Gisele Bündchen Has ‘Concerns’ About Tom Brady’s Return To Football
Gisele Bündchen has reservations about her husband Tom Brady coming out of retirement to play football again. Speaking to Elle for their October Issue, the 42-year-old supermodel opened up about…
Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates with Gisele Bundchen after winning Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida.
Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesGisele Bündchen has reservations about her husband Tom Brady coming out of retirement to play football again. Speaking to Elle for their October Issue, the 42-year-old supermodel opened up about her relationship with Brady, 45, and her "concerns" about him returning to football. You might recall that he announced his retirement in February of last year. About a month later, he changed his mind.
"Obviously, I have my concerns — this is a very violent sport, and I have my children and I would like him to be more present," she said. "I have definitely had those conversations with him over and over again. But ultimately, I feel that everybody has to make a decision that works for [them]. He needs to follow his joy, too."
The couple, who got married back in 2009, share son Benjamin Rein, 12, and daughter Vivian Lake, 9. Brady is also dad to son John "Jack" Edward, 15, whom he shares with ex Bridget Moynahan. Per People, rumors of a rift between the couple increased last month after Brady was excused from practicing with the Buccaneers "to deal with some personal things," as head coach Todd Bowles said at the time.
When Brady returned to practice nearly two weeks later, Brady said he needed the time away. "Everyone has different situations they're dealing with, and we all have unique challenges to our lives," Brady said. "I'm 45 years old, man. There's a lot of s--- going on, so you just have to try and figure out life the best you can. You know, it's a continuous process."
Yesterday (September 12), multiple sources told People that Bündchen is "frustrated" with his decision to unretire. One source saying, "Going back to Tampa after the retirement put a strain on the personal side of his life. Gisele is frustrated and sick of his career coming before their family, who has always supported him." The source added that "they are trying" to make the relationship work.
Following Brady's first post-retirement NFL game Sunday, he said, "Football and family has always been the most important thing to me so it's a good time of year." Though Bundchen didn't attend the game, she tweeted, "Let's go @TomBrady ! Let's go Bucs !"
Elsewhere in her Elle interview, Bündchen also explained her decision to step back in her modeling career to prioritize her kids. "We have to think about what we're doing, how moments that were really shaping who they are as people," she said. "I feel very fulfilled in that way, as a mother and as a wife. I've done my part, which is [to] be there for [Tom]. I moved to Boston, and I focused on creating a cocoon and a loving environment for my children to grow up in and to be there supporting him and his dreams."
She continued, "Seeing my children succeed and become the beautiful little humans that they are, seeing him succeed, and being fulfilled in his career — it makes me happy. At this point in my life, I feel like I've done a good job on that."
Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady Through The Years
Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady have been married since 2009 and share two children together: Vivian Lake Brady and Benjamin Rein. After meeting through friends in 2006, Brady and Bündchen started seeing each other that December.
“I knew right way — the first time I saw him,” she recalled to Vanity Fair in 2009 about Brady. “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. 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.”
For the picture-perfect couple, it wasn't always rainbows and butterflies. They had their fair share of trouble, starting with Brady's ex, Bridget Moynahan being pregnant with his child in February 2007.
The couple got engaged in January of 2009 and wed one month later in Santa Monica, California. They then threw another wedding two months later in Costa Rica. Nine months later, the couple welcomed their first child together, Benjamin. Three years later daughter Vivian was born.
Over a decade later and the couple is still in love and stronger than ever. See Brady and Bündchen's relationship grow through the years below:
March 2008
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesNEW YORK - MARCH 11: Model Gisele Bundchen (L) and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady attend the opening of Ermenegildo Zegna Global Store on 5th Avenue on March 11, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
May 2008
Andrew H. Walker/Getty ImagesNEW YORK - MAY 05: NFL player Tom Brady (R) and model Gisele Bundchen depart from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
May 2008
Elsa/Getty ImagesBOSTON - MAY 22: Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and Gisele Bundchen watch as the Detroit Pistons play against the Boston Celtics during Game Two of the 2008 NBA Eastern Conference finals at the TD Banknorth Garden on May 22, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
May 2009
Stephen Lovekin/Getty ImagesNEW YORK - MAY 04: NFL player Tom Brady and model Gisele Bundchen attends "The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
May 2010
Stephen Lovekin/Getty ImagesNEW YORK - MAY 03: Tom Brady and model Gisele Bündchen attend the Costume Institute Gala Benefit to celebrate the opening of the "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity" exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 3, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
May 2011
Stephen Lovekin/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NY - MAY 02: NFL player Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and model Gisele Bundchen attend the "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
Super Bowl XLVI
ob Carr/Getty ImagesINDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots chats with his wife Gisele Bundchen speak in the press conference area after the Patriots lost 21-17 against the New York Giants during Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
May 2012
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen attend the "Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
May 2013
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NY - MAY 06: Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen attend the Costume Institute Gala for the "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
July 2013
Paul Hiffmeyer/Disneyland Resort via Getty ImagesANAHEIM, CA - JULY 02: In this handout photo provided by Disney Parks, Tom Brady, his son Jack, 5, Gisele Bundchen, and their son Benjamin, 3, pose with Red the Fire Truck at Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park July 2, 2013 in Anaheim, California. The 12-acre Cars Land immerses guests in the thrilling world of the Disney-Pixar blockbuster "Cars" film franchise as they step into the town of Radiator Springs. (Photo by Paul Hiffmeyer/Disneyland Resort via Getty Images)
May 2014
Andrew H. Walker/Getty ImagesGisele Bndchen and Tom Brady attend the "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
July 2014
Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 13: (L-R) Vanessa Lorenzo, NFL athlete Tom Brady, model Gisele Bundchen and Former Spanish international Carles Puyol, look on prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final match between Germany and Argentina at Maracana on July 13, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
February 2015
Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesGLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots kisses his wife Gisele Bundchen after defeating the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. The Patriots defeated the Seahawks 28-24. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
April 2016
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Goat CommunicationsNEW YORK, NY - APRIL 30: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Gisele Bundchen and husband Tom Brady attend her Spring Fling book launch on April 30, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Goat Communications)
September 2016
Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 21: Professional Football player Tom Brady and wife, model Gisele Bundchen attend National Geographic's "Years Of Living Dangerously" new season world premiere at the American Museum of Natural History on September 21, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
February 2017
Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesHOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 05: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates with wife Gisele Bundchen and daughter Vivian Brady after defeating the Atlanta Falcons during Super Bowl 51 at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The Patriots defeated the Falcons 34-28. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
May 2017
Theo Wargo/Getty Images For US WeeklyNEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen attends the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images For US Weekly)
May 2018
Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen attends the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
February 2019
Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 03: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates with his wife Gisele Bündchen after the Super Bowl LIII against the Los Angeles Rams at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. The New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
February 2019
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 21: (L-R) Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen attends the 2019 Hollywood For Science Gala at Private Residence on February 21, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
May 2019
Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen attend The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
February 2021
Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesTAMPA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 07: Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates with Gisele Bundchen after winning Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
