Taila Waititi is a famous director, writer, comedian, actor, and painter coming from New Zealand. He is also a photographer and a fashion designer.
Explore his Dating life and net worth.
Is Taika Waititi Dating Rita Ora?
In April of 2021, the award-winning director Taika Waititi and famous singer Rita Ora were rumored to be dating when spotted hanging out together in Sydney, Australia. As per the reports, the two started dating in March of this year but were keeping things private. She was also seen hanging out with Taika along with other famous celebrities like Chris Hemsworth, Matt Damon, Russel Crowe, who were all starring in Waititi’s upcoming film, Thor: Love and Thunder.
Then in May, some casual pics of Taika, 47, and Rita, 30, strolling down a Sydney street was posted on Twitter where Waititi can be seen having his arm on Ora.
Rita Ora and Taika Waititi pictured in Sydney amid romance rumors https://t.co/qGavHvGnwU pic.twitter.com/BIQC605Wpu
— Page Six (@PageSix) May 16, 2021
At last, the couple made it official on the red carpet at the premiere of The Suicide Squad at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles.
Ora posted several pictures in celebration of Waititi’s Birthday on Instagram, captioned with a red love heart emoji on August 18.
Moreover, they attended the 2021 Met Gala together and posed for the pictures on the red carpet held in America in September.
Recently, they were seen attending the Eternals premiere on October 18, and Waititi posted the snaps with a sassy caption that said,
“ I felt like I got a lot of attention at the #Eternals premiere last night. Maybe it was my date (it was definitely my date), or maybe it was this sick @thombrowne suit(it was my date).. I guess no will ever know.”
Waititi was seen in a suave suit designed by Thom Browne, and Ora was in a white gown selected by stylist Jason Rembert.
Taika Waititi Was Previously Married
Taika Waititi had a wife of six years who is also a worker in the film industry. Her name is Chelsea Winstanley who is a New Zealand film producer and a member of the producer’s branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The two got married in 2012 in New York City and first met when she interviewed him for a TV documentary series profiling Maori artists. They also worked together on an award-heavy horror mockumentary, What We Do in the Shadows.
Waititi was and is a supportive husband to his ex-wife as he encouraged her to leave Los Angeles for New Zealand to pursue her calling in filmmaking. She had said, “ he said that to me the other day; it was so arrogant of me to think that you would even want to follow my life. It was a really big thing for him to admit, and it was so refreshing.”
It was reported that the two got separated in 2018, and since then, Chelsea has started working in New Zealand. She also said, “I’m just sick of women portrayed as living in the shadow of their partners, that’s all. I made one film with him, I was a filmmaker before I met him, and I continue to do my own stuff.” Taika and his ex-wife had worked together on the film Jojo Rabbit where Taika was the director and Chelsea was the producer, and they were last photographed together at a Golden Globes party in January 2020.
Taika has two adorable daughters with his ex-wife; they are named Te Hinekahu and Matewa Kiritapu. The eldest was born in 2012 and the younger in 2015. Recently, Taika was seen on the sets of Thor: Love and Thunder with his two daughters.
Net worth Of Taika Waititi
Taila Waititi has an estimated net worth of $13 million as per the Celebrity Net Worth. It is reported that his income generates from his directing, producing, and several acting gigs in the entertainment industry. He was even nominated for Best Actor at the Nokia Film Awards for his role in the Sarkies Brother’s film Scarfies in 2000. He is also critically acclaimed for his Comedic and dramatic abilities.
Taika has made the two highest-grossing films in New Zealand that are Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople. He has also signed many Hollywood projects in recent years. His films include What do we do in the shadows (2014), Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), Jojo Rabbit (2019). He has even directed music videos for LeggyBlonde, Ladies of the world.
His blockbuster movie Thor: Ragnarok reportedly grossed $854 million at the box office. He is also a commercial director for famous brands such as Xbox, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Samsung, Coca-Cola, etc.
Taika, 47, is reported to have brought a house on LA hill that was built in 1963 by architect Gerard Colcord for $3.5 million. Taika has another house in LA that cost him $2.4 million approximately.