Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady’s relationship timeline as couple split following 13 years of marriage-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro

The couple met through friends in 2006 and started dating in December.

Recalling the early stages of their romance, Gisele told Vogue in 2009 that she ‘knew right away’ that Tom was the one for her.

‘The moment I saw him, he smiled and I was like, “That is the most beautiful, charismatic smile I’ve ever seen!”,’ she said.

‘From the first day we met, we’ve never spent one day without speaking to each other.’

Gisele and Tom faced their first big obstacle as as couple in early 2007 when Tom’s ex-girlfriend, Bridget Moyanahan, shared that she was pregnant, after they dated from 2004 until 2006.

Gisele wrote in her 2018 memoir: ‘Two months into our relationship, Tom told me that his ex-girlfriend was pregnant. The very next day, the news was everywhere and I felt my world had been turned upside down.’

She admitted it wasn’t an ‘easy time’ for them.

Bridget gave birth to a baby boy in August 2007, and Tom became a dad for the first time.

Gisele later declared John Edward Thomas Moynahan her ‘bonus child’ as he ‘made my heart expand in ways I didn’t know was possible.’

Tom started 2009 by getting down on one knee, to which Gisele gladly said yes.

But, their engagement was short-lived, as they married soon after…

Following a brief engagement, Gisele and Tom married in a Santa Monica ceremony.

The athlete later recalled it being a ’10-day’ celebration, but it was a small affair with just close loved ones invited.

Gisele and Tom actually celebrated their wedding a second time later that year, in Costa Rica.

Again, just relatives and friends were on the guest list, which the pair insisted was ‘nothing personal against anybody.’

2009 was a big year for Tom and Gisele, as they started the year by getting engaged and ended it by welcoming their first child together.

In December, Gisele gave birth to a baby boy named Benjamin.

Three years later, the family of three became a family of four as Gisele gave birth to their first daughter, Vivian.

Tensions began to rise in the couple’s marriage in 2015 after Tom was hit by allegations that he ordered footballs in the AFC Championship Game to be deflated.

A source said at the time that things were ‘very tense,’ to which Tom later responded to assure they were ‘in a great place.’

‘I’ll just say that,’ he stated to a Boston radio station. ‘I’m a lucky man. I’ve been very blessed with support from my family and certainly her, and there’s no bigger supporter that I have than her and vice versa.’

Speaking with Howard Stern in 2018, Tom spoke candidly about their marriage troubles, following a couple of years of keeping a low profile due to Deflation Gate.

‘A couple of years ago, she didn’t feel like I was doing my part for the family,’ the quarterback said.

‘She felt like I would play football all season and she would take care of the house, and then all of a sudden when the season ended, I’d be like, “Great, let me get into all of my other business activities. Let me get into my football training,” and she’s sitting there going, “Well when are you going to do things for the house? When are you going to take the kids to school and do that?”.’

He said his wife’s comments were a wake-up call.

Tom accompanied his wife to the Science Gala in Los Angeles in 2019, which honoured her environmental activism.

After opening up on their rough patch the previous year, he was keen to gush over her work.

‘She’s inspiring me in so many ways,’ he said. ‘It’s really special for her, and I love that she’s here celebrating.’

As February 2019 rolled around, so did the couple’s 10-year anniversary.

They marked the occasion by sharing snaps to Instagram from their wedding day, with the supermodel in disbelief at where the time went.

She hailed the past decade ‘incredible’ as she wrote: ‘There is nothing that I love more in this world than you and our family. Thank you for being on this journey with me and for doing the work that it takes to make it so special.

‘May we continue growing together, walking side by side supporting and loving one another for many many years to come. Te amo tanto.’

One year later and the couple were still going strong on Valentine’s Day.

In honour of the love-filled day, the athlete shared a sweet selfie on Twitter, writing alongside it: ‘My forever Valentine ❤️.’

After previously confessing to not pulling his weight in their marriage, in an episode of his Let Go! podcast, Tom shared how thankful he was for his wife’s support.

Sharing that Gisele had ‘held down the house’ for their family, he said: ‘I think there’s things that she wants to accomplish.

‘She hasn’t worked as much in the last 10, 12 years, just raising our family and kind of committing to being in a life in Boston, and then moving to Florida.’

Tom announced that he would be retiring from the NFL in February 2022, after 22 seasons.

‘It is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention,’ he said at the time.

Wife Gisele then celebrated her husband’s lengthy career with a devoted Instagram post, to which he replied: ‘I couldn’t do it without your love and support!’

Just one month after making headlines and going viral with his retirement announcement, Tom shared that he would be returning to the NFL.

‘These past two months I’ve realised my place is still on the field and not in the stands,’ he wrote on Twitter.

‘That time will come. But it’s not now. I love my teammates, and I love my supportive family. They make it all possible. I’m coming back for my 23rd season in Tampa. Unfinished business LFG.’

Model Gisele expressed her concerns about Tom’s return to the NFL, telling Elle that, despite supporting him publicly, she understands it’s a ‘violent sport.’

‘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.

But, she was willing to stand by him: ‘I feel that everybody has to make a decision that works for [them]. He needs to follow his joy, too.’

The NFL star retired for a second time in September 2022, as Gisele was ‘busy’ with her own work and he wanted to commit to his family.

An insider told Page Six at the time: ‘There’s been trouble in the marriage over his decision to un-retire. Gisele has always been the one with the kids.

‘They had agreed he would retire to focus on the family, then he changed his mind.’

The now ex-couple went public with their divorce by releasing statements on social media.

They said they feel ‘blessed’ to have had their time together, but ‘after much consideration’ decided it was best to go their separate ways.