Rita Ora Reflects on Beyonce “Protecting” Her Amid Speculation She Was Jay-Z’s “Becky with the Good Hair”

From that controversial Super Bowl performance to the groundbreaking ‘Lemonade‘ album, Beyonce made the world stop a few times in 2016.

One of the most memorable moments came from the diva’s admission that her seemingly picture-perfect marriage to rapper/music mogul JAY-Z was anything but when she accused him of infidelity in the LP’s stinging song ‘Sorry.’

Referring to his alleged mistress as “Becky with the good hair,” the revelation sent her beloved fans (affectionately called the #Beyhive) into sleuth mode with many pointing to singer-actress Rita Ora as the likely unnamed culprit.

Nearly 10 years later, Ora is finally opening up about how the unceremonious slams and disses that came as a result of the speculation took a toll on her personal life.

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Ora, a guest on Friday’s episode of the ‘Begin Again with Davina McCall’ podcast (June 26), dished on how she dealt with accusations of an affair with her former boss JAY-Z.

“I wish I had good hair,” Rita joked before sharing, “None of that was real. That was the first time I experienced what it means to be in a messy situation…I was like, ‘Why is this happening to me?’ What have I done?'”

But, the ‘Praising You’ singer had nothing but praise for Bey and ‘Lemonade’ – calling the LP one of her “favorite albums” by the diva.

“She was my protector. That’s what’s insane because there was nothing but love. And, you know, again, being signed to JAY-Z, her husband, she being my biggest inspiration…,” she recalled before calling the ‘Cowboy Carter‘ creator her “fairy Godmother.” “I was actually genuinely upset because that’s my big sister protector. She took it upon herself to really look after me. And I still see her to this day and she’s always been so, so nice and proud…”

Click here to watch the full hourlong interview.