America’s Most Eligible Bachelor Tom Brady is in the throws of a steamy new romance with supermodel Irina Shayk following the end of his 13-year marriage to Gisele Bundchen, DailyMail.com can reveal.
The legendary NFL quarterback, 45, was caught gently caressing the 37-year-old Russian bombshell’s face after an overnight rendezvous at her Los Angeles home on Saturday. When he stroked her cheek, she looked at him longingly from the passenger side of her Rolls Royce.
An eyewitness told DailyMail.com that Brady picked her up at an LA hotel on Friday afternoon and drove her directly to his home. They left her property at around 9.30am the next morning and she later drove Shayk – who was dressed in the same clothes from the night before – back to her hotel in her luxury car.
On Saturday afternoon, Brady is understood to have collected her again from her hotel and returned to her home once more.
Since his split from Bundchen, with whom he has two children Vivian, 10, and Benjamin, 13, he has been linked to A-list women, including NFL stars Kim Kardashian and Emily Ratajkowski.
Rumors about Brady and Shayk – who has a six-year-old daughter Leah with her ex Bradley Cooper – began swirling last month after they both attended billionaire industry heir Joe Nahmad’s wedding to Madison Hedrick in Sardinia, Italy.
New couple alert: Tom Brady was caught caressing Irina Shayk’s face as he drove back to his hotel in his Rolls Royce on Saturday after a sleepover at her LA home.
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Flirty: Onlookers say he picked her up at an LA hotel on Friday afternoon and drove her straight to his house. They left his house at around 9:30 the next morning
Serving up an ace look: Shayk wore a white tennis dress and black sneakers for her date with Brady
Giddy: The star – who has a child with Bradley Cooper – smiled from ear to ear while spending time with America’s Most Eligible Bachelor
But a source close to Shayk insisted to DailyMail.com at the time: ‘They are just friends. They have a purely platonic relationship.’
Shayk’s rep also shut down a report that she ‘threw herself’ at Brady during the wedding.
A report claimed that the star ‘barely lets on [Brady] out of his sight’. The viewer insisted that Shayk ‘followed her all weekend’ and that she ‘threw herself at him.’
The insider also alleged that the seven-time Super Bowl champion told a friend that he was ‘not interested’.
But a spokesman for Shaikh quickly hit back at the claims. ‘This story is completely false. This is a completely malicious and fictitious account of the evening,’ Cheri Bowen, vice president of society management, insisted in June.
But the pair certainly looked relaxed while out together in LA over the weekend. Shayk casually wore a white tennis outfit and sneakers while Brady kept it casual in an olive t-shirt.
The new romance comes just eight months after Brady’s divorce from Bundchen, 42.
Although Brady and Bündchen’s split had been rumored for some time, the two didn’t announce their divorce until October of last year, and shortly after that it was revealed that the process was final.
‘We came to this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together,’ Brady said in a statement at the time. ‘We are blessed with beautiful and wonderful children who will be the center of our world.’
Rebound romance: Brady split from Gisele Bundchen last year after 13 years together
The Bachelor: Brady has been linked to a string of A-list women, but this is the first time he’s been portrayed in a romantic setting with another woman.
Handsome: Brady seemed in great spirits while hanging out with the model
‘We wish only the best for each other as we pursue new chapters in our lives,’ he added.
Brady and Bundchen share two children – Vivian and Benjamin – while he has an older son, Jack, 15, from his relationship with Bridget Moynahan.
Since the split, Gisele has been spending time with jiu-jitsu instructor Joachim Valente although they have not officially confirmed their romance.
He is currently in Brazil with his family where he celebrated his 42nd birthday on Thursday.
Meanwhile Shayk shares six-year-old daughter Leah with Bradley Cooper, 48.
She started dating The Hangover actor in 2015 and welcomed six-year-old Leah before they split in 2019.
During a past interview with Ellie, the beauty discussed raising Leah with her ex Bradley, even though the two were no longer a couple. ‘I never understood the term co-parenting.’
