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Emily Ratajkowski Gifted Herself $130K "Divorce Rings"

Emily Ratajkowski just put the silver (well, gold) in silver lining by turning her two-stone engagement ring from ex-husband Sebastian Bear-McClard into a pair of "divorce rings." In a new Instagram post, the star shared a roundup of pictures from a sexy photoshoot in her bed that showed off her two newest editions to her jewelry box: diamond rings made by Alison Lou featuring the exact stones from her initial ring.

Ratajkowski captioned the post, "divorce rings ©️," cheekily adding a copyright logo to let her followers know the genius idea was hers. The pear-shaped diamond was set in a gold band on her pinky finger, while she turned the square stone into an oblong rhombus setting also placed on a gold ring, which she wore on her ring finger. According to diamond experts from Steven Stone, Ratajkowski's divorce rings are worth approximately $130,000.

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The jewelry designer, who made the original Toi et Moi ring, said the process of separating the ring into two separate pieces "was healing" for Ratajkowski.

"A divorce is the separation of two people and to symbolize this, we decided it made the most sense to create two separate, but complimentary rings each taking a diamond from the engagement setting. It was never a question or option to source completely new stones," Alison Chemla, creative director and designer of Alison Lou, tells InStyle. "The process was healing and [showed] strength by giving these stones new life and a new chapter. Emily can now wear these two rings daily and with pride."

"Taking an engagement ring that doesn’t necessarily hold the best memories and making them into divorce ringsTM is both iconic and liberating — showing you that these rings can have new memories for the next chapter of your life," she adds.

Ratajkowski and Bear-McClard met in 2018 and tied the knot just weeks after they sparked dating rumors. In October 2020, Ratajkowski announced her pregnancy in an essay for Vogue, and in 2021, the former couple welcomed their son Sylvester Apollo Bear. In 2022, however, Ratajkowski filed for divorce. In an interview with Harper's Bazaar a couple of months after their split, Ratajkowski said she was feeling "all of the emotions" amid their breakup.

"I feel anger, sadness. I feel excitement. I feel joy. I feel levity. Every day is different," she said at the time. "The only good thing I know is that I'm feeling all those things, which is nice because it makes me believe that I'll be okay."

In a 2023 episode of her podcast High Low with EmRata, the model shared that she doesn't think divorce has to be "a sad thing."

"I know a lot of people who are unhappily married for a very long time because they're so afraid of divorce and I don't think that's a good way to live," she added.

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Reinaldo Massengill

Update: 2024-05-09