Rita Ora opens up about her personal struggles with body image and how therapy has helped her

Rita Ora has opened up about her personal struggles with body image, revealing that therapy has helped her navigate insecurities around her appearance. 

The British singer, 35, frequently shares insights into her fitness and wellness routines, but admitted that she still has moments of self-doubt and has to remind herself that health matters more than weight. 

Speaking to The Sun, Rita said: 'I’ve tried my best to remember that when I’m thinking: "Oh, gosh, I’m not the exact weight I want to be," that all of that stuff is not real, what’s real is how you show up. 

Acknowledging that some may dismiss her comments, she added: 'I know when people read this they’ll say: "Well, that’s easy for you to say because you look a certain way," but I don’t always feel a certain way. I think that’s something to remember.' 

With pressure around appearance running deep in the music industry, Rita credited therapy with helping her shift her mindset. 

She said: 'I’ve just stopped honestly caring about what other people think. I’ve started to do more therapy and it’s all been my process. I tell my fans: "Don’t worry if you haven’t got it figured out yet. No one has." 

It comes days after Rita stripped down to her underwear as she flaunted her toned figure in new sizzling Instagram snaps.  

The singer showed off her amazing figure in a black bra and a pair of matching hot pants as she posed up a storm for a mirror selfie. 

Rita also shared a series of behind-the-scenes snaps as she got ready for her Austrian gig. 

During the performance in the alpine town of Kitzbühel, the How We Do hitmaker delivered a racy show that left little to the imagination. 

She slipped into an edgy green catsuit, which she layered a daring black PVC corset over the top. 

The singer styled her long blonde tresses in neat pin curls with small braids falling down her back, she wrote: 'Thank you for having me…ps protect the braids at all costs.' 

The sizzling snaps come after Rita admitted last year that she felt 'ugly' in her late twenties because she 'wasn't as thin as other people'.

The singer appeared on Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast in partnership with Dove's Self Esteem Project for a candid body confidence chat.

Rita opened up about how her relationship with her body has changed in recent years, as she revealed she used to feel like her body wasn't 'hot'.

'I think for me the idea of looking a certain way in my late 20s, that's when it started to hit me because my stamina was low, I wasn't looking after my body, I was getting sick a lot and I didn't feel like my body was hot,' Rita said. 

'And I didn't accept the idea of okay well I'm not as thin as these other people - and so I'm ugly. And that's really sad to think back on because I know I wasn't. 

'It's like what you do when you're attacking your younger self like in therapy, and it's like that girl was still really beautiful.'

Sharing the clip on Instagram, Rita wrote: 'I sat down with @Dove and @HappyPlaceOfficial to share why I believe body confidence starts with self care focusing on what your body needs - not what it looks like.

'Proud to partner with the Dove Self Esteem Project on #Why2k - together we’re rewriting the rules and helping women build body confidence.'