Rita Ora had childhood panic attacks & still goes to therapy every week for anxiety
Rita Ora has a new Q/A style interview with the Guardian to promote Southpaw, which already came and went in theaters in July. It made a little money, although I don’t know if Jake Gyllenhaal will receive the Oscar nod he was going for. And I didn’t hear anything, positive or negative, about Rita’s appearance in the film. Harvey Weinstein said she was “breathtaking“ in it, but Harvey tends to be easily enthused, especially when it comes to making someone wear Marchesa on the red carpet. Here’s some excerpts from Rita’s interview:
Her greatest fear: “Playing hide and seek in a cemetery in Earl’s Court when I was seven – no one found me and I thought I was going to get stolen by ghosts.”
Her most embarrassing moment: “My first ‘nip slip,’ at Lovebox, 2009.”
Her most prized possession: “My new dog, Cher. She’s a maltipoo.”
Her screensaver: “An old Versace campaign with Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer.”
Her least favorite body part: “My butt and my upper thighs.”
Who would play you in the film of your life?: “Julianne Moore. She is beautiful.”
Have you ever said, ‘I love you’ and not meant it?: “Yes – I am not going to lie.”
Her ideal dinner party: “Blondie, Tina Turner, David Bowie and Michelle Obama.”
If she could go back in time: “To Kosovo and stop the war.”
Her greatest honor: “Getting an honorary ambassadorship from the president of Kosovo in July.”
How often she has sex: “As much as I can.
Her biggest fear: “Death is my biggest phobia. I used to have panic attacks when I was little, saying, ‘Mum, I don’t want to die.’ I’ve been to therapy and still try to go every week.”
[From The Guardian]
I feel for her on the anxiety issue. There are few things more immediately confusing and terrifying than a panic attack. The symptoms mimic so many other (very dangerous) physical ailments, so it’s good that Rita found help. Regular therapy can also help some people (although it doesn’t make a blip for others). Does anyone else find it hilarious that Rita namedropped her first nipslip as her most embarrassing moment? She seems to remember the exact time and place that it happened, right down to the outfit. When cameras are flashing, perhaps it’s easier to have the mortification burned into one’s memory. Poor Rita, but she’ll be fine.
Photos courtesy of WENN
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