‘I love to think of myself as a normal person’: Rita Ora forgets she’s famous despite being chart-topping artist

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Rita Ora still wouldn’t consider herself famous.The 31-year-old singer rose to fame in 2012 with her debut single R.I.P and has collaborated with the biggest artists in the industry, from Charli XCX to Ed Sheeran.If that wasn’t enough, she’s landed a judging role on two of ITV’s biggest shows, The X Factor and The Masked Singer.However, the star revealed that when people pose a question relating to fame, she brands her celebrity status as a ‘very weird concept.’During the latest issue of Harper’s Bazaar’s Australia, Rita said: ‘People ask me all the time, “what is fame like?” and it’s really hard to explain fame if you’re not in it.‘And it’s really hard to explain fame if you’re not in it.

It’s a very weird concept.’In spite of the spotlight that has followed the songwriter over the past decade, Rita claimed that some are often surprised by her ‘down to earth’ persona, and the intense attention ‘comes with the territory.’‘I don’t really think about it as a reality… I don’t bring it home with me.