Emily Ratajkowski discusses ‘friend breakups’ after kissing Olivia Wilde's ex Harry Styles

Just days before being spotted kissing Harry Styles, model Emily Ratajkowski discussed the best way to break up with a friend
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Supermodel and podcaster Emily Ratajkowski was seen locking lips with singing superstar Harry Styles just weeks after his relationship with actress Olivia Wilde ended. The two are adults and both single so it’s perfectly fine that they hook up. But when you realise that Emily and Olivia were friends prior to this moment, and only a few days ago the model was discussing on her podcast the best way to break up with a friend (snogging your friend's ex was not on the list), it makes you wonder was she planning on breaking up with Olivia? 

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 21: Olivia Wilde attends the Fashion Trust U.S. Awards 2023 at Goya Studios on March 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Fashion Trust U.S.)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 21: Olivia Wilde attends the Fashion Trust U.S. Awards 2023 at Goya Studios on March 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Fashion Trust U.S.)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 21: Olivia Wilde attends the Fashion Trust U.S. Awards 2023 at Goya Studios on March 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Fashion Trust U.S.)

Emily and Olivia may not have been best of friends but they certainly hung out in the same circles and have known each other for a while. The two ladies were pictured together at one of Harry’s gigs in Paris and the pair were reportedly dancing together at the Vanity Fair Oscars party. A source has told Page Six that the model is "begging her for forgiveness" after this "betrayal."

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High and Low with EmRata is the weekly podcast - released every Thursday - during which the model discusses everything from politics, philosophy, feminism and sex. In the episode titled, ‘How do you recover from a falling out with a friend?', 

Emily describes a time in her life where she felt the relationship with her modelling friend was coming to an end. She said: "I feel like work was going differently for us and I was getting a vibe that maybe she was a little unstable - it was that vibe of maybe she wasn’t the best person to be hanging out with at that time in my life". The My Body author explained that after distancing herself from her friend she eventually got the message and ended up hurting her feelings.

The podcaster referenced an article from Psychology Today explaining that the biggest factors to think about when ending a friendship are ‘honesty’ and ‘kindness’. Explaining that there is no ‘blueprint’ to breaking up with a friend, she said that before you do you should ask yourself questions such as has that friend ‘hurt’ or ‘upset’ you or "You hung out with my ex-boyfriend and hid it from me’, for example. Communicating with your friend and showing them that you respect them is also a key point, as you wouldn’t want any ‘bad blood’ between you both. 

It seems Emily should’ve taken her own advice before kissing friend Olivia’s ex-boyfriend Harry. We will have to wait and see if Emily discusses the Harry situation in her next podcast.

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