Judging on Australia's version of The Voice left Rita Ora, 31, in tears when a contestant explained that her mum was having cancer treatment, leading the Kosovan-born star to well up and talk about her own mother Vera's experience of the disease.
She became teary after hearing Aleisha Gam's family story, as the young singer revealed her mum had been battling cancer two years.The normally bubbly singer, who British fans see trading banter with her fellow judges on Britain's The Masked Singer, welled up, and struggled to keep her composure as she opened up to Aleisha and the rest of the studio about her family history. "I know how it feels to sort of have that connection with a song, and then that memory always sticks with that song.
My mum, she also had cancer," revealed Rita, as she praised Aleisha's performance. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox withOK!'s daily newsletter .
You can sign up at the top of the page. Rita then recalled how it felt to see mum Vera go through gruelling treatment. "When she would go and get her treatment, she was like losing her hair and stuff.
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