Tom Brady is kicking off a new romance. Four years after finalising his divorce from ex Gisele Bündchen, the retired NFL star is dating model Candice Swanepoel according to multiple outlets.
E! News has reached out to reps for Brady and Swanepoel for comment but has not yet heard back. While neither the FOX sports commentator nor the Victoria’s Secret angel have addressed their romance, the news comes after they both ended long-term relationships.
Indeed, Brady was married to Bündchen-with whom he shares kids Benjamin, 16, and Vivian, 13-for 13 years, before announcing their split in 2022.
And though the 49-year-old-also dad to son Jack, 19, with ex Bridget Moynahan-sparked romance rumours with Kim Kardashian, Irina Shayk and Alix Earle in the years since his divorce from Bündchen, he’s kept his plays close to his chest when it comes to dating. After all, he revealed earlier this year that dating wasn’t really his goal with the seven-time Super Bowl champion emphasizing that his career and his kids were his priority.
“You know what? I don’t have much time for a personal life or much time for myself,” he told People. In July, “but I love working and I love my kids.” “I like to be busy and try to really stay fulfilled in the things I’m doing,” he added, “so I’m working on some really cool projects and I’m involved with some great teams of people that are doing some really positive things.”
But as the athlete emphasised, nothing brings him “greater” joy as a parent than seeing his kids “thrive and grow.”
And like Brady, Swanepoel has remained rather tight-lipped on her love life since she and her ex-fiancé Hermann Nicoli called it quits in 2018 after 14 years together.
That said, the 38-year-old, who shares sons Anacã, 10, and Ariel, 8, with Nicoli, has been open about her own priorities-and they’re not so different from the legendary athlete’s.
“Life is a constant search for balance, for me at least and yes I do sometimes feel overwhelmed,” Swanepoel shared with V Magazine in 2023, “but I’m very in tune with my children’s needs, then my own personal needs, which are also important.”
“Sometimes it’s easy to forget,” she added. “I’ve realised to be a better mother, I know I need to also take care of myself, whether that be about my health or mental health or being able to excel in my career and business because it brings me joy and so my children have begun to understand that too.”