Giana Capialbi '24
Supermodel Gisele Bündchen and star quarterback Tom Brady recently announced their divorce. After being together for over a decade, many considered them one of America's most iconic couples. What really happened to the beloved duo?
The pair met through a mutual friend in December of 2006, but before dating Gisele, Tom was in a relationship with Blue Bloods star Bridget Moynahan for two years. Mere months into Tom and Gisele’s relationship, Bridget announced that she was pregnant with his baby. Although they had a rough start to their love, two years later, Brady and Bündchen were engaged. In February of 2009, they had a small wedding in Santa Monica, California. After that, they had two children, Benjamin and Vivian. There were divorce rumors in 2015 after the season’s NFL Playoffs, but Brady denied them, and said that they were “in a great place.”
In 2020, Tom told Howard Stern that “there was a couple years ago, she didn’t feel I was doing my part for the family.” Considering that Gisele retired from her wildly successful modeling career in 2015, it is understandable why she felt that way. From Brady playing during the season, chasing business endeavors, and training off-season, there must have been many times when Gisele thought she was pulling all the weight. However, he had supposedly made a “big transition” to fix these problems.
The couple has revealed that Tom’s career has led to a difficult conversation about balancing his work and home life. In February of 2022, Tom first announced that he would be retiring, saying that he wishes to spend more time with Gisele and his children. Six weeks later, he returned to the NFL. This confused lots of people. Gisele was reportedly unhappy with his decision, and a close source revealed that, “Tom is doing everything he can to make it up to her.” Yet after so many years of being together and unfulfilled promises, this could very likely be the straw that broke the camel's back. Last month, the pair officially announced that they finalized their divorce “amicably.”
Gisele has been seen with a rumored boyfriend a month after the divorce, and Tom is currently playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Now that this is behind them, they can both live how they please, hopefully with Gisele making a comeback to the fashion industry. Even though they have gone their separate ways, I hope they are happy, just as we all should be for them.
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