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Gisele Bundchen ‘Furious’ at Tom Brady for Swipe at Her Parenting

The supermodel wasn’t pleased by the former quarterback’s unsolicited parenting advice last month.

Tom Brady’s relationship with his ex-wife has been strained by a tongue-in-cheek shot he took at Gisele Bündchen’s parenting style last month. According to an insider report from the National Enquirer, Bündchen was “furious” after the former signal-caller wrote the following in a newsletter to fans at the end of July: “I think part of being a great father is being a great example of doing what it takes to take care of your family. I chose to do it by playing football.” Brady’s parenting reflections, along with his observation that “work is a big part of all of our lives,” were widely interpreted as dredging up a long-running spat between the ex-spouses about Brady’s decision to reverse his decision to retire from the NFL. In March 2022, Brady shocked NFL-watchers by announcing he would play another season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers—leading to what Page Six called a “series of arguments” with Bündchen about the decision. In October of that year, the couple announced their divorce after 13 years of marriage. Since Brady and Bünchen parted ways, the Brazilian supermodel has gone on to have a child with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente—a pairing that Kevin Hart flamed during Brady’s Netflix roast last year.