Tom Brady and model Candice Swanepoel have been dating for months

Tom Brady, 49, and model Candice Swanepoel, 38, are enjoying the early stages of their romance, People confirmed on October 25.

“They’ve been dating for a while now,” the source confirmed. The source continued, “They both live in Miami, so it’s very convenient. They spend a lot of time together.” People has reached out to representatives for Brady and Swanepoel for comment.

According to another source, the couple have been dating for months and actively work to keep their relationship private. The second source added, “Candice and Tom have been dating for months. She has been very secretive and selective about who she tells about their relationship. When they met, they went to great lengths to not be spotted.”

News of the couple’s budding romance comes amid a series of revelations about the events leading up to Brady’s divorce from Gisele Bündchen in 2022. Brady: An American Story and the Price of Greatness— an explosive biography about the retired NFL quarterback — author Lars Anderson speculated that the couple’s lack of compatibility and Brady’s overcommitment to his work contributed to the marriage’s collapse. “A lot was involved,” Anderson wrote, according to People.

Although Brady reportedly made a last-ditch effort to save his marriage, Anderson claimed that Bündchen ultimately ended the relationship with just one word. “She always thought she would be married to Tom for the rest of her life,” a source close to the model said. People on October 2. “The divorce was very upsetting, and she had a hard time understanding it at the time, but she’s not bitter.”

Bündchen and Brady share two children, including son Ben, 16, and daughter Vivian, 13, whose photos the former NFL star regularly shares on Instagram. Brady also shares his eldest son, Jack, 19, with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan, while Bündchen shares her 1-year-old son with husband Joaquim Valente.

Swanepoel was previously engaged to Brazilian model Hermann Nicoli from 2015 to 2018, when the couple split after 14 years together, according to People. Swanepoel and her ex-fiancé share two sons, including Anacan, 10, and Ariel, 7. “These are the most precious gifts life has given me,” Swanepoel captioned a black-and-white photo of the brothers sharing a tender moment on Instagram on June 24, 2018. “I’m a lucky woman to be their mom, to help guide them through this thing called life……. Now they will always be each other 💙Anacan & Ariel💙.