For 16 years, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen were what we call a power couple; the biggest names in the NFL world, too. And why wouldn’t they be? You rarely see two successful people in a union while juggling their demanding careers, but the two seemed to make it work. It turns out, however, that it all started with a simple blind date.
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During an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon five years ago, the Brazilian supermodel endearingly remembered falling in love with Brady on their first date. The former NFL quarterback must have been quite the gentleman, as Gisele recalled, “He was just so sweet.”
“We actually had a blind date. It was actually my third blind date. And I was like this is -that’s it. I’m not going on any more blind dates. But you know when I saw those kind eyes, I literally fell in love, like right away,” she added.
Bundchen remembered that she went on a couple of blind dates, but they turned out to be hugely disappointing. She had to endure two hours of boredom and couldn’t wait to leave. But then she met the NFL superstar.
After two disappointing experiences, she had reluctantly agreed to meet him for drinks, knowing she could make a quick exit if things didn’t go well.
As it turns out, it was Kismet. She blushingly admitted that she fell in love the moment she saw TB12’s kind eyes, knowing it was meant to be. He was sweet, and Gisele knew she had found her prince. It also helped that they shared a love for sports.
Growing up in a big family with five sisters, she was used to playing sports just for fun. But when she met Brady’s family, she was shocked by how competitive they were when playing with each other.
Gisele revealed TB-12 was the baby of his family
Brady was the epitome of competitiveness and success for the past two decades. Well, he had to keep up with his three sisters, growing up as the baby of the family. During the same interview, Gisele revealed that Brady comes from an extremely competitive family.
She pointed out that while she and her family too indulged in physical sports, playing volleyball, they always played as a team. But TB12’s family had a different dynamic:
“But Tom’s family is a little different, You know, his sisters are- he’s the baby, he’s got three older sisters and they’re pretty hard-core.”
Gisele divulged that the whole Brady family are great throwers, something she witnessed when she saw them throwing the ball at each other during an intense game of dodgeball.
While things didn’t work between Bündchen and the 7-time Super Bowl winner, they shared a beautiful relationship and both are now enjoying their single lives, focusing all their attention and love on Benny and Vivi.
