After weeks of speculation, former power couple Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen confirmed that they would be parting ways after 13 years of marriage. Now, the NFL quarterback has spoken out about the decision on a recent podcast episode.
The 45-year-old opened up on a recent segment for his weekly podcast, Let's Go, where he told his co-host, Jim Gray, his relationship with Bündchen was an "amicable situation."
Published on Monday (November 1) Brady - who previously maintained his silence on the status of his rocky relationship with the Victoria's Secret supermodel - admitted that many people have "things that they deal with at work and they deal with at home."
Check out the episode below:"Obviously, the good news is it's a very amicable situation, and I'm really focused on two things: taking care of my family and certainly my children, and secondly, doing the best job I can to win football games," the father-of-three stated, before adding: "That's what professionals do."
"You focus at work when it's time to work, and then when you come home, you focus on the priorities that are at home. All you can do is the best you can do. That's what I'll just continue to do as long as I'm working and as long as I'm being a dad," he revealed.
Brady - who often uses the nickname TB12 in reference to his jersey number - also touched upon his experience of having his relationship broadcast to the public, stating: "I've dealt with a lot of challenging situations on and off the field over 23 years, and a lot of it does play out in front of a lot of people."
"So I think the interesting thing for a football player and an athlete, in general, is you're out there. I always say we're not actors, even though we're in TV. That is our real self out there," he added.
Whispers of a potential divorce between the star couple - once thought to have one of Hollywood's strongest marriages - shocked many.
In her interview as the cover star of ELLE magazine's October issue, Brazilian-born Bündchen briefly mentioned her marriage to Brady, stating: "I have my children and I would like him to be more present. I have definitely had those conversations with him over and over again.
"But ultimately, I feel that everybody has to make a decision that works for [them]. He needs to follow his joy, too."
"I've done my part, which is [to] be there for [Tom]. I moved to Boston, and I focused on creating a cocoon and a loving environment for my children to grow up in and to be there supporting him and his dreams," Bündchen told ELLE.
"Seeing my children succeed and become the beautiful little humans that they are, seeing him succeed, and being fulfilled in his career - it makes me happy. At this point in my life, I feel like I've done a good job on that," she added.
The couple finally announced their split in separate Instagram posts, with Bündchen writing: "With much gratitude for our time together, Tom and I have amicably finalized our divorce. My priority has always been and will continue to be our children whom I love with all my heart. We will continue co-parenting to give them the love, care and attention they deserve."
"The decision to end a marriage is never easy but we have grown apart and while it is, of course, difficult to go through something like this, I feel blessed for the time we had together and only wish the best for Tom always," she added.
At the same time, Brady posted a statement to his 12 million followers on Instagram, which read: "In recent days, my wife and I finalized our divorce from one another after 13 years of marriage. We arrived at this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together."
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback then added: "We are blessed with beautiful and wonderful children who will continue to be the center of our world in every way. We will continue to work together as parents to always ensure they receive the love and attention they deserve.
"We arrived at this decision to end our marriage after much consideration."
"Doing so is, of course, painful and difficult, like it is for so many people who go through the same thing every day around the world. However we wish only the best for each other as we pursue whatever new chapters in our lives that are yet to be written," Brady added, before writing: "And we kindly ask for privacy and respect as we navigate what is to come in the days and weeks ahead. Thank you."
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