Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady have hired divorce lawyers, source tells CNN

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen and American football player Tom Brady, who have been living apart for the past month, have hired divorce lawyers and are “exploring options” regarding their marriage. The information was passed to CNN by a source close to the couple, this Tuesday (5).

Last month, Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the top model, a source told CNN that the couple was having marital problems.

The two, who married in 2009, are said to be “living separately”, said the source, who is close to Bündchen, in September.

The 45-year-old football champion retired from the NFL in February but reversed the decision. He took an 11-day leave of absence from practice to “deal with personal stuff,” according to his coach Todd Bowles.

In an interview with Elle magazine published last month, Gisele, 42, said she had “concerns” about her husband’s return to sport after retiring last winter.

“It’s a very violent sport, I have my children and I wish he was more present,” the model told the publication.

“I definitely had these conversations with him several times. But ultimately, I feel like everyone has to make a decision that works for them. He needs to have his joy too,” said the Brazilian.

In a recent conversation on his podcast, Brady talked about some of the personal costs of playing in the NFL for two decades.

“I haven’t had a Christmas in 23 years and I haven’t had a Thanksgiving in 23 years either. I didn’t celebrate birthdays with people I care about who were born between August and the end of January. And I can’t be at funerals and weddings,” Brady said.

“I think there comes a point in your life where you say, ‘You know what? I’ve had enough to go on, to move on to other parts of life.”

THE CNN reached out to representatives for Brady and Gisele for comment, but received no response.