'Workaholic' Rita Ora gets candid about impact of family background on career

Rita Ora recently revealed her stance on turning down job offers as part of coming from a working-class household.

Speaking exclusively to Biz on Sunday, June 2, Rita admitted to being a workaholic, noting that she takes after her mother Vera, who works as a psychiatric doctor for the NHS.

Opening up about her workload, Rita said: “That is one of my problems — I can’t really say no to things. When you come from a background where you didn’t have as much, it is really hard to turn things down, I guess.”

“I am learning how to say no to things but I love working. Everyone is starting to know that about me,” she added.

The singer, whose new single Ask & You Shall Receive released on Friday, May 31, talked about embracing her mid-thirties with a fresh mind.

While she admitted to feeling more confident than ever, Ora explained: “I think it is all to do with timing and growing up. There isn’t really a physicality to it because I don’t want people to feel like they have to look a certain way to feel confident.”

"You just have to really feel confident from within,” she concluded.