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She is a pop star with a passion for fitness.
And on Monday, Rita Ora posed without makeup in a black sports bra and cropped leggings during an ankle weights workout, after a recording studio session.
The hitmaker, 31, shared the full-length mirror selfie on Instagram showing off her toned abs and athletic pins during workout class.
Fitness fanatic: Makeup-free Rita Ora posed Monday in black sports bra and cropped leggings during ankle weights workout, after recording studio session
Earlier in the day, Rita uploaded a photo of herself wearing headphones standing in front of a studio microphone to show fans she was making music.
The studio session came after her ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris, 38, insisted he was not responsible for Rita scrapping her second album.
Rumors that the DJ was involved began swirling after their 2014 split when Rita claimed that Calvin blocked her from performing I Will Never Let You Down – which he wrote and produced – at the Teen Choice Awards.
Shortly after, she canned her second album, with fans speculating it was due to Calvin refusing to sign several songs from the CD.
Back in a moment: Earlier in the day, Rita uploaded a photo of herself wearing headphones standing in front of a studio microphone, to show fans she was making music
While 38-year-old Calvin was silent at the time, he broke his silence on Sunday to insist the claims were a “myth.”
After a fan tweeted that if Rita’s sophomore album hadn’t “torpedoed,” she would have been “one of the biggest pop stars in the world,” Calvin quickly hit back.
He tweeted, “The whole thing is a myth, there’s one unreleased song I’ve been working on and it’s no good.”
MailOnline has reached out to Rita’s representatives for comment.
‘I worked on one song and it wasn’t right!’: Rita’s music session came after her ex Calvin Harris stopped rumors that he was responsible for her scrapped album following their split (pictured in 2014)
Rita – who is now married to director Taika Waititi – previously spoke of her split from Calvin, confirming that her album, which had been years in the making, would not contain any music the duo had collaborated on before they split.
She said in 2017, “It’s one of these things that… Well, for me it’s in the past. Whatever I say, somehow it becomes a headline and it becomes a story again.”
She dismissed speculation that the duo are still at odds, adding: “He’s a great guy and we’re on good terms now.”
Strike back: While Calvin was silent at the time, he broke his silence on Sunday to insist the claims were a ‘myth’
Rita split from Calvin in 2014 after dating the hitmaker This Is What You Came For for a little over a year.
She had stated that Calvin was the first person she really fell in love with, but she was reportedly “embarrassed” when he publicly announced their split via Twitter.
It was alleged that Rita was unaware that Calvin would make the statement on the social media site which read, “To address speculation, me and Rita ended our relationship some time ago. She is a beautiful, talented woman and I wish her all the best. (sic)’
Happier times: Rita split from Calvin in 2014, after dating the This Is What You Came For hitmaker for just over a year (pictured January 2014)
He reportedly ended the relationship after the former couple “quarreled for months” and “grew apart.” It was also alleged that private Calvin “hated the extra attention” that came with dating Rita.
Tensions between the pair seemed to worsen, as Calvin reportedly “banned” Rita from performing their collaborative musical material – in particular, the catchy tune I Will Never Let You Down, which rose to the top of the charts after its release two years ago. the charts soared.
The British singer’s hit song was written and produced by Calvin – real name Adam Richard Wiles – and released in March 2014, taking her straight to the number one spot in the UK Singles Chart.
New couple: Rita – who is now married to director Taika Waititi – previously confirmed her album would not contain any music she had collaborated on with Calvin before they split
In response, Calvin tweeted, “You only know 1 side of the RE Teen Choice Awards story because I choose not to talk to the papers about every aspect of my personal life. But know I had a damn good reason.”
He then added an emoticon of a waving hand, as if to publicly reject his former flame.
In an interview with Wonderland at the time they broke up, Rita candidly confessed, “At the time… I just wanted to get into my bed and die. But I came out the other side, I’m surviving.’
“I saw the light at the end of the tunnel and I just wanted to change the mood of the whole album,” she further explained. ‘It was a very sweet album at first, because that’s where I was, but then of course I didn’t feel like it.’
However, in 2017, Rita and Calvin are reported to have come to terms and “resolved their differences.”
“They got in touch at the end of last year and sorted things out,” a source told The Sun, before adding: “It was such a relief for both of them to be able to move on and put things behind them.”
Rita is now enjoying a comeback to the charts, after stepping out of the music scene due to a protracted legal battle with former record label Roc Nation – co-owned by rapper Jay Z – which has delayed the release of her upcoming sophomore album.
Calvin released his sixth studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2, in August and is engaged to TV presenter Vick Hope.
New lady: Calvin released his sixth studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2, in August and is engaged to TV presenter Vick Hope