Celebrity couple Rita Ora and Taika Waititi have been confirmed as hosts for the upcoming 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards.
It will be Ora’s second time presenting the event and Waititi’s first. The American pop star and New Zealand director will entertain the audience and hand out awards to the best musicians from around the world.
“I’m thrilled to be back hosting, and sharing the stage with Taika makes it all the more special,” Rita said in a statement of the new gig. “We’ve got it all at this year’s EMAs, fun surprises, fantastic fashion, comedy, and above all amazing music. We can’t wait for audiences to share these moments with us.”
In a joint statement, ora and Waititi added, “We’re excited to host this year’s MTV EMAs and celebrate the best musicians and performances from around the world. We look forward to sharing the evening with all of these talented artists.”
President of music, music talent, programming and events at Paramount, and chief content officer of music for Paramount+ Bruce Gillmer said that the awards show is honoured to welcome the power couple.
“Rita Ora is a long-time MTV/EMA favourite and together with the multi-talented Taika Waititi, we’re absolutely certain this powerhouse duo will set the stage for one electrifying night of global music celebration.”
The awards ceremony will take place on November 13th, 2022 at the PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany. International stars including Harry Styles, Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj are nominated.
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Ora first sparked romance rumours between herself and Waititi in April last year when she uploaded a photo to Instagram of Watiti with his arms around her.
“Good times, memories, random things on my phone and the ones I love,” she captioned her post alongside a collage of other images.
More recently, she gushed about the Thor: Love and Thunder director in an interview on Jaime Winstone’s Greatest Night Ever podcast.
“I’m in love. I’m very much in love. I’m in love, I’m in love, amen!” She said when asked about her marriage to Waititi.
She added, “But I love love as well. I’ve always been such a believer in it and I’ve always felt like I always wanted the fairytale and that’s what I grew up loving.”
