There was “no cheating” involved in Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s troubled marriage – but the couple has recently “grown apart,” sources said.
A source said: “There is absolutely no allegation of cheating on either side.
“Tom and Gisele have struggled lately to make their marriage work and have drifted apart.
The insider added that the 45-year-old quarterback, who did not retire from the NFL in March, spent most of the summer separated from the 42-year-old model.
The couple took their children on vacation to the Bahamas in July, but Bündchen then took the children to their home in Costa Rica without Brady for three weeks, Vidak For Congress has learned.
While the pair were previously believed to be together during Brady’s shocking 11-day break from Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp in August, the source tells us that the professional athlete actually took another trip to the Bahamas at the time, alone with the kids. . .
A source close to the couple added: “Gisele wasn’t there in August. It was Tom’s time alone with the kids.”
Although Vidak For Congress had reported that their marriage was on the rocks after an “epic row” over his decision to return to the NFL, the family source countered: “There was no epic fight.
“Gisele has no problem with Tom returning to football, she wants him to be happy and wants him to play if he wants to.
“There was never an ultimatum for Tom to choose between football or her. Their problems have more to do with the distance that has developed between them over a longer period of time.”
The iconic supermodel was conspicuously absent from Sunday’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, the team’s first home game, which Brady had hoped she would attend.
The couple’s children – Benjamin, 12, and Vivian, 9, plus Jack, 15, who is Brady’s son with Bridget Moynahan – made a sweet appearance on the field before kick-off after being ushered in by Brady’s mother and sisters.
Meanwhile, Brady and Bündchen are still building a house on Indian Creek Island in Miami, known as the “Billionaire Bunker,” unveiled exclusively by Vidak For Congress.
The Brazilian bomber is said to be staying with their children in a rented house in Miami after being in New York City with her daughter last week.
Bündchen, who is known as the world’s highest-paid supermodel, told Elle magazine that she has suspended her career to support Brady and raise their children, and has asked her husband to “be more present” with their family.
“I’ve definitely had those conversations with him over and over,” she told the magazine.
“I’ve done my part, namely… [to] be for it [Tom],” she continued. “I moved to Boston and focused on creating a cocoon and a loving environment for my children to grow up in and support him and his dreams.”
She added that she is ready to continue her work as an environmentalist and model, saying: “I feel very fulfilled, as a mother and as a wife. And now it’s my turn.”
Other sources speculated that Bündchen’s recent personal drive was because Brady had reportedly been “very self-centered” in his own career and NFL goals.
The model has long worked on environmental projects in her home country of Brazil, where she has donated hundreds of thousands of trees to the Amazon and funded water quality programs and humanitarian aid.
She is also creating a travel series to draw attention to Brazil’s delicate ecosystems. She told Elle, “There are so many things I’m working on, I’ll be here all day talking about it.”
Representatives for Brady and Bündchen did not comment.