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Emily Ratajkowski’s marriage to Sebastian Bear-McClard ended less than a year after they welcomed their son, Sylvester Apollo Bear<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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The model said her relationship “collapsed” and said that she and her husband stopped being intimate six months after she gave birth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Ratajkowski and Bear-McClard had a whirlwind romance, marrying weeks after cozying up to each other<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Emily Ratajkowski<\/a> is opening up about navigating the breakdown of her marriage after giving birth to her son.\u00a0<\/p>\nThe model, 35, wed film producer Sebastian Bear-McClard<\/a>, 45, at City Hall in New York City in February 2018, after only cozying up to each other a couple of weeks prior.<\/p>\nTheir relationship blossomed, and they welcomed their first and only son, Sylvester Apollo Bear, on March 8, 2021. But a year later, the couple decided to file for divorce.<\/p>\n
In a candid essay for The Cut<\/a>, published on Friday, June 12, and titled “Mother F—er,” Ratajkowski revealed that her “marriage collapsed,” adding that she and Bear-McClard stopped being intimate six months after she gave birth.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\nEmily Ratajkowski and Sebastian Bear-McClard
Credit: Emily Ratajkowski\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
“It was a violent transition into a new reality of screaming baby on my aching tit and ring on my swollen finger,” she wrote. “And then, in a time period that felt both instant and excruciatingly slow, my marriage collapsed. Six months after my son was born, my husband and I stopped having sex. Less than a year later, we separated.”<\/p>\n
The mom penned that she “hated the condescending way people looked at me in the wake of my breakup,” adding that she “couldn’t stand my pathetic reflection in their eyes.”<\/p>\n
In the rare, honest article, Ratajkowski said that she had always feared becoming a single mother.<\/p>\n
But after dating again, she decided to embody herself as a “villain,” and instead saw herself as “a woman who needs nothing from men.”<\/p>\n
In July 2022, a source close to Ratajkowski confirmed to PEOPLE that the couple had split<\/a>, describing it as “Em’s decision.”<\/p>\n“She is doing okay. She is strong and focused on her son. She loves being a mom,” the insider told PEOPLE at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Emily](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/9B11BCC77A8002B3D2154B2D8A98F9CC0FBC5C315170F6FE36BA5D72FB45C7BA\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960_h640;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Faol_people_articles_471%2F3bbc3ddc37baeb68669a7b78863f3178\"\/)
<\/div>\nEmily Ratajkowski and her son, Sylvester
Credit: Emily Ratajkowski\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
The I Feel Pretty<\/em> star said she initially declined Bear-McClard’s nontraditional proposal during her 2018 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n“He proposed to me at Minetta Tavern and he didn’t have a ring, so I was like mmm, nah,” she shared. “And then he took the paper clip that the bill was paid with and made me a ring, which I actually thought was really romantic.”<\/p>\n
Even during her wedding, Ratajkowski opted not to wear white, instead going for a mustard yellow outfit paired with a black hat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emily Ratajkowski’s marriage to Sebastian Bear-McClard ended less than a year after they welcomed their son, Sylvester Apollo Bear<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
The model said her relationship “collapsed” and said that she and her husband stopped being intimate six months after she gave birth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Ratajkowski and Bear-McClard had a whirlwind romance, marrying weeks after cozying up to each other<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Emily Ratajkowski<\/a> is opening up about navigating the breakdown of her marriage after giving birth to her son.\u00a0<\/p>\n The model, 35, wed film producer Sebastian Bear-McClard<\/a>, 45, at City Hall in New York City in February 2018, after only cozying up to each other a couple of weeks prior.<\/p>\n Their relationship blossomed, and they welcomed their first and only son, Sylvester Apollo Bear, on March 8, 2021. But a year later, the couple decided to file for divorce.<\/p>\n In a candid essay for The Cut<\/a>, published on Friday, June 12, and titled “Mother F—er,” Ratajkowski revealed that her “marriage collapsed,” adding that she and Bear-McClard stopped being intimate six months after she gave birth.\u00a0<\/p>\n Emily Ratajkowski and Sebastian Bear-McClard “It was a violent transition into a new reality of screaming baby on my aching tit and ring on my swollen finger,” she wrote. “And then, in a time period that felt both instant and excruciatingly slow, my marriage collapsed. Six months after my son was born, my husband and I stopped having sex. Less than a year later, we separated.”<\/p>\n The mom penned that she “hated the condescending way people looked at me in the wake of my breakup,” adding that she “couldn’t stand my pathetic reflection in their eyes.”<\/p>\n In the rare, honest article, Ratajkowski said that she had always feared becoming a single mother.<\/p>\n But after dating again, she decided to embody herself as a “villain,” and instead saw herself as “a woman who needs nothing from men.”<\/p>\n In July 2022, a source close to Ratajkowski confirmed to PEOPLE that the couple had split<\/a>, describing it as “Em’s decision.”<\/p>\n “She is doing okay. She is strong and focused on her son. She loves being a mom,” the insider told PEOPLE at the time.<\/p>\n Emily Ratajkowski and her son, Sylvester The I Feel Pretty<\/em> star said she initially declined Bear-McClard’s nontraditional proposal during her 2018 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n “He proposed to me at Minetta Tavern and he didn’t have a ring, so I was like mmm, nah,” she shared. “And then he took the paper clip that the bill was paid with and made me a ring, which I actually thought was really romantic.”<\/p>\n Even during her wedding, Ratajkowski opted not to wear white, instead going for a mustard yellow outfit paired with a black hat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Credit: Emily Ratajkowski\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>
Credit: Emily Ratajkowski\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n