Gisele Bündchen Reveals How Her Life and Career ‘Changed’ for Good When She Moved to Boston With Ex-Husband Tom Brady

Supermodel Gisele Bündchen has opened up about the ways in which her life and her fashion career changed forever when she moved to Boston with her future husband, Tom Brady, who was in the midst of a storied quarterback career with the New England Patriots.

The 45-year-old fashion star opened up about her past in a candid interview with W Magazine, during which she looked back on the many cover shoots she has posed for over the years, including one for the publication's 2007 issue, which was captured shortly after she began dating Brady.

At the time, Bündchen's relationship with the NFL legend had only just been publicly revealed—leading to a frenzy of media excitement—however, the model notes that, behind the scenes, her decision to relocate to the Massachusetts city with her partner actually enabled her to enjoy a much "quieter life," one that was filled with reflection.

When asked about the "growing spiritual practice" she had embraced by this point in her career, the mother of three pointed to her new hometown as being one of the sources of this spirituality.

"I had moved to Boston and was living a much quieter life. Earlier in my career, everything was about achievement and saying yes to every opportunity. Over time, I began to understand the importance of finding balance," she explained.

She noted that she learned how to "become more present and more connected" with herself instead of "focusing on external expectations."

The model explained, "That changed everything—not only my work, but also the way I experienced life."

Bündchen and Brady wed two years after that cover was published, in a stunning ceremony held in California in 2009, and the former couple welcomed their first child, son Benjamin, that same year. Their daughter, Vivian, arrived in 2012.

The duo lived primarily in the Boston area for much of their marriage, with Brady continuing to play for the Patriots until 2020, when the quarterback signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after his contract with the New England team came to an end.

For several years, Brady and Bündchen's primary residence in Massachusetts was a stunning custom-built estate in Brookline, which was completed in 2015—and was later put on the market by the spouses for $39.5 million. They finally sold the dwelling for the much lower price of $32.5 million in late 2020.

Months earlier, they had purchased an extraordinary property on Miami's Indian Creek Island—known to many as "Billionaire Bunker" because of its ultra wealthy residents—for $17 million, where they planned to construct an enormous custom compound that would serve as their primary residence.

The pair joined the likes of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Bezos, and billionaire Jeffrey Soffer in choosing the exclusive enclave as his home base—and promptly followed in the footsteps of their neighbors by building a dream dwelling on their newly purchased parcel.

Brady and Bündchen immediately began working on an extensive renovation of the existing property, essentially demolishing the existing structure to make way for a modern dwelling that took around four years to complete.

But what began as a marital home has since become a very spacious and lavish bachelor pad for Brady after he and Bündchen divorced in October 2022, with the former football pro taking the Indian Creek Island property as part of their settlement.

However, his former spouse has not gone far away.

Bündchen, her new husband, jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente, and their first child, now reside in an $11.5 million Miami mansion, which is just a stone's throw away from her ex's Florida abode.

She purchased the property in 2022, shortly after her divorce, and spent months renovating the abode.

Built in 1981, the five-bed, 6.5-bath abode spans almost 4,000 square feet on .4 acres. The magnificent mansion features soaring 25-foot ceilings, large living spaces, massive terraces, and stunning views of a wide waterway and Indian Creek Island—where Brady's compound is located.

In fact, Bündchen's waterfront home is located within swimming distance of his home.

Other highlights include a primary bedroom on the ground floor with dual baths. There’s also a home theater, an office, a gym, playroom, and large eat-in kitchen that opens to a patio and pool. The property comes with a brand-new, oversized boat dock. This home also includes impact windows and a two-car garage.

She also owns an equestrian estate in Southwest Ranches, FL, which she picked up for a hefty $9.1 million in 2023, as well as a second, smaller Surfside property that she purchased for $1.25 million.

Brady recently shed some light on his emotional struggle during their 2022 divorce, speaking out about their split in a January appearance on "The Herd" with host Colin Cowherd.

Addressing the timing of his split from the fashion superstar, the sporting icon admitted that it had a rough impact on his final season in the NFL, which he played with the Buccaneers.

"I had 23 years of [football] so I didn’t think I was missing anything, retiring. I felt like this is time," he shared. "I always had a goal—45. I was 45 years old, I wanted to spend time with my kids, I felt like, OK, now it’s time for me to be at all my kids’ games. They’ve been to enough of their dad’s games."

"My last season was tough," he went on. "I was going through, I had a lot of, you know, just a personal family issue. And it was a challenge and it was very. … It just took a lot out of me in terms of my ability to play."

Brady, who co-parents Benjamin, 16, and Vivian, 13, with Bündchen, has not walked away from the sport altogether, however, instead transferring his skills from the field to the commentator box.

In 2022, the "G.O.A.T." of football signed a 10-year contract with Fox Sports that is worth a staggering $375 million and now sees him offering his expert observations from the sidelines of NFL games as the network's "color analyst."

As a result, Brady has had little time to kick back and relax at his palatial Miami property, instead traveling across the country to be on the ground when the biggest NFL action is taking place.