, to suffering a string of failed, high-profile romances.
Pulling no punches, Rita bluntly says she has been “burnt” and been “to hell” over the past decade.
On album track Look At Me Now she candidly references seeking therapy as a result.
Rita sings: “I made peace with the mirror, it took all of hell just to love myself.
“More you see the more you learn, better off for being burnt.
“Breathe it in, then let it go, throw your stones until I’m broken. They won’t bring me down even in my darkest moments, I am happy now”.
Another song, Girl in the Mirror, is about learning to love herself after multiple setbacks.
Rita sings in third person: “She used to tell me to hide all the cracks in my skin, but you can’t move forward without knowing how to forgive.
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“I’m sorry, I love you, it’s just that she knows what I’m feeling. Gone through therapy just to get this level of healing.”
Despite landing four UK No1 singles and 13 tens, ever since hitting the top spot with her debut album Ora, Rita has battled to keep her career on track because of spats with former boss Jay- Z and ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris.
Now with a bumper new record deal with BMG, Rita is in full control and following in Taylor Swift's footsteps by owning all her future masters.
On Shape Of Me, she croons: “Now I wonder why I lost a part of me, trying so hard to please.
“I just heard my echo, now I’m trying to let go.”
She adds: “I’m trying to find the shape of me, round and round I go.
“You know I only find that faith right when hold you, I get lost in time and space. I’m just tryna find my place.”
But it’s not all doom and gloom, after finding her husband, director Taika Waititi.
She gushes on Rest of My Life: “Part of my twenties, the fear of missing out. I was meant for you. This could be the rest of my life”.
