opened up about her marriage to filmmaker and revealed the truth behind their instant connection.
The 32-year-old singer and New Zealand native, 47, in an intimate ceremony last August however kept their happy news under wraps until January this year.
She admitted it was their attitude towards family that initially drew them towards one another, leading to a conversation that lasted all night long.
‘We clicked straight away… And, you know, his mother also survived . We just really connected on our families and our work ethic,’ the star began sharing details of her relationship with her husband.
She continued telling : ‘It was like there was no one else at the party, and then it was like, “Oh my gosh, the sun’s coming up. What’s going on?”
‘We remained really good friends, but I had butterflies – it was a surprise, but I felt comfortable. Safe.’
The You & I singer touched on and explained how they balance mixing business with a happy home life.
Rita shared: ‘I love him in all aspects of the word… But, you know, I really respect him and admire what he does and how he has created his own style.
‘It’s so cool to work with someone you love and bounce off each other. It’s the easiest thing ever. He throws ideas at me every minute, but that’s fine – we’re both fire signs.’
During the chat she revealed that her new album title was inspired by her wedding day and the titular track off the upcoming record was penned the day after she said ‘I do’.
‘I was like, “I just got married yesterday… I can’t think about singing about anything else apart from that.” I wanted to write the ultimate love song,’ the chart-topped highlighted.
Ahead of her new album’s release date, the star dropped her husband’s favourite song and admitted it was a tune dubbed Notting Hill.
The musician announced: ‘Now, this one’s my favourite, actually… It’s all of our favourite: it’s Taika’s favourite, it’s my sister’s favourite – everyone’s – because it feels like, “Damn, that was a good time”.
‘… that window of time was iconic for me: walking down Portobello Road, paying two pounds for a shot and us just not thinking or caring.
‘I never really paid homage to that time in my life and that area, with all its different ethnicities, smells, food stalls, record shops… everything. That was the energy.’
Read more on Rita’s third album You & I is out this Friday 14 July via BMG.
