Per editor: Cheng Peng, Gai Yuanyuan
Another happy marriage like a fairy couple has come to an end.
According to a report by the Beijing Youth Network on October 29, local time on October 28, Major League Football League (NFL) legendary superstar Tom Brady and world supermodel Gisele Bundchen issued a statement at the same time, announcing the end of their 13-year marriage and will raise three children together. In 2009, the good story of the marriage of a stylistic superstar that once caused a sensation in the world finally failed to continue, which made countless people who love these two supergiants at the same time sigh.
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As the number one star in NFL history, Tom Brady, who insisted on returning after retiring, not only played a bad season, but also paid the price of marriage breakdown.
Brazilian supermodel Giselle
Divorced NFL legend Brady
Comprehensive interface news, hour news reported on the 29th, Beijing time on the evening of October 28, 2022, supermodel Gisele Bundchen and Major League Football League (NFL) superstar Tom Brady respectively released a long article on social platforms, announcing the end of their 13-year marriage and will raise three children together.
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It is reported that Gisele Bundchen has officially submitted a divorce application to the court on Friday local time, and Brady has no objection to this.
Brady and Bundchen wrote in a statement: "After much deliberation, we have made the decision to end our marriage. Doing so is certainly painful and difficult, as many people around the world experience the same thing every day. However, as we pursue new chapters in our lives that have not yet been written, we both hope that each other will have a smooth journey. ”
"We will continue to play the role of parents together, ensuring that our children are still surrounded by love in their lives. It is an honor to have such children, who have always occupied the center of our lives. ”
"We ask everyone to respect our privacy as we discuss the future and more details in the coming weeks."
Born in California, 45 years old, Brady is a legendary superstar in the world of sports and currently the most successful player in rugby history, and he holds several all-time records.
Brady began his career in the 2000 NFL Draft, became a starter in the 2001 season and led the Patriots to the Super Bowl, was named the 36th Super Bowl Most Valuable Player, and became the youngest quarterback to win the Super Bowl. In 2005, Brady was named Athlete of the Year by Sports Illustrated and in 2006 by Forbes Magazine as one of the 100 celebrities.
Brady has won a total of 7 Super Bowl titles, 5 Super Bowl MVPs and 3 NFL regular-season MVPs during his career. He became the only star to win three Super Bowls after the age of 30, holds the highest record for a single-season regular season touchdown pass in the NFL, is one of the most brilliant players in NFL history, and is known as the greatest quarterback in NFL history. In April 2022, Brady received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Lawrence World Sports Awards. Brady chose to retire in February, but then announced his comeback.
Gisele Bundchen, 42 years old this year, is a national treasure model in Brazil, who has been the world's highest-paid supermodel for 15 consecutive years, and has created many benchmarks in the modeling industry that are difficult to surpass.
It's hard to have a career and a family
According to US media reports quoted by Beiqing.com, the main problem with the two's decision to end the marriage came from Tom Brady. Regardless of his wife's feelings, he retired and came back, only his football in his heart, and the lack of love and responsibility for family life made it impossible for the two to continue living together.
The British "Daily Mail" and CNN of the United States have related reports, saying that the two have problems in their marriage and have even begun to separate.
Recalling the process of the two getting acquainted, Brady in 2006 already held 3 Super Bowl championship rings, and he became the hottest superstar in North American sports after 4 years and 3 crowns, handsome and golden, and was an idol and prince charming in the hearts of countless girls.
That year, Bangchen was also at the peak of her career, as a top model, she had just endorsed Victoria's Secret's $12.5 million worth of dream lingerie. In terms of love life, both of them have experienced a crisis and are in an empty window. Brady broke up with his girlfriend, while Bunchen broke up with Hollywood superstar Leonardo de Caprio. So the two stars in their respective fields developed from friendship to love, and entered the marriage hall in 2009, and a pair of golden boys and jade girls who made the world envy was born.
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In 2015, Giselle Bundchen announced that she would no longer go on the catwalk and focus on family and public welfare. The Bradies are married and have two sons, Benjamin, 12, and daughter Vivian, 9, and Brady's ex-girlfriend's son, 15-year-old Jack. A family of five had a good time.
The marriage of the two was previously regarded as a classic example of "fairy couple".
But who knows, the rift in marriage is also creeping in. Just as a reporter from an American media commented: taking care of the children's family day after day, "widowed" marriage, what Bangchen lacks is not money and fame, but love and family life; Who wants to be wronged for a long time if someone with the same skills as yours wants to be wronged for a long time? When you are in love, you can sacrifice it, and the dissatisfaction accumulated over time will slowly cross love.
The conflicts and dissatisfaction of Brady's endless participation in competitions and the inability to enjoy family life gradually spread in Bangchen's heart. However, Brady still understood his wife's constant movement and explained why he still insisted. But Bunchen won't give up and tries to ask his friends to persuade Brady to retire as soon as possible.
What really angered Büncchen was the 45-year-old Brady, who had decided to retire in February, but announced his comeback 40 days later. Brady said he chose to announce his comeback in March because he didn't want to disrupt the team's free-agency strategy. There are reports that Brady and Bunchen have had a big fight since then, after which Bunchen moved to Miami instead of staying in Tampa, and the two began a separate life.
It is worth mentioning that Brady did not help the team succeed after his comeback, and it can be said that this time Brady faced a lose-lose situation.
How the couple divide the huge amount of property in their name
Or will be the focus
In early October 2022, some US media reported that the two each hired a divorce lawyer, the marriage is irretrievable, and the two parties are ready to go to court. There are not many questions about the custody of the children, they want to have joint custody, but the huge division of property between the two around the world takes time to deal with.
How the couple divides the huge amount of property in their names may become the focus, which has also become the main issue in this divorce case.
As the most profitable model in history, Bunchen was known to have a net worth of $400 million when she retired in 2015. Brady has earned around $302.7 million in his career and is expected to earn another $15 million in the 2022 season, plus endorsements and sponsorships from brands such as Electronic Arts, Fanatics, Schaffhausen, IWC, Under Armour and sports car brand Aston Martin.
On May 10, 2022, Brady signed a 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox Sports to join Fox as its chief NFL analyst after his career.
It is regrettable that a love story did not come to an end in the end. Taking care of career and family has been a test problem since ancient times, and I can only hope that these two top superstars will take their respective paths in the future.
Editor| Cheng Peng Gai Yuanyuan
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