The couple announced that they have finalized their divorce
, adding they have “grown apart” and will continue co-parenting. “My priority has always been and will continue to be our children whom I love with all my heart,” the supermodel wrote. Brady also issued a statement on his Instagram Stories, calling the decision to divorce “painful and difficult.”
Bündchen filed for divorce in Glades County, Florida, rather than in Tampa or Miami, where the former couple owns a home, and court records show both she and Brady, who did not contest the filing, called their marriage “.” The news — which arrives after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost their third consecutive game on Thursday, this time to the Baltimore Ravens — arrives after weeks of divorce lawyers working to finalize the couple’s split.
For many fans, this split has been a long time coming. Last month, the supermodel broke her silence on her husband’s decision to unretire and go back to the NFL, and she did not sound too thrilled about the development. Speaking with, Bündchen agreed that reports of her wanting Brady to quit for good were sexist, though she didn’t flat out deny them. “Obviously I have my concerns — this is a very violent sport, and I have my children and I would like him to be more present,” she said.
Just in case Brady wasn’t good at reading between the lines, Bündchen continued. “I’ve done my part, which is to be there for [Tom]. I moved to Boston, and I focused on creating a cocoon and a loving environment for my children to grow up in and to be there supporting him and his dreams,” she said. “I feel very fulfilled in that way, as a mother and as a wife. And now it’s going to be my turn.” It doesn’t really get clearer than that.
Rumors of a rough patch between Bündchen and Brady kicked into high gear over the summer when Brady took an unexpected leave of absence from training with the
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