MODEL Emily Ratajkowski has given birth to her first baby with indie movie producer Sebastian Bear-McClard. The couple previously noted that they “won’t know” their child’s gender until they’re “18.” Emily, 29, has announced the birth of her first child on Instagram writing: “Sylvester Apollo Bear has joined us earth side. Sly arrived 3/8/21 on […]
MODEL Emily Ratajkowski has given birth to her first baby with indie movie producer Sebastian Bear-McClard.
The couple previously noted that they “won’t know” their child’s gender until they’re “18.”
Emily, 29, has announced the birth of her first child on Instagram writing: “Sylvester Apollo Bear has joined us earth side. Sly arrived 3/8/21 on the most surreal, beautiful, and love-filled morning of my life.”
The world-renown model revealed the news via social media, as the parents celebrated their new addition.
The new mom first announced her pregnancy in late October of 2020, with an elegant photoshoot and cover spread with Vogue Magazine.
Emily waited until she was four months pregnant to share the exciting news, but has since been very vocal about the process.
In the announcement, the fashion publication pictured the model straight on while cradling her developing bump with a soft smile.
Dressed in an orange lingerie slip, Emily looked radiant as she reveled in anticipation for her new baby.
In the accompanying interview with Vogue, Emily revealed that her child will remain non-binary until they are a legal adult.
She explained her decision: “When my husband and I tell friends that I’m pregnant, their first question after ‘Congratulations’ is almost always ‘Do you know what you want?’
“We like to respond that we won’t know the gender until our child is 18 and that they’ll let us know then.
“Everyone laughs at this. There is a truth to our line, though, one that hints at possibilities that are much more complex than whatever genitalia our child might be born with,” she reasoned.
“The truth that we ultimately have no idea who—rather than what—is growing inside my belly.
“Who will this person be? What kind of person will we become parents to? How will they change our lives and who we are?
“This is a wondrous and terrifying concept, one that renders us both helpless and humbled,” the My Body author explained.
Emily and her husband, Sebastian Bear-McClard, tied the knot in a secret ceremony in February of 2018.
The creative couple has kept their relationship very private, rarely posting on social media.
The news of their marriage surfaced only 10 days after they were first seen together publicly.
However, an inside source later told Us Weekly: “Emily has known Sebastian for years. They were all in a friend group. He wasn’t a stranger.”
Prior to their engagement, Emily spent three years dating music composer Jeff Magid.
The pair separated in January 2018, just one month before she revealed she would be marrying Sebastian.
Last month, Emily compared her pregnant body to Winnie the Pooh, as she posed naked in a flawless mirror selfie.
“Sometimes I feel like Winnie the Pooh in human form, other times like a fertility goddess with a juicy butt,” she wrote.
“I took this on a day where I was feeling the latter. Either way, I know I’m going to miss this bump and those kicks very soon.”
The Sports Illustrated model will be releasing her first book this year as well, a compilation of essays regarding culture’s commodification of women.
My Body will drop in October of 2021 and will reflect on Emily’s experiences in the world of fashion, film, and modeling.
