Emily Ratajkowski rejected husband Sebastian Bear-McClard's proposal at first because he didn't have a ring

Emily Ratajkowski has revealed she initially rejected her husband’s marriage proposal because he didn’t have a ring – but soon changed her mind to settle for makeshift jewellery.

The model tied the knot with Sebastian Bear-McClard earlier this year at New York City Hall after only a few months of dating.

But speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Ratajkowski confessed that she didn’t accept her beau’s proposal at first.

“He proposed to me at Minetta Tavern [a French restaurant in New York City] and he didn't have a ring," she said. "So I was like ‘ummmm nah…’

“And then he took the paperclip that the bill was paid with and made me a ring, which I actually thought was really romantic.”

The Gone Girl star then explained how her and Bear-McClard made their wedding rings after they got their marriage license.

The 26-year-old said: "We walked into Chinatown and bought an ounce of gold and he was like, 'We'll melt down the gold and make the rings'.

“I was like, I just don't see us melting down gold, that seems kind of difficult.

“But then he ended up going to some store in Midtown and met this nice man and he was like, 'I know how to do that'.

“So we came into his studio after hours and actually hammered them out, used a little blow torch.”

She added that while they were supposed to be temporary rings, she had become quite fond of her gold jewellery.