Gisele Bündchen (2006 – 2022)
Brady’s most long-term relationship was with his ex-wife Gisele Bündchen. The former duo met through a mutual friend in 2006.
“I knew right way—the first time I saw him,” she told Vanity Fair in 2009. “We met through a friend. The moment I saw him, he smiled and I was like, ‘That is the most beautiful, charismatic smile I’ve ever seen!’”
“We sat and talked for three hours,” she recalled. “I had to go home for Christmas, but I didn’t want to leave. You know that feeling of, like, you can’t get enough? From the first day we met, we’ve never spent one day without speaking to each other.”
In 2009, the pair got engaged and tied the knot a month later. That same year, they welcomed their first child together, Benjamin. Three years later, in 2012, they welcomed their first daughter together, Vivian.
In 2022, however, reports speculated that Brady and Bündchen were going through a rough patch after his decision to unretire from the NFL. Months later, they announced their swift divorce.
“With much gratitude for our time together, Tom and I have amicably finalized our divorce,” wrote Bündchen on Instagram. “My priority has always been and will continue to be our children whom I love with all my heart. We will continue co-parenting to give them the love, care and attention they greatly deserve.”
Looking back at their relationship, it seems they Bündchen was heartbroken, but determined to make things amicable between them. “You give everything you got to achieve your dream,” she told Vanity Fair of their marriage. “You give a hundred percent of yourself, and it’s heartbreaking when it doesn’t end up the way you hoped for, and worked for, but you can only do your part.”
“Listen, I have always cheered for him, and I would continue forever,” Bündchen continued. “If there’s one person I want to be the happiest in the world, it’s him, believe me. I want him to achieve and to conquer. I want all his dreams to come true. That’s what I want, really, from the bottom of my heart.”
