Rita Ora has told how she hadn't expected to fall in love with DJ Calvin Harris.

The singer, 23, and Scottish DJ, 30, began dating in May last year and they collaborated on her new single I Will Never Let You Down.

Rita told Elle magazine that Calvin "got something out of me that I never thought I had... like falling in love.

"I just didn't think I had it. I'd never experienced it before. And I was just like in the wilderness, thinking, 'Will it ever happen?'," the Daily Mirror quoted her as saying.

Rita, who showed off her tattooed ribcage on the cover of Elle, said her music now reflected the fact that she is in a relationship.

"I didn't know what the f*** I was doing on my first album, let's be honest. I was a kid having the time of my life. And I made a party album - party and bulls***."

The Hot Right Now singer added: "This time, I'm still having a great time, but I'm in a great, loving place. Now I want people to see you can have fun and be in love at the same time."