Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen’s Relationship Timeline: From Meeting on a Blind Date to Their Shocking Divorce

December 2006

Tom and Gisele met on a blind date, and sparks immediately flew. In an interview with WSJ. Magazine, the football star thanked his friend for setting him up. “I think the one phone call that changed my life was my friend Ed, who called me one day and he said, ‘I have this girl and I think you should call her,'” Tom told the publication. “I ended up calling her and it ended up being the love of my life.”

February 2007

Shortly after Tom and Gisele made their relationship official, it was revealed by New York Post columnist Liz Smith that the athlete’s ex Bridget Moynahan was three months pregnant with his baby. People confirmed the news. Gisele later confessed that she “didn’t know what to do” at the time, admitting on CBS This Morning: “It was kind of one of those moments of like, ‘Do I just run away?'”

May 2008

The couple first hit the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s iconic steps when they walked their first Met Gala red carpet together in 2008. For that year’s theme of “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy,” Gisele stunned in a sparkly, pale pink gown that had cutouts on both the front and the back, while Tom looked dapper in a classic tux.

January 2009

The famous pair were secretly engaged in January 2009. Years later, Gisele revealed that Tom popped the question at home. “When he proposed to me, he made up this whole story how my apartment was flooding, and I ran over to fix the situation,” she told Vogue in a 2018 video. “When I got there, the whole apartment had candles and rose petals everywhere, and then he went down on his knees to propose, and I’m like, ‘Get up!’ because he just had surgery and had three staph infections. And I was like ‘What are you doing?’ He’s like, ‘I gotta go on my knees,’ and I’m like, ‘No, no, no! Get up, please!'”

February 2009

One month after it was revealed that Tom and Gisele were engaged, they tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on February 26, 2009, at St. Monica Catholic Church in California. “We planned [the wedding] in like 10 days, and it was perfect,” Brady told GQ in 2009 of the Santa Monica ceremony. “We went back to the house and I barbecued aged New York strips. We had champagne, a cake, some ice cream. It was a great night.” In April 2009, the couple had a second ceremony in Costa Rica.

October 2022

After being married for over a decade and welcoming two children together — son Benjamin Rein was born in December 2009, and daughter Vivian Lake was born in December 2012 — Tom and Gisele officially finalized their divorce on October 28, 2022. Tom shared a statement to his Instagram, writing, “In recent days, my wife and I finalized our divorce from one another after 13 years of marriage. We arrived at this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together.” He said that the separation was “of course, painful and difficult, like it is for many people who go through the same thing every day around the world.” Gisele also addressed the split, writing on her Instagram, “With much gratitude for our time together, Tom and I have amicably finalized our divorce. My priority has always been and will continue to be our children whom I love with all my heart. We will continue co-parenting to give them the love, care and attention they greatly deserve.” She added, “The decision to end a marriage is never easy but we have grown apart and while it is, of course, difficult to go through something like this, I feel blessed for the time we had together and only wish the best for Tom always.”

February 2024

Tom and Gisele both moved on following their split — the football star was linked to model Irina Shayk (though things have reportedly fizzled), and Gisele is dating jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente. “Tom had a bumpy start navigating the single life after his divorce, but he’s doing great now,” a source exclusively told In Touch in February 2024. “The past year has made a world of difference. He’s embraced coparenting, dating here and there, and he’s even made peace with Gisele.”

May 2024

Things hit a rough patch between the coparents in May 2024. During the Netflix special The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady, several jokes were made about the couple’s high-profile divorce. Jokes about Gisele possibly being involved with boyfriend Joaquim prior to the former couple’s split were made, and an insider exclusively told In Touch that the supermodel was not happy. “He knew the jokes would be cruel and aimed at his marriage and at her, but he did it anyway. She blames Tom for not even taking her or their children into consideration,” the insider said. “The jokes hit below the belt any they made it look like Gisele cheated, which she’s been desperately trying to deny. I know she has a temper and I’m sure she called Tom and let him have it.”

October 2024

It was revealed that Gisele was pregnant with baby No. 3, her first child with boyfriend Joaquim Valente, on October 28, 2024.

“Gisele and Joaquim are happy for this new chapter in their life and they’re looking forward to creating a peaceful and loving environment for the whole family,” a source close to the couple told People about the pair, who began dating in June 2023.

Just hours after the announcement, Tom seemingly reacted to the news by posting a photo of the sunset with three red heart emojis set to Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” via his Instagram Stories. While he didn’t add any context to the post, many fans read into the song choice because the track is about navigating changes and challenges through life.