Wednesday November 9, 2022, Emily Ratajkowski gave an interview to the British version of Elle magazine. Nearly four months after separating from her son’s father, the model opened up about her new life as a single mother.
An announcement that had surprised the greatest number. If on social networks, Emily Ratajkowski and her husband, Sebastian Bear-McClard, seemed very in love, it was not so in reality. Wednesday, July 20, 2022, the model indeed announced their separation after four years of marriage, due to infidelity. From now on, she is raising their son, Sly, born on Monday March 8, 2021 alone. life. “You sacrifice a lot of your identity when you become a mother. And I feel like my life has just begun“, she assured, before developing: “Turning twenties was like people’s description of their teenage years, where you think, ‘My God, that was embarrassing and painful. And even though I’ve done things that I love, I’m also like, ‘Goodbye!’“
In full disclosure, Emily Ratajkowski said: “Now, for the first time, I enjoy the world more. And yet, I have this incredible responsibility to raise a child. But I’ve decided what I want Sly to think about women. I want him to have the example of a mother who is happy.“Friday October 21, 2022, in the columns of Madame Figaro, the model had assured that motherhood had changed everything in her life.From now on, my number one priority is my son. It also helped me to better appreciate my body, to better appreciate life. Pregnancy and childbirth are truly miraculous“, she had let know. Explaining how she managed to reconcile her new life as a mother and her career, the pretty brunette had slipped: “It is so difficult to find a balance between private and professional life! You have to negotiate constantly. Every time I’m with my son, I feel like I’m giving up on my job, but at the same time, it feels so good. And whenever I’m away from my baby, all I want is to be with him.“
Emily Ratajkowski: ‘I’m trying to set an example for my son’
Having since become a single mother, the model had specified: “I think it’s really important as a mother to set an example for her child by working. All I do, I hope, is be a good mother.“Feminist, Emily Ratajkowski assured thereafter:”I try to set an example for my son so that he has a role model of a powerful woman in his life. He’s still really small, but I think it’s something important to teach him!“Alas, the young woman is sometimes referred to as”bad mother“by internet users. On Friday July 16, 2021, she then exclaimed on Instagram: “The comments directed at me are filled with shameful remarks about why I don’t deserve to be a mom. Shame on you all.“