Emily Ratajkowski opened up about embracing a 'villain' persona after her 2022 split from Sebastian Bear-McClard. In a June 2026 essay for The Cut, she described turning to casual dating just a week after separating. The model and actress framed it as her 'villain origin story.'
Ratajkowski split from the film producer after four years of marriage. They share a five-year-old son named Sylvester. She wrote that she decided to 'f*** my way into a new kind of woman' and embody characters like Poison Ivy or Catwoman.
The essay revealed she had never had a one-night stand before the breakup. Ratajkowski described dates with a local DJ and other 'uniquely disturbed characters from man hell.' She noted learning that being alone was better than most partnerships.
Multiple reports confirm Sebastian allegedly cheated, though neither has publicly addressed it. Ratajkowski recalled people offering pity after the split and rejecting that victim narrative. She called her single-mom life in New York 'sexier and bohemian.'
So… is this the ultimate glow-up or just peak chaos?
