Tom Brady‘s personal life has once again captured public attention as rumors swirl about his dating life, yet insiders say he is still struggling internally after his divorce from supermodel Gisele Bundchen.
The seven-time Super Bowl winner was recently spotted dancing with social media influencer Alix Earle in St. Barths over New Year’s, sparking speculation about a budding romance, though his emotional state appears fragile behind the headlines.
According to the Pop Culture podcast, Brady is “pretty broken” after Bundchen married jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente on December 3, with whom she also welcomed a child.
The hosts highlighted the stark contrast between the athlete’s turmoil and model’s happiness as they chase different lives.
“I think he’ll hook up with really anyone hot. But it still took me by surprise because she is quite a bit younger than him,” the podcaster said, noting how Gisele now appears fully content with her new family and public life.
The podcast added that Brady‘s posts on Instagram, such as sunsets paired with Fleetwood Mac or a Logic song listing a suicide hotline number, suggest he is still processing emotional pain from the divorce, despite his public appearances.
Alix Earle, who was previously dating Houston Texans wide receiver Braxton Berrios, reacted to the viral dancing video with posts celebrating new friends and memories, emphasizing fun and new beginnings as she moves forward herself.
Why did Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen divorce?
Brady and Bundchen finalized their divorce in October 2022 after 13 years of marriage, sharing two children together.
The split was described as amicable yet difficult, stemming from a mutual recognition that they had “grown apart”, although Bundchen explained that the divorce was not triggered by a single event but by diverging personal paths and priorities over time.
“Sometimes you grow together; sometimes you grow apart,” Gisele said, highlighting how their lives evolved in different directions as she stressed football wasn’t the reason why they ended their marriage together.
She rejected narratives blaming Brady‘s football career for the separation, calling them “very hurtful,” and framing the divorce as a complex process rather than the result of any single conflict, emphasizing that it involved years of gradual change.
Despite the emotional toll, Bundchen made clear she wishes Brady well, wanting him to find happiness and succeed in life. Both continue to coparent their children while pursuing separate personal and professional goals.
Since retiring in 2023 after a 23-season NFL career, Brady has focused on media and franchise ownership roles such as with FOX Sports and the Las Vegas Raiders as well as in soccer in England with Birmingham City.
While Bundchen has returned to modeling and built a new family, marrying Valente and embracing life with her child, illustrating the starkly different trajectories of their post-divorce lives.
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