Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady divorce: That could have been me!
One of the most infamous relationships in Hollywood history is now on the rocks.
On Sunday, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen decided to divorce after three decades of marriage. The couple shared no details about their split, which came as a shock to their close friends and family. The story of the divorce went something like this: He proposed to her during New Orleans’ Super Bowl XLVII on February 2, 2010. A few hours later, he asked again. On the morning of February 3, they went out for dinner and talked for hours. The night ended with Gisele proposing to him again and then leaving him for good. While Gisele got her own posthumous revenge on Jimmy Kimmel the night before the finale, Tom went on to win the NFL MVP award.
In the weeks ahead, as this divorce story reverberated, hundreds of Hollywood gossips were speculating on the reasons behind the split. While most people assumed Tom and Gisele never had a chance to reconcile, there were many others who assumed that a reconciliation was possible. Some of the theories circulating: Did the two just grow more distant? Did Tom’s wife, Katherine, know that Gisele cheated on him but kept quiet? Did Gisele secretly try to win his affection? Or were there other factors involved that Tom was never aware of?
A story published in February’s issue of People magazine raised many new questions. It told how, shortly before the engagement, Katherine and Gisele were allegedly engaged for a wedding, but the engagement was canceled and Gisele ended up marrying Brad Pitt instead. According to People, Katherine and Brad’s families were close friends, and this caused Katherine to feel betrayed. She was a strong woman who did not take cheating lightly.
“A lot of people knew but did nothing,” said Katherine Brady in a 2013 People magazine interview. “They should have listened.”
While some believe Katherine might have played a role in her daughter’s divorce, some even speculated that it was intentional. Some believe Gisele may have wanted