'Shine Ya Light' beauty Rita Ora has opened up about her fast-track journey to fame and admitted that she expected it to be very different to how it turned out.

Speaking to footballer Rio Ferdinand's #5 magazine, the songstress explained that she prepared herself for "disappointment" because landing a meeting with Jay-Z seemed too good to be true:

"I’d sent my demos to RocNation when I was 17, then a few days later they called me up and said they wanted to meet. I panicked, thinking I wouldn’t be able to afford to go, I started selling trainers, then I realised they were going to pay for me."

Referring to the moment she actually met the '99 Problems' music mogul, Ora added: "I thought it was going to be another disappointment, but after 10 minutes we shook hands and then spent the next 2 hours having a DJ battle."

Earlier this week, Ora revealed that she was approached about a role as a judge on The X Factor, but decided to turn in down in order to keep her attention focused on her music career.

Watch a clip from Ora's tour diary below: