Tom Brady Blindsided by Gisele Bündchen Pregnancy Claimed in New Biography
According to a friend of Tom Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion was absolutely “stung” that his ex-wife Gisele Bündchen became pregnant roughly two years after their divorce, yahoo.com reported. The claim appears in Lars Anderson’s recently released biography, Brady: An American Story and the Price of Greatness, which examines the former New England Patriots quarterback’s personal and professional life following his October 2022 divorce from the Brazilian supermodel after 13 years of marriage.
Inside the Reaction to the Pregnancy News
The new book details how Brady learned about Bündchen expecting her first child with her then-boyfriend and now-husband, Joaquim Valente, before the news leaked publicly. Insiders close to the athlete previously reported that he was completely blindsided by the development. “Tom knew that things were serious between Gisele and Joaquim, but he never imagined they would be having a child together,” an insider told Page Six at the time, adding that the pregnancy was entirely off his radar. Another source told the Daily Mail that finding out about the pregnancy was a hard pill to swallow for Brady behind closed doors.
Cryptic Social Media Posts and Subsequent Commentary
While Brady never made public statements regarding the pregnancy, Anderson’s biography addresses several cryptic social media posts shared by the former NFL broadcaster around significant dates. Following the initial pregnancy announcement, Brady posted a sunset photograph alongside lyrics from the song “Landslide.” Less than 24 hours after Bündchen welcomed her son in February 2025, Brady shared a quote discussing love, beauty, and friendship. Anderson notes that multiple individuals close to Brady viewed the post as a coded commentary on the conclusion of his marriage. Just over a month after the birth, Brady posted a photo of himself throwing a football at UCLA’s practice facility with the caption “True Love”—a phrase Bündchen had frequently used to describe Brady’s relationship with football. A friend of Brady described the timing of the post to Anderson as “the softest middle finger.”
