Model Gisele Bundchen is breaking her silence on Tom Brady’s divorce, describing the split as the “death of her dream”.
Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen has broken her silence about her divorce from NFL star Tom Brady, describing the split as the “death of her dream”.
Speaking to Vanity Fair for an interview accompanying a stunning cover shoot for the magazine’s April issue, Gisele, 42, described the speculation surrounding her split from Tom, 45, as “very hurtful”, while insisting that she never “wanted all her dreams to come true”.
“Listen, I always cheered him on and I will keep going forever,” she said. “If there’s one person I want to be the happiest in the world, it’s him, believe me. I want him to realize and conquer. I want all his dreams to come true. This is what I really want from the bottom of my heart.
While vehemently denying that her divorce had anything to do with Tom’s decision to do an about-face when he retired from the NFL, Gisele, who added that the split had been “like a death and a rebirth said the reason for their split after 13 years of marriage was much more innocent, claiming the couple had simply “separated” and realized they wanted “different things.”
“Sometimes you grow together; sometimes you break up,” she said. “When I was 26 and he was 29, we met, we wanted a family, we wanted things together.
“Over time, we realize we just wanted different things, and now we have a choice to make. It doesn’t mean you don’t like the person. It just means that for you to be authentic and truly live the life you want to live, you have to have someone who can meet you in the middle, right? It’s a dance. It’s a balance.
The model, whose fashion career has seen a massive resurgence since her split from Tom, also angrily shut down any suggestion she was ‘against football’, saying she ‘loves’ watching her ex-husband on field.
She even spoke out in defense of her lackluster final season with the Buccaneers, appearing to blame Tom’s teammates for their losses, saying, “It’s a team sport and you can’t play alone.” I think he did well under the circumstances. I mean, he had no offensive line.
Tom and Gisele finalized their divorce on October 28 last year, calling their wedding time with a gushing public announcement shared on social media.
The NFL star wrote: “In recent days my wife and I finalized our divorce after 13 years of marriage. We have come to this decision amicably and with gratitude for our time together.
Tom and Gisele’s announcement of their separation came after weeks of speculation that their marriage was on the rocks with many rumors suggesting the tension between the two was caused by the NFL player’s shock decision to leave. cancel his retirement plans and return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for another season.
Since the split, Gisele has been linked to two men – first, her jiujitsu instructor Joaquim Valente, then Elle Macpherson’s billionaire ex-husband, Jeffrey Soffer – but she insists she is only dating. neither of the two people.
“I think at this point, unfortunately, because I’m divorced, I’m sure they’re going to try to attach me to anything,” she said.