NFL legend Tom Brady and South African supermodel Candice Swanepoel have been quietly dating for a while, according to a recent report, marking another high-profile romance for the former quarterback following his 2022 divorce from Gisele Bündchen.
Representatives for both figures did not immediately return requests for comment, and neither has addressed the reports publicly, leaving the relationship confirmed solely through industry sources cited by Page Six and Indiatimes as Brady and Swanepoel have been together for a stretch of time.
Fans React Online
Commenters on digital platforms celebrated the pairing as a major win for the seven-time Super Bowl champion, contrasting Brady’s new romance with the post-divorce path of his ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen, who is in a relationship with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente.
He won. Again. His ex is with a martial arts instructor, and Tom’s dating another supermodel.
Social media user, via Yahoo
Families And Backgrounds
Brady, 49, shares son Benjamin, 16, and daughter Vivian, 13, with Bündchen, alongside his 19-year-old son Jack with former partner Bridget Moynahan.
Swanepoel, 38, is a mother to two sons—Anacã, 10, and Ariel, 8—whom she shares with her ex-fiancé Hermann Nicoli, with whom she ended a decade-long relationship in 2018. Swanepoel was born and raised on a farm in South Africa’s Mooi River. Her family is Afrikaner with Dutch origins, while her mother Eileen Swanepoel is of British origin and her father is from Zimbabwe, and she also has an elder brother. As a child, she was a ballet dancer before being scouted at age 15 in a Durban flea market.
Her career spans major international runways and high-profile campaigns for Chanel and Versace, and she earned her Victoria’s Secret Angel wings in 2010. She has featured in several Vogue editorials, including American, Italian, British, Russian, Japanese, and Korean editions. In 2013, she wore the brand’s iconic $10 million Fantasy Bra, which featured over 4,200 gems including diamonds and yellow sapphires. She most recently walked in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026, donning three distinct looks complete with bejeweled wings. Throughout her career, she has been featured on Forbes’ The World’s Top-Earning Models
list a few times, first appearing at No. 10 with estimated earnings of $3 million between 2010 and 2011, and later ranking at No. 8 in both 2015 and 2016 with earnings of $5 million and $7 million respectively, alongside a No. 9 ranking with $3.3 million in 2019, building a net worth estimated to be around $25 million.
Priorities And Schedules
Brady noted earlier in the year that his schedule leaves little room for a personal life outside of his children.
I don’t have much time for a personal life or much time for myself, but I love working, and I love my kids.
Tom Brady, via Us Weekly
She told V magazine in 2023 that maintaining personal well-being is an essential responsibility for effective parenting, allowing her to excel in business while teaching her children the value of hard work derived from her own upbringing on a South African farm.