Gisele Bundchen has denied cheating on her NFL star ex-husband Tom Brady before their 2022 divorce.
The Brazilian supermodel, 43, and the seven-time Super Bowl winner, 46, announced their split following 13 years of marriage in October 2022.
The former Victoria’s Secret model has since begun dating her jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente, sparking rumors that she cheated on Brady with the trainer while she was still married to the former quarterback.
But Bundchen, who shares two children with Brady, hit back at the speculation, ardently denying the cheating rumors in an interview with The New York Times.
She branded the allegation that she cheated a ‘lie’ before claiming that she doesn’t ‘want to make my life a tabloid’.
Gisele Bundchen has denied cheating on her ex-husband Tom Brady before their 2022 divorce
Bundchen and the seven-time Super Bowl winner, 46, split following 13 years of marriage
While she refutes the rumors, the Brazilian beauty suggested that the stem from sexism, suggesting women suffer more during breakups than their male partners.
‘This is something that happens to a lot of women who get blamed when they have the courage to leave an unhealthy relationship and are labeled as being unfaithful,’ . Bundchen told the outlet.
‘They have to deal with their communities. They have to deal with their family. Of course for me, it just happens to be a little bit amplified.’
The pair confirmed their split on October 28, 2022 after weeks of speculation that their marriage was on the verge of collapse.
Brady announced that he was retiring from the NFL in February of that year, only to turn around 40 days later and perform a U-turn on the decision.
Many claimed that Bundchen was livid over Brady’s shock decision to ‘un-retire’ from the NFL – just one month after he gave up football to spend more time with his family.
The former Victoria’s Secret model has since begun dating jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente
However, a source confirmed to DailyMail.com at the time of the split that their separation had not been impacted by Brady’s move to rejoin his beloved sport.
Brady officially hung his cleats up – for a second time – in February last year, following an incredible 23-season career.
The future Hall of Famer said the divorce had been a ‘difficult’ and ‘painful’ decision that the pair reached after ‘much consideration’.
Both said they would continue to co-parent their two children together. The couple are expected to share custody of their two children, Vivian, nine and Benjamin, 12. Tom also has a third son, 15-year-old son Jack with ex Bridget Moynahan.
A source told DailyMail.com earlier this month that Brady has no issues with Valente, who was first pictured on holiday in Costa Rica with Bundchen in November 2022, just two weeks after her divorce was finalized.
Meanwhile, Brady has also been spotted stepping out with new women, including Bundchen’s fellow former Victoria’s Secret model, Irina Shayk.
The Russian-born supermodel, who has previously dated soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and actor Bradley Cooper, is said to be enjoying an on-and-off romance with the retired NFL legend.