Quick exit: Irina left Brady’s house on Saturday wearing the same outfit as the night before
More than a friend? Just last month, a source close to Laurina told DailyMail.com: ‘They have a purely platonic relationship.’
Center of romance rumors: That same month, Shayk’s rep shut down a report that she threw herself at Tom Brady at an A-list wedding in Sardinia, Italy.
Caffeine fix: The model had a coffee in hand and covered her eyes with dark sunglasses
‘When I’m with my daughter, I’m 100 per cent a mum, and when she’s with her dad, he’s 100 per cent her dad. Co-parenting is parenting,’ and Cooper is ‘the most amazing dad ever.’
In April, Shaik was also candid about how motherhood has changed her and boosted her confidence while speaking to Harper’s Bazaar.
The star admits she wasn’t always confident, even as a successful model. ‘I just learned to love my imperfections. You have to love everyone. My daughter is a big part of why I’ve come to love myself more.’
‘He will say, “I love my father, I love my mother, I love my grandfather, I love my grandmother—” who is my mother. Then he goes, “And I really love myself.” And I look at my daughter and I think, “Wow, six years into selling I wasn’t like this.”
Shaik further revealed, ‘We are teaching our daughter that the most important thing is to be kind to people. Every time we send her to school, we’re like, “Just remember kindness and love.” So I think that’s true beauty.’
Tender moment: The seven-time Super Bowl champion sweetly rubs Irina’s cheek while stopped at a red light
Change of heart? Insiders claim Brady was ‘not interested’ in Shayk when they crossed paths at a wedding in Italy last month, but he certainly seemed interested over the weekend.
Although Brady and Bündchen were rumored to be splitting up for some time, the two didn’t announce their divorce until October of last year, and shortly after it was revealed that the process was final.
Single: Brady was also recently romantically linked to Kim Kardashian
High-profile romances: Irina has a child with Bradley Cooper and has also dated Kanye West and Cristiano Ronaldo
Exes: Brady and Gisele split last October after 13 years of mutual consent, while Irina’s four-year on-and-off romance with Bradley Cooper ended in 2019, however, their relationship remains amicable
While explaining that the world of social media that sometimes ‘scares’ her daughter growing up in Shayk, it’s important to ‘teach our daughter a bigger value than being beautiful on the outside’.
Irina was previously in a relationship with soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo from 2010-2015 and briefly dated troubled rapper Kanye West in 2021 after splitting from Kim Kardashian.
Brady, meanwhile, officially retired from the NFL in February and recently purchased an ownership stake in the Las Vegas Raiders.
While the NFL great is clearly enjoying his retirement, a source told DailyMail.com exclusively that he’s still itching to get back on the field.
‘Tom misses football, loves to play, and would love nothing more than to compete on the grand stage again and win another Super Bowl. But as surprising as these thoughts are, he has decided to retire from the NFL once and for all,’ they said.
They added that it is ‘highly unlikely and close to impossible’ that he could return to an NFL team at this time.
Fans will still see plenty of him on television, though he recently signed a $375 million deal to work as a sports analyst with Fox.
Sportsman played 23 seasons in the NFL with both the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers – winning seven Super Bowl titles and five Super Bowl MVPs.
Ex Factor: Former Playboy model before Brady met ex-wife Gisele Bundchen, includes Layla Roberts, Tara Reid, Bridget Moynahan and Megan Vasconcelos
This is how we roll: The pair traveled in his huge luxury Rolls Royce
New romance: The pair looked like love-struck teenagers as they laughed
Doting dad: Brady and Bundchen share two children — Vivian and Benjamin — while he also has an older son, Jack, from his relationship with Bridget Moynahan.
Family first: Shayk meanwhile shares a six-year-old daughter named Leah with Bradley Cooper, 48.
Past love: The mum-of-one and The Hangover actor first started dating in 2015 and welcomed Leah six years later before they split in 2019
Love in the fast lane: Brady drove back and forth between his house and Irina’s hotel during their romantic weekend