Ex-supermodel reveals why she’s no longer pretending to be OK after her husband’s death
nypost.comA post shared by Paulina Porizkova (@paulinaporizkov)Now, she has reflected on what drove her to breaking point on the five-year anniversary of his death.“In some ways, it was a day made even more difficult by the fact in all the previous years I pretended I was fine,” she said.“That I ‘had pulled it together.’ For the benefit of my loved ones, I thought I had to act strong.
To keep helming the ship. So no one but me would be afraid of drowning.”She said this resulted in everyone around her thinking she was “fine” and not having any clue about what she was going through or that she needed a hand.“So, five years later, I let everyone know how I felt.
I was sad. I was overwhelmed. Sentimental. And by admitting it out loud, I’ve had many other people reach out to let me know they had similar days,” she said.“That five years after their loved ones passing was unusually difficult.
That all of us in the grief club can have odd days of real struggle. And I made them feel better and less alone. And it goes without saying, they made me feel better and less alone.“Thank you friends, both IRL and IG.
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