Alix Earle Isn’t the One Who Stole Tom Brady’s Heart, Candice Swanepoel Is, According to Reports
For most of 2026, the gossip world was convinced Tom Brady’s next big romance would be with influencer Alix Earle. The NFL great and the influencer were spotted together several times, starting with a cozy New Year’s Eve party. But it turns out the seven-time Super Bowl champion may have been quietly seeing someone else entirely: Victoria’s Secret supermodel Candice Swanepoel.
Tom Brady is reportedly dating Candice Swanepoel
On Saturday, October 24, Us Weekly reported exclusively that Brady, 49, and Swanepoel, 38, have been dating “for a while.” The news landed just days after Swanepoel returned to the runway at the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
The following day, People backed up the story with its own sources, who said the pair had been together for some time. One insider pointed out that both stars live in Miami, which makes it easy for them to spend time together. Another said they have been seeing each other for months but have kept it under wraps, going out of their way to avoid being photographed together.
Neither Brady nor Swanepoel has commented publicly, but the pairing makes sense. Brady certainly seems to have a type. Before the Alix Earle rumors made the rounds, he was married to Gisele Bündchen, who was also a famous Victoria’s Secret model, donning wings from 1999 until 2006.
So what about Alix Earle?
With multiple outlets reporting a romance between Brady and Swanepoel, fans are naturally curious about what happened with Earle. Brady and Earle became the year’s most talked-about rumored pairing almost as soon as 2026 began. Viral videos showed the two dancing and getting cozy at a New Year’s Eve party in St. Barts, just weeks after Earle confirmed her split from NFL wide receiver Braxton Berrios.
The rumors flared again in February, when the pair were spotted dancing at a Super Bowl weekend party in San Francisco. Earle gushed about the weekend on social media and hinted that she was worn out after the late-night party. By March, sources claimed whatever had been going on between them had fizzled.
Earle finally addressed the buzz in her Netflix series Earle Meets World, which premiered September 4. Her comments were brief and coy, framing the situation as just having fun, which seemed to back up insiders who described it as a casual fling. Brady has never commented on it.
Fans have thoughts
Brady and Swanepoel may seem like a natural match, but fans still had plenty to say. As soon as the news broke, they flocked to X to point out the resemblance between Swanepoel and Brady’s ex-wife. Several users joked that Brady seems to date exclusively from the Victoria’s Secret roster, a nod to Bündchen and his rumored 2023 “situationship” with Irina Shayk.
For now, it’s all still rumor. Neither Brady nor Swanepoel has confirmed the relationship, and if they really have been together for months without letting it slip, fans may never get an official announcement. Until they’re photographed together, we’ll just have to wait and see.
