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The year is coming to an end, and so has Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bündchen’s 13-year-long marriage. There is no coming back now since the Super Bowl champ is living alone. But the situation was stressful when the former NFL power couple were keeping their fans in confusion. From their ‘epic fights‘ to them finally announcing their divorce, a lot happened in between. So, let’s embark on a journey together and get up to date about their personal life drama.

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Anyone who had been following TB12 and the former Victoria’s Secret Angel knows that there have been indications of their separation since 2020. Even though their divorce was quick, they only parted ways after giving the matter serious thought. So, where specifically did things go wrong?

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Life went downhill for Tom Brady after an interview he gave in 2020

Once Tampa Tom appeared on a radio interview show, The Howard Stern Show. There, the star quarterback gave details about the difficult time he had been experiencing in his marriage. The Brazilian model felt her husband was not giving enough time to his family. Therefore, to improve the situation, the elite QB spent some time with his family and missed the Patriots‘ OTAs in 2019. 

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This interview gave the fans the much-required sneak peek into their marriage. Fans realized that Brady and Bündchen were just like any other couple. Then the QB announced his retirement from football in February 2022 but came back to the sport only after forty days. That was just the silence before the storm.

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Everything was normal until August 11, 2022. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB took an 11-day hiatus from the training camp and went on a vacation with his family. But theories came to the surface that the pair went to the Bahamas to visit the headquarters of FTX. When Brady returned from his leaves, he told the reporters, “I’m 45 years old, man. There’s a lot of shit going on.” 

Now starts the ‘epic fight’

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On September 1, 2022, Page Six reported that the couple was in the middle of an ‘epic fight.’ The internet went berzerk. That was probably the biggest news in the world of sports. Also, Gisele left her husband to take a trip to Costa Rica. 

Many believed the reason behind their fight was the QB’s decision to unretire from football. 

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Then on September 7, 2022, People had a new update. “There’s a lot of tension. She was so happy when he announced his retirement, and she wasn’t thrilled at all when he went back on that.”

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Gisele did not attend her ex-husband’s first game, but she tweeted her support. The former runway beauty gave an interview to Elle. She opened up about the part she played in her part in nurturing her family and has always been happy for Tom Brady’s success. She also added, “I feel very fulfilled in that way, as a mother, and as a wife. And now it’s going to be my turn.” In October, news spread that Gisele had hired lawyers.

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The nail hit the coffin when Brady and Bündchen finally announced their divorce on Instagram. They settled and filed for divorce in Florida. Through a mediator, they could also divide their vast property portfolio and custody. Since then, fans have seen the supermodel go on a vacation with her jiujitsu instructor and sexy models trying to score with 15x Pro Bowler. 

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Neha Joshi is an NFL writer at Essentially Sports. She is currently pursuing her postgraduate degree in English Literature from R.D National College, Mumbai and has also previously worked as a Graduate Intern at Jacobs. Her favorite athlete is football superstar Tom Brady, whom she finds immensely motivating. The following quote by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback is among her most treasured ones: "If you don't play to win, don't play at all", which more often than not inspires her to excel in every pursuit she takes up! When away from work, Neha indulges herself in browsing through Realistic English, Post Structuralist American, and Modern Indian Literature.

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