Paulina Porizkova has returned to New York City and moved into her new apartment after selling the Gramercy Park townhouse she shared with her late husband Ric Ocasek for three decades.
The 55-year-old model, who struggled with depression and anxiety after leaving her longtime home, documented her move-in day on Instagram this week, starting with a photo of herself sorting through her things in a storage unit.
‘A much happier moving out day. Moving out — from storage! More boxes. But this time I’m happy to be unpacking!’ she captioned the image, which shows her bundled up in a black puffer coat, a knit hat, and a face mask.
Back in the Big Apple: Paulina Porizkova, 55, revealed she has returned to New York City and moved into her new apartment this week
Helping hands: The model struck a post with the movers she hired to help carry her large antiques and baby grant piano into her new rental, saying it only took them two hours
Paulina, who spent most of the pandemic quarantined in her home in upstate New York, hired Moishe’s Moving company to help her with the move, and she had nothing but praise for the team.
She shared a snapshot of herself posing with the movers in front of their truck while they were all wearing masks.
‘This team led by Alex had me moved in — in two hours, despite my baby grand piano and large antique pieces,’ she wrote. ‘Thank you Moishe’s! And no, this is not an add [sic], I pay like everyone else. Plus tip.’
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit star ended her post with a note about her silver puffer coat that resembled a poncho.
‘My wacko silver coat is by Norma Kamali — it’s called a sleeping bag poncho, and it really works like one,’ she said. ‘Yeah, ok, it also looks like one… But! Super warm!’
Paulina also shared a video of herself making instant coffee in her new apartment on her ‘moving-in day’ on her Instagram Stories.
Celebratory drink: Paulina also shared a video of herself making instant coffee in her new apartment on her ‘moving-in day’ on her Instagram Stories
The mother of two sold her former home in September for $10 million, a year after she found her estranged husband dead in the townhouse at age 75 on September 15, 2019.
‘Yes, the house that’s kept us all safe for thirty years, is now to embrace another family,’ she wrote at the time. ‘I had a little talk with it when it was being shown, and told it to woo the sort of people it wanted. Or I’d sell it to Russian developers.
‘The house picked its next family. And I must say: it couldn’t have picked a better family,’ she added. ‘The spirit of art and love will stay right here where it belongs.’
Paulina shared a number of photos of herself packing up the home where she and Ric raised their sons Jonathan, 27, and Oliver, 22, admitting she had never cried more than she had in the past year.
In late October, she revealed that she had been battling depression and anxiety since she moved out of the home.
‘This feeling of incredible physical heaviness, lack of energy, and constant tears — is, by the way, as much physical as it’s emotional,’ she wrote.
Moving on: Paulina sold the townhouse where she lived with her late husband Ric Ocasek for three decades for $10 million in September
Difficult: Paulina shared a number of photos of herself packing up the home where she and Ric raised their sons Jonathan, 27, and Oliver, 22
‘It started Friday, creeping up on me like a very stealthy cat sneaking up on its prey. While I thought a good night’s sleep would make it go away — I woke up Saturday with an utter lack of interest in anything. Including getting up.
‘This for me is day three in which I feel like my bones are made of lead pipes.’
She later documented her hunt for an apartment to rent, revealing that she wished that she was able to buy a new place.
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Paulina and Ric were married for three decades before they quietly separated in 2017, but they had not yet finalized their divorce when he passed away last year.
Before his death, Ric had cut his estranged wife out of his will, claiming that he was ‘abandoned’ by her, but because they were not legally divorced, Paulina, as his widow, may be entitled under New York law to an ‘elective share’ of his estate.
Ric specifically addressed the rule in his will, stating: ‘Even if I should die before our divorce is final…Paulina is not entitled to any elective share…because she has abandoned me.’
However, unless it can be proven in court that she did abandon him, she will likely be entitled to a one-third share of the musician’s assets, which are listed as $5 million in ‘copyrights,’ $100,000 in ‘tangible personal property,’ and $15,000 in cash.
Ready to go: The mother of two, pictured moving out of the townhouses, admitted that she had never cried more than she had in the past year
Hard to handle: Paulina, pictured in her home for the last time in October, struggled with depression and anxiety over the move
Paulina has been incredibly candid about both her anger and her grief in her social media posts since her husband’s passing.
Last week, she shared some of the cruel comments she has received from online trolls who have told her to ‘get a life’ and stop ‘whining’ after she opened up about her struggles following Ric’s death.
She intended on posting the comments as a joke, but she explained in the caption that the riots at the U.S. Capitol building made her see the hateful messages differently.
‘What to post on a day like this? This is what I had planned: some “thoughtful readers mail” as a comedy break … but now when I look at it, I see it in a whole other way. It makes me wonder if my “thoughtful” readers are the same sort of people who went against democracy yesterday,’ she wrote.
‘The disenfranchised, the bitter, the disappointed, the un-informed, the terrified: people who are basically hurting in their own skins and have no idea how to make it stop.’
The comments appear to be responses to her Instagram posts about her grief, her battles with depression and anxiety, and her anger after learning The Cars frontman had cut her out of his will.
Unnecessary cruelty: Last week, Paulina shared a handful of comments she has received from online trolls who told her to quit ‘whining’ and ‘get a life’
Lacking empathy: The comments appear to be responses to her Instagram posts about her grief, her mental health battles, and her anger following her late husband Ric’s death
‘I’m sick of this broad’s bullsh*t…quit your whining…f-off and grow a pair,’ one person wrote, while another commented. ‘TAKE ANOTHER CUE AND STFU! GOD BLESS RIC OCASEK. What’s the matter, can’t sell your a** anymore now that the gravy train burned ya?’
Others insulted her appearance, telling her she has ‘not aged well’ and that she looks ‘like an old lady.’
‘Get ahold of yourself… please!’ one person advised. ‘You have to start over again like millions of other women.’
In her response, Paulina pointed out that these people are all looking for love that they haven’t found yet.
‘I do not actually have a lot of sympathy for them — but I keep thinking how much better the world would be if we all at least tried to understand one another better — and the only thing I can contribute is by doing so myself,’ she wrote.
The cover star said she believes that if she chooses to have empathy, others will ‘decide the same thing.’
‘While I hold no love for murderers and racists and bigots and hypocrites etc… the list is long… it’s worth noting that they are also biodegradable containers looking for love. They haven’t found it yet,’ she explained.
Paulina ended her post by thanking writers Molly Jong-Fast and Annika von Holdt for ‘teaching [her] by example on how to deal with “thoughtful” readers’ mail.’
Source: Daily Mail
