Gisele Bündchen told Tom Brady they weren’t compatible anymore before ending their 13-year marriage in 2022, according to a new book about the retired NFL star.
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they → tell → star
“And just like that, she was done,” Anderson writes in the book of their crumbling marriage.
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Anderson → do → marriage
According to Anderson, Brady’s desire to continue his long-standing football career strained his marriage, with Bündchen allegedly pushing for her now-ex-husband to retire since at least the 2017 Super Bowl, when the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons.
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Patriots → accord → Falcons
Per Anderson, the health guru had rushed onto the field to celebrate the Patriots’ victory and Brady’s sixth Super Bowl win.
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guru → rush → victory
However, instead of congratulating the former quarterback, she allegedly said, “Would now be the perfect time to retire?”
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she → congratulate → quarterback
Later that day, Bündchen, 46, allegedly asked Brady, 49, again about retirement, to which he allegedly responded, “Too bad, babe.
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he → ask → which
I’m having too much fun right now.
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I → have → fun
A few weeks after the big game, the couple vacationed with Jay Feely, Brady’s former Michigan Wolverines teammate from his days at the University of Michigan.
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couple → vacation → Michigan
Anderson cited a past interview with Feely, in which the latter stated Bündchen wanted him to try to push Brady into retirement as an act of leadership for his family.
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him → cite → family
“She was dead serious,” Feely previously told Sports Illustrated’s Greg Bishop.
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Feely → tell → Bishop
Feely explained he instead told Brady, “Play as long as you want.”
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you → explain → Brady
In 2018, after the Patriots lost the Super Bowl to the Philadelphia Eagles, Bündchen allegedly wrote a serious note to Brady, asking for more of himself for their family, according to the book, which comes out Sept. 29.
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which → lose → book
“She needed him to be present when he was at home, not responding to text messages on his constantly buzzing cell phone or replaying a game in his mind,” Anderson stated.
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Anderson → need → mind
“She needed more help with the kids.
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She → need → kids
She needed the chance to sleep in just a few days a week.
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She → need → days
She needed more time for her own career.”
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She → need → career
Brady’s former teammate told Anderson that Bündchen was “a bigger international star” than the athlete and was “getting tired of living” on his schedule.
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Bündchen → tell → schedule
One of Brady’s pals, who is also a former football player, reflected on the potential challenges of being married to him.
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who → reflect → him
“The guy gets up at the crack of dawn, thinks all day about a game that is foreign to his wife, comes home and is in bed each night by nine,” the pal said, per Anderson.
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pal → get → Anderson
“He can’t really eat out or go out without causing a scene.
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He → eat → scene
Everything he puts in his mouth tastes like s–t.
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he → put → –
The whole lifestyle had to be getting tiresome for Gisele.”
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lifestyle → have → Gisele
Brady played with the Patriots from 2000 to 2019 before signing on with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020.
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Brady → play → 2020
Brady stayed with the Buccaneers for two years before announcing his retirement in February 2022.
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Brady → stay → February
However, he unretired the following month.
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he → unretire → ?
I’ve realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands,” Brady wrote via X (formerly Twitter) at the time.
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Brady → realize → time
“That time will come.
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time → come → ?
But it’s not now.”
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it → ’ → ?
Anderson explained that while Bündchen vocally supported Brady, she was upset at his decision and briefly fled to Costa Rica, leaving him distraught.
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she → explain → him
Anderson cited conversations with Brady’s former coaches and teammates, recalling how he lost weight, appeared distracted and questioned his decision to unretire upon returning to training camp that season.
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he → cite → camp
Ultimately, Brady and Bündchen announced their divorce on October 28, 2022, stating their priority was to focus on their kids: Benjamin, 16, and Vivian, 13.
“We have grown apart and while it is, of course, difficult to go through something like this, I feel blessed for the time we had together and only wish the best for Tom always,” the model wrote via Instagram at the time.
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model → announce → time
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