Gisele Bundchen reveals difficult start in relationship with Tom Brady’s ex Bridget Moynahan
Gisele Bundchen has shed light on her co-parenting agreement with Bridget Moynahan, Tom Brady’s ex and the actress with whom he shares his 15-year-old son Jack.
During an interview with vanity fairBundchen, 42, admitted that his relationship with Moynahan, 51, hasn’t always been easy..
It took over a year after Jack’s birth for the two women to finally meet, but their rocky start now looks like water under the bridge.
Now the women have a ‘great relationship’ and Bundchen considers Moynahan her ‘team player’ in co-parenting.
When asked if they’ve always had a good relationship, Bundchen replied: ‘No!’
‘You have to go through the roller coaster’: Gisele Bundchen has shed light on co-parenting with Bridget Moynahan, Tom Brady’s ex and the actress with whom he shares his 15-year-old son Jack.
But over time, the women were able to hang out in a park with Brady in New York and even shared a hug in Boston.
“Love conquers all,” he said, referring to his relationship with Jack and Moynahan. “My life became so much richer because I learned a lot from it.” She added: ‘Nothing is worth fighting for [over].’
The years Bundchen spent working with Moynahan have helped guide how she will be Brady’s mother post-divorce.
“I tell Bridget, you know, I have a great relationship with her…” Bundchen says before adding, “Everything in life comes with work.” You have to go through the roller coaster. You have moments where you hit the tough spots and you have to get through them.
When it comes to Moynahan, Bundchen said: ‘my goal was always, how can I be more useful? How can I make it as easy as possible?’
I put myself in her shoes and said, “How can I support her?” Because at the end of the day, we’re team players in “How are we going to do this for [Jack] Can you have the best life?”‘
Bundchen described her relationship with ex-husband Brady similarly: “We’re not playing against each other.”
“We are a team,” he adds, “and that’s beautiful. I look back and I have no regrets. I love all.
‘Challenging situation’: During an interview with Vanity Fair, Bundchen, 42, admitted she initially didn’t get along with Bridget Moynahan, after finding out about her pregnancy early on in her romance with Brady.
Family: Brady shares 15-year-old son Jack with ex-girlfriend Bridget
Bundchen learned early in her relationship with Brady that she was expecting a child with Moynahan, but she stayed with him.
While she called that period “a challenging situation for all of us,” she now considers Jack her “extra son” and is delighted with her stepson.
“I love him very much,” he tells VF.
Jack was born in 2007, and his birth ‘awakened’ Gisele’s desire to start a family of her own.
“Jack came into our lives and I felt so blessed and he sparked in me this desire to be a mother,” she told VF.
“I always dreamed of being a mom, but I think it happened a little faster than I thought, because now I have this beautiful little angel that I can take care of and love.”
Brady and Bundchen finally tied the knot in 2009 and welcomed son Benjamin, 13, and daughter Vivian, 10, into their lives.
their divorce was It ended on October 28 of last year, and they ended their marriage with a public announcement shared on social media.
The NFL star wrote: “Over the past few days, my wife and I have finalized our divorce after 13 years of marriage. We came to this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together.’
Brady and Bundchen finally tied the knot in 2009 and welcomed son Benjamin, 13, and daughter Vivian, 10, into their lives.