Emily Ratajkowski and Sebastian Bear-McClard were married for four years, and their separation became one of 2022’s biggest headlines when it came to infidelity. According to multiple outlets, Sebastian cheated on Em. The pair shares a son named Sylvester together.
Although the ex-spouses have been divorced for four years, Sebastian made headlines again in June 2026 after Emily published an essay via The Cut about their separation and her subsequent dating life as a single mother.
“Six months after my son was born, my husband and I stopped having sex,” Em wrote in the essay. “Less than a year later, we separated.” The London-born model recalled how people would look at her in a “condescending way” after she separated from Sebastian. “Their furrowed brows, the pity in their faces as they delivered an ‘I’m so sorry, Emily,’” she continued. “I couldn’t stand my pathetic reflection in their eyes. They saw me as someone who was unwanted, who had been left.”
As a child, Em wrote that it “was crucial” to her “to avoid becoming a single mom” because she viewed it as “an insult.” She explained, “Having a child with the wrong man was the fastest way to ruin your life as a woman — it meant having no freedom, no choices, no emergency exit. All baggage and no security.”
However, Emily “decided to f**k [her] way into a new kind of woman” by embracing a “mania” of one-night stands and brief flings.
“Before my separation, I’d never had a one-night stand,” she pointed out. “I’d never slept with someone the same day I met them. In fact, I’d only slept with eight people: four of whom had been live-in boyfriends, and one of whom was my male best friend in high school. I didn’t f**k anyone I wasn’t pretty sure would fall in love with me because I wanted to be precious.”
So, what exactly happened between Emily and Sebastian? Learn about him and their past marriage below.
