Tom Brady’s Ex-Wife Gisele Bündchen Said She and Leonardo DiCaprio Were Still Close After Breakup Despite Ignoring Each Other at Events

Tom Brady has made headlines over the years for more than just his play on the field. The NFL GOAT confirmed that he and supermodel Gisele Bündchen filed for divorce after weeks of reports that they’ve been having marital troubles. And while the outside world continues to speculate about what went wrong in their relationship, stories about Bündchen’s past relationship with her ex Leonardo DiCaprio keep popping up.

Here’s what Bündchen said about their breakup and still being close with the actor even though she and Brady ignored him when they were spotted at the same event.

When and why DiCaprio and Bündchen broke up

Before she met Brady, Bündchen was in an on-again-off-again relationship with DiCaprio from 1999 to 2005. However, she never revealed why she decided to end things with the Hollywood megastar until 2019.

“No longer numbing myself with smoking, drinking, and too much work. I was becoming more and more aware of things that I’d chosen not to look at,” the supermodel shared during an interview with PORTER. “Was I alone in wanting to do some serious soul-searching while he stayed the same? In the end, unfortunately, the answer was yes.”

But in the years following their split, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel spoke fondly of her ex and even said they were on good terms.

“Leo is a really wonderful person. We still speak sometimes, and I’m friends with his mom. He still has one of my dogs,” she told Vanity Fair in 2009 (per E!). “He’s done a lot for the environment, and I admire what he’s done. We know what we had; we were very young … And we grew together in a lot of ways. We were just not meant to be boyfriend and girlfriend, but I respect him enormously, and I wish him nothing but the best.”

Brady and Bündchen ignored DiCaprio at a Met Gala party

Despite praise for her ex, the Brazilian beauty and Brady reportedly avoided the Titanic star when they were spotted at the same party.

According to Page Six, they were all at the Met Gala pre-party in 2013 but they didn’t go anywhere near each other.

“Leo was keeping his distance from Gisele, who was with Tom on the opposite side of the room,” a source told the publication, adding, “Leo was surrounded on a couch full of models.” 

The Boston Herald noted that Brady and DiCaprio steered clear from each other a few years before that as well when they were both spotted at the Celtics‘ Game 7 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2008. The Oscar winner who usually sits courtside opted for a luxury suite instead as the then-New England Patriots quarterback was sitting courtside.

Brady and Bündchen reportedly tried to work through issues before filing for divorce

There’s been a lot of chatter that what led to Brady and Bündchen’s decision to end their marriage may have to do with his choice to come out of retirement and play football again in the 2022-23 season. That theory picked up steam when the fashion model did not attend the Bucs’ 2022 season opener. However, just before kickoff, she did take to social media to cheer on the team.

Brady retired for the second and what appears to be the final time on Feb. 1, 2023.