Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen (Getty Images)
Gisele Bündchen reportedly made one final attempt to save her marriage to Tom Brady before their divorce brought their 13-year relationship to an end in October 2022. The reported plea highlighted a growing struggle behind their high-profile marriage, with Brady’s commitment to football emerging as a major source of tension between the couple. Brady publicly confirmed the divorce in a social media statement, stressing that the couple had reached their decision together.
The Brazilian supermodel wrote a handwritten letter to the NFL legend, explaining what she needed from him as a husband and father, according to a biography cited in a report by Hollywood Plus. Bündchen’s concerns were detailed in a handwritten letter she gave Brady days before their divorce was finalised, according to the report. “According to the book, Bündchen sacrificed a great deal for her husband, and the balance between them was never equal. The biography also reportedly says Bündchen gave Brady a handwritten letter before the divorce explaining that the marriage was not working for her.
The couple shared two children, and Bündchen reportedly wanted Brady to spend more time at home and take a greater role in family life. His long NFL career, which continued into his mid-40s, reportedly placed pressure on their relationship. The account appeared in coverage citing Lars Anderson’s biography of the former quarterback. Anderson wrote that Brady was often gone and was an absent father, and that football was the cause. Anderson wrote that she needed more of his time, attention and presence at home, more help with the kids, and more time for her own career,” Hollywood Plus shares, citing Lars Anderson’s biography on Brady.