Rita Ora and Dua Lipa’s grandfathers are seen enjoying a drink in Kosovo in the 1960s in AMAZING unearthed throwback snap… as fans marvel at the connection and family likeness
- Rita’s grandfather Besim Sahatçiu was a film, TV and theatre director
- Dua’s grandfather Seit Lipa was a historian and intellectual
- Rita was born in Pristina, Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo), to Albanian parents Besnik Ora and Vera Sahatçiu
- Dua was born in London and is the eldest child of Kosovo Albanian parents Anesa, née Rexha, and Dukagjin from Pristina, FR Yugoslavia
Rita Ora and Dua Lipa’s grandfathers can be seen enjoying a drink in Kosovo in the 1960s in a throwback image, which has been circulating social media.
In the image posted by Dua’s father Dukagjin Lipa, 52, in 2019, Rita’s grandfather Besim Sahatçiu, a film, TV and theatre director, and Dua’s grandfather Seit Lita, a historian and intellectual, sit together drinking.
The pop stars, aged 30 and 25 respectively, are both of Albanian descent and fans were left delighted by the link – with some pointing out their similarities to their grandfathers and others marvelling at the friendship ahead of their success.
Wow! Dua Lipa and Rita Ora’s grandfathers (left and right) can be seen enjoying a drink in Kosovo in the 1960s in a throwback image, which has been circulating social media
Duka added a caption on the throwback snap, reading: ‘My dad, Seit Lipa and Mr. Besim Sahatçiu. Grandfathers of @dualipa and @ritaora having a drink in 1960s city of Peja. #grandfathers #friends’.
Rita was born in Pristina, Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo), to Albanian parents. Her mother, Vera, née Bajraktari, is a psychiatrist and her father, Besnik Sahatçiu, is a pub owner, who studied economics.
Dua was born in London and is the eldest child of Kosovo Albanian parents Anesa, née Rexha, and Dukagjin from Pristina, FR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo). On her maternal grandmother’s side, she is of Bosnian descent.
Many pointed out the connection in Dua and Seit’s looks – pointing heavily towards their strong eyebrows with the comments.
Strangers: Dua’s patriarch Seit Lipa was a historian and intellectual
Users penned: ‘woah dua looks so much like her grandfather that’s so cool… the eyebrows give away which is which… selt lipa is the one with the eyebrows right…
Users penned: ‘woah dua looks so much like her grandfather that’s so cool… the eyebrows give away which is which… selt lipa is the one with the eyebrows right…
‘explains where dua got those luxurious eyebrows’
Another link made by fans was suggesting that Rita’s grandfather bore an uncanny resemblance to Spider-Man star Tom Holland.
Excited fans penned: ‘The grandfather on the right is the grandfather of Tom Holland and Rita Ora… Sis that’s Connan Grey and Tom Holland…
‘He’s giving tom holland… Wait a minute you’re not wrong…. Grandad on the [right] looks like Tom Holland Loudly crying face’.
History: Rita’s grandfather Besim Sahatçiu was a film, TV and theatre director
Links: While many Twitter users were dumbfounded by the link, a number of Twitter users pointed out the small size of the area leading to the likelihood of their union
Dua’s family history
Dua Lipa was born on August 22, 1995 in London
Her father is Albanian rock star turned marketing executive Dukagjin Lipa and mother Anesa Lipa
She has a sister named Rina and a brother named Gjin
Her parents, ethnic Albanians from Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, had migrated to Europe to escape violence and oppression in the 1990s
After Kosovo declared independence in February 2008, where she learned more about the Albanian language
Rita’s family history
Rita was born on November 26, 1990 in Pristina, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)
Her father is Economics graduate and pub owner Besnik Ora and mother psychiatrist Vera Sahatçiu
She has a sister Elena and brother Don
Rita spent the first year of her life in a small flat in Kosovo before her parents fled persecution, war and genocide
Kosovo was then part of Yugoslavia and brutal dictator Slobodan Milosevic was beginning his oppression of ethnic Albanians like Rita’s family
While many Twitter users were dumbfounded by the link, a number of Twitter users pointed out the small size of the area leading to the likelihood of their union.
Pointing out the statistics, users penned: ‘They grandfathers are both from Peja, a city that in the 60s had around 65k population, and both of them were successful enough to know each other…
‘Maybe cause it was the 60’s in Peja a city in a small country where almost everyone knows eachother? What a conspiracy theory…
‘They grandfathers are both from Peja, a city that in the 60s had around 65k population, and both of them were successful enough to know each other.’
Family ties: Dua is pictured with her Albanian rock star turned marketing executive father Dukagjin Lipa and mother Anesa Lipa
Sweet: Rita is pictured with her psychiatrist Vera Sahatçiu in 2013
Amazing! Another link made by fans was suggesting that Rita’s grandfather bore an uncanny resemblance to Spider-Man star Tom Holland
His Hollywood looks were highlighted
The resurfaced image comes a year after Dua sparked controversy with a tweet linked to extreme Albanian nationalists.
Last July, she posted an image of a map which showed the nations of Albania and Kosovo, as well as slices of neighbouring countries, on a red flag emblazoned with Albania’s eagle emblem.
The banner, which advocates Albanian expansionism across the Balkans, was flown during a 2014 football match between Serbia and Albania, sparking a mass brawl.
The tweet was accompanied with the word ‘autochthonous’, which means the original inhabitants of a country, opposed to settlers. It suggests that Kosovar-Albanians are indigenous to the region, a claim that is refuted by Serbs.
The resurfaced image comes a year after Dua sparked controversy with a tweet linked to extreme Albanian nationalists
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, becoming Europe’s youngest country, over a decade after NATO’s bombing of Yugoslavia.
Albanian nationalists claim they settled the country before the Serbs, so to them, Kosovo is a country of ethnic Albanians.
According to the BBC, fans and critics accused Lipa of advocating Albanian expansionism, which involves creating a Greater Albania, to be home to all indigenous Albanians.
Serbia and Russia do not recognise Kosovo, but most other countries do.
Last July, she posted an image of a map which showed the nations of Albania and Kosovo, as well as slices of neighbouring countries, on a red flag emblazoned with Albania’s eagle emblem
The controversial tweet came shortly after social media users began to circulate a petition calling for Apple maps to include Kosovo as a singular entity.
A day earlier, Lipa shared a similar story on her Instagram, which read: ‘Why Kosovo is not & will never be Serbia’, while demanding that Apple put Kosovo and Palestine on their maps.
She later spoke out on the controversy, saying: ‘My previous post was never meant to incite any hate, It makes me sad and angry that my post has been wilfully misinterpreted by some groups and individuals who promote ethnic separatism, something I completely reject…
‘We all deserve to be proud of our ethnicity and where we are from. I simply want my country to be represented on a map and to be able to speak with pride and joy about my Albanian roots and my mother country…
‘I encourage everyone to embrace their heritage and to listen and learn from each other. Peace, love and respect to all.’
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