Is that Rita Ora Mum?

Same clothes. Same style. And even the same looks. But the singer’s doppelganger is no crazy superfan...

SHE has a €20million-plus fortune, A-list friends and several No 1 hits – so it’s no surprise that Rita Ora also has a dedicated gang of lookalike followers. But take a close look at one particular super-fan often pictured by her side, who seems to copy her every fashion twist and turn. Why, the likeness is such that Rita could even be her daughter… Indeed, the 27-year-old star has never made any secret of being close to Mum. And, as these pictures show, the singer and DJ has learned a thing or two from 51-year-old Vera, not least her dress sense.

Rita was born in war-torn Kosovo and, as a toddler, fled with her father Besnick and Vera, who had big ambitions for her little girl.

In fact Rita credits her mother as the mastermind of her astonishing rise from a London childhood in the shadow of Grenfell Tower to international celebrity. The MoS can reveal that, in 2009, Rita – then unknown – had been in the running to represent Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest. But Vera suggested she pull out and perform at an ‘open mic’ event a stone’s throw from her home.

There a record label executive signed her up – the first step to becoming a phenomenon boasting the Obamas, Oprah Winfrey and Madonna as close friends.

Vera has certainly given Rita an eye for success, even if they leave the rest of us thinking we’re seeing double…

Back to Black: Pouting Vera, above, picked a black lace skirt for a night out at private club Annabel’s last month. Rita wore a similar one along with a long-sleeved bodice while in New York promoting her single For You.

Pretty in Pink: Vera’s Topshop frock, above, seems to have prompted her daughter’s red-carpet choice just a month later when she attended the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles in August last year

HigH viz: The only difference here is a detachable fur collar Vera, above, teamed with this Topshop coat. Rita wore it to protect her modesty over a skimpy lycra two-piece.

SPot on: Vera’s 2017 New Year outfit, above, was much like Rita’s PJs from fashion boutique Rockins, worn just months before