Rita Ora is a leading British singer-songwriter and actress.https://www.marksandspencer.com/s/britains-leading-ladies Subtitles: Rita, when you got the call from M&S; to say please can you be part of our campaign, what did you think? I was so kind of blessed because it was a verification in my mind of being like I'm a women and the first thing I did was call my mum and say 'I did it, I'm a lady' because she was always like straighten your back, take your elbows off the table. I'm from a little place called Kosovo and I remember being obsessed with these photographs by a lady named Kate Moss and I was just kind of looking at them being like I need to get out of here, I need to do something, I need to get out of here, I want to be somebody. Doreen Laurence was obviously part of the campaign and had you worked with her or met her before? Doreen did a massive concert in remembrance of her incredible son Steven Laurence and it was so inspiring because she came into every single changing room of everybody that performed. You could tell that she was so grateful that people who really have a have a voice are really supporting something that is beyond even more than her son. She's really a great example of taking the light out of the dark. When you perform, what do you like to wear and why? I think on stage there's no rule, I always try and think of a concept, a story, like you're telling a story in your clothes like some people honestly think I'm mental but I think that's why people took notice. Honestly. I can't wait to look back and be like, I remember when I wore that and I got away with it.

• published: 31 Mar 2014
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