Meet ‘Blurred Lines’ girl EmRata and her parents: her dad’s an internationally renowned painter; her mum, a professor and author – and they welcomed their daughter when they were both in their 40s
A supermodel and New York Times bestselling author, Emily Ratajkowski played opposite Ben Affleck in 2014’s Gone Girl and is set to appear in Lena Dunham’s forthcoming Netflix series Too Much
EmRata, 33, is also a single mother, of three-year-old Sylvester Apollo Bear, nicknamed Sly, whom she shares with ex-husband Sebastian Bear-McClard, as reported by People. The coveted model posted a glimpse of her life on Instagram recently, where Sly was seen spending time with his grandfather, EmRata’s dad, in his studio. She revealed that her father built the studio in her childhood home, where she would tackle arts and crafts with him.
Ratajkowski appears to have a close relationship with her parents, but what else do we know about them?
Emily Ratajkowski’s family background
Emily Ratajkowski was born in London to John Ratajkowski and Kathleen Balgley, and raised in London and Encinitas, near San Diego. The couple welcomed her when they were in their 40s. EmRata revealed in a 2014 interview with Allure that she is of Polish-Israeli ethnicity. Her father grew up in Coronado, San Diego; and while her mother also grew up in the US, Kathleen’s website states that she moved around. Both of EmRata’s grandmothers hail from Ireland, says the Irish Star and the model herself has an Irish middle name: O’Hara. The family spent many summers at their Irish farmhouse in Cork, which John Ratajkowski renovated. Kathleen’s father was Jewish and she has relatives in Israel, according to her biography.
Her father is an artist
