Tom Brady is once again single. The renowned quarterback, who separated from his longtime wife Gisele Bündchen in October, is “dating around” after 13 years of marriage, according to a Page Six report.
The report didn’t specify any particular person Brady, 45, might be seeing. “He’s exploring his options,” a source told Page Six. “He’s out there.” Brady shared the news of their divorce in November via social media.
Both he and Bündchen remained relatively silent about the breakup until last week, when the former Victoria Secret supermodel addressed it in a Vanity Fair interview. She refuted the widely reported ultimatum — retire from the NFL or we’re getting divorced — calling such claims “very hurtful” and “the craziest thing I’ve ever heard.”
“There’s more to the story than what’s been said,” she explained. “It’s not black and white.” According to Bündchen, their divorce, which Brady announced in November, had been building for years. The couple had been drifting apart even before Brady’s retire-unretire saga last offseason.
“Sometimes you grow together; sometimes you grow apart,” she said. “When we met, I was 26 and he was 29. We wanted a family and shared goals. Over time, we realized our desires diverged, and we had to make a choice.
“That doesn’t mean you stop loving the person. It just means that to be authentic and truly live the life you want, you need someone who can meet you halfway. It’s a dance. It’s a balance.”
Despite their separation, Bündchen said she still supports Brady and wishes him well. When the seven-time Super Bowl champion announced his retirement in February, she expressed her support on Instagram, writing “wishing you only wonderful things in this new chapter of your life.”
Shortly after the interview was released, Brady posted a cryptic message on his Instagram story, seemingly responding to her comments. Beneath three heart emojis, Brady shared a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson about enduring the “betrayal of false friends” and defining “success.” Page Six captured a screenshot of the post.