Tom Brady would have had a romantic relationship with Joan Smalls before hanging out with fellow Victoria’s Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel.
Smalls, 38, was “completely blindsided by the whole thing and felt really betrayed,” a source said. Us every week for a Wednesday, October 28 report on learning to model, Brady, 49, was dating Swanepoel, 38. “For her, it was just the ultimate break from girl code.”
Although Smalls and Brady never made their romance public, they saw each other “on and off for about a year between 2023 and 2024” – after her divorce in 2022. Gisele Bundchen.
“It was never a big deal, but they dated for a while and always kept in touch afterward,” a source told the outlet. “It wasn’t even necessarily about Tom, but rather that Candice was someone she considered a very close friend. Joan had openly spoken to Candice about Tom and confided in Candice about their relationship.”
The former friends both walked in the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show earlier this month, but fans were quick to notice that they weren’t photographed together. According to DeuxMoi, when a social media user asked Smalls if she was still friends with Swanepoel, the model responded, “I’m not friends with traitors.”
As In touch previously reported, Smalls also commented under an Instagram post from Just Jaredreport of their alleged breakup, writing, “SUMMER HOUSE! This will explain everything,” seemingly alluding to the love triangle drama between Ciara Miller, Amanda Batula And Wilson West.
According to Us every week“Candice hasn’t apologized to Joan since (getting together with Brady),” whom she started dating in the spring.
Meanwhile, a rep for Swanepoel told the outlet, “She and Joan share a long-standing history and friendship that Candice will always respect.”
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