Rita Ora has married director Taika Waititi in an intimate ceremony in London, according to reports, and the two have been photographed with rings on their hands in recent days.

The Hot Right Now hitmaker, 31, and her director partner, 46, began dating in March 2021 before going public with their romance in August before getting engaged two months ago.

And as Rita allegedly changes her surname to Waititi-Ora,

DailyMail

takes a look at the New Zealand-born director, who has over 20 blockbusters to his name - and a net worth of over £10million pound!

Who was Taika married to before?

He married film producer Chelsea Winstanley in a ceremony in New York in 2011, but the pair are believed to have quietly split in 2018.

Taika met Chelsea, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' production department, when she interviewed him for a television documentary series profiling artists.

Having served as director of a number of documentaries, including Toi Tū, Toi Ora: Visual Sovereignty and Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen, which she released in 2018.

Chelsea co-produced Saving Grace, Te Whakarauora Tangata, a documentary about domestic abuse, directed by Merata Mita.

Do Taika and Chelsea have any kids?

The pair have two daughters: Te Hinekāhu, ten, and Matewa Kiritapu, six, while Chelsea previously gave birth to son Maia when she was 20 and continued to raise him as a single mother.

Taika has been known to bring his little ones on the red carpet with him to premieres including Thor: Love & Thunder in July 2022, as well as 2019's The Lion King.

Chelsea told The Spinoff in 2020 about balancing motherhood and her career: "I feel guilty about chasing dreams, not being a mom enough to interact with school right now, general mom guilt about working, and of course you know there will be some consequences of this".

What is Chelsea doing now?

She has moved to New Zealand since 2019, where she told a national media outlet: "I'm just sick of women being portrayed as people who live in the shadow of their partners, that's all."

Chelsea went on to tell the New Zealand Herald: "I did a film with him, I was a director before I met him and I'm still doing my own thing."

Causing speculation that she had broken up with Taikan after the Oscars 2020, the mother of three published a photo with her mom.

What awards has Taika won?

Taika has won a number of honors and nominations, including an Oscar, a British Academy Film Award, a Writers Guild of America Award, Golden Globes and Primetime Emmys.

For the 2005 short film Two Cars, One Night, he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Film.

He released the comedy-drama Jojo Rabbit in 2019, to critical acclaim and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture, the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and the Directors Guild of America Award. for outstanding direction in a feature film.

It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Taika was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to film in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours.

When did he start dating Rita Ora?

Rita made fans wonder when on Instagram – in April 2021 she posted a photo of herself with Taikan, hugging him while posing for the camera.

He and Rita made their first public appearance as a couple in May when they arrived together at the premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under at the Sydney Opera House.

They avoided being photographed on the red carpet, but took their seats side-by-side in the front row inside the venue.

As they waited for kick-off, Rita and Taika spoke together, whispering in each other's ears as the singer appeared to place a hand on Taika's shoulder.

However, the pair were involved in a scandal when they were photographed cozying up on a balcony, where they were also seen kissing actress Tessa Thompson.

Both Rita and Tessa were in Sydney filming scenes for 'Thor, Love and Thunder'.

According to the Daily Telegraph, the executives of the film company "Marvel" were left extremely frustrated after seeing the images of the director of "Thor" kissing the two women on the balcony of his house.

The outlet claimed that Taika's appearance in photos obtained by the DailyMail at the time - also sparked arguments between bosses at Marvel's parent company Disney.

The New Zealand director reportedly received reprimands at the time from company executives.

How was his childhood?

Taika, who was born full name Taika David Cohen, grew up on both the East Coast and Wellington's Aro Valley.

While his father was an artist of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui descent, his mother, Robin Cohen was a school teacher.

His parents separated when he was five and he was raised primarily by his mother.

After attending college, he studied theater at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1997.

Taika began to gain some fame in New Zealand after he began making comic shorts and touring the country as part of comedy groups.

When are Taika and Rita said to have married?

Rita married director Taika in an intimate ceremony in London, according to reports, and the two have been photographed with rings in their latest appearances.

A source told

The Sun

: “It was a really intimate ceremony and super special for everyone there.

Their nearest and dearest can see how madly in love they are."

"Despite living in the limelight, Rita is determined to keep the relationship as private as possible and didn't want to do a big song or dance for the wedding," the source said.

Rita is already back in the studio working on her third album, where she is said to be recording a song with another famous Albanian, Ava Max.

When did the marriage rumors start?

It was reported in June that the couple would tie the knot after exchanging vows around the same time.

The Albanian-British singer and director were said to be planning an upcoming ceremony abroad before celebrating with their co-stars in a big crowd in London later this year.

It is understood that Rita, who is working on several films and The Voice Australia, and Taika, who is planning a string of films, hope to crown their love with marriage after their work commitments are over.

A friend told

The Sun

: “It's not about them doing a big spectacular thing and singing about it beforehand.

It's only about those who are in love and decide it's the right time to make their relationship official.

They couldn't be happier."

"There is no ring or big gathering.

They just got closer and closer and eventually said to each other almost at the same time, 'I want to marry you.'"

In August, the couple, who started dating in March 2021 after meeting in Australia, were said to be moving so fast in their relationship that they started discussing marriage, a source told New Idea.

"Taika calls Rita 'wife' all the time and talks about how he's going to be her first and last husband," the insider said.

"Everyone around them dismisses it as a flirty joke, but [Rita] obviously hopes it's real," they continued, adding that she's "absolutely obsessed" with her director boyfriend.

/Telegraph/