What We Know About Emily Ratajkowski's New Baby
Multifaceted model, designer, actor, and author Emily Ratajkowski just welcomed the first of two big arrivals in 2021! Her highly-anticipated book of essays My Body is slated for an October 2021 release date, per Grazia, but by then she'll have a new title: mama.
The supermodel welcomed her first child with producer husband Sebastian Bear-McClard on March 8, 2021. Ratajkowski shared the news with an Instagram photo of the baby breastfeeding in their New York apartment. "Sylvester Apollo Bear has joined us earth side," she captioned. "Sly arrived 3/8/21 on the most surreal, beautiful, and love-filled morning of my life."
Celebrities and fans alike quickly gave their well-wishes. "Congrats beauty," Kate Bosworth commented with three beating heart emojis. "Congratulations sweet family," Bella Hadid added. "CONGRATULATIONS MAMA!!!!!" Halsey chimed in. Gabrielle Union also sent six red heart emojis in support of her pal.
So what do we know about Ratajkowksi and Bear-McClard's bundle of joy so far? Keep scrolling to find out!
Emily Ratajkowski doesn't want to discuss the baby's gender
New parents Emily Ratajkowski and Sebastian Bear-McClard have opted to stay mum on the topic of their baby's gender. Ratajkowski wrote an essay for Vogue on why they're steering clear of gender norms.
"We won't know [our baby's] gender until our child is 18 and that they'll let us know then," Ratajkowski wrote. "I don't like that we force gender-based preconceptions onto people, let alone babies. I want to be a parent who allows my child to show themself to me. And yet I realize that while I may hope my child can determine their own place in the world, they will, no matter what, be faced with the undeniable constraints and constructions of gender before they can speak or, hell, even be born."
Ratajkowski is not the first celebrity to vow to raise their children gender neutral, but Ratajkowksi's perspective may be different than her peers. "A lot of our life experiences are gendered, and it would be dishonest to try to deny the reality of many of them," Ratajkowski continued.
She also penned a personal essay for The Cut entitled "Buying Myself Back" that in part chronicled her modeling career through the lens of feminine constraints. "I will remain as the real Emily; the Emily who owns the high-art Emily, and the one who wrote this essay, too. She will continue to carve out control where she can find it," she concluded the acclaimed piece. Certainly Ratajkowski can later impart her wisdom to her newborn Sylvester Apollo.