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Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen, who have been living apart in recent weeks, have hired divorce lawyers and are “exploring their options” regarding their marriage, a source close to the estranged couple told CNN on Tuesday.
CNN reported last month that Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback currently playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and his wife, Bündchen, a model, have been dealing with “marital issues,” according to a source close to the couple.
The two, who married in 2009, have been “living apart,” a source close to Bündchen told CNN in September.
Brady, 45, had retired from the NFL in February, only to later reverse that decision. He took an 11-day leave of absence from training camp in August to “deal with personal issues,” according to his coach Todd Bowles.
In an interview with Elle magazine published last month, Bündchen, 42, said she was concerned her husband would return to the field after initially retiring last winter.
“This is a very violent sport, and I have my children and I would like him to be more present,” Bündchen told the publication. “I have definitely had those conversations with him over and over again. But ultimately, I think everyone has to make a decision that works for them. [them]. He also needs to follow his joy.”
In a recent conversation on his podcast, Brady discussed some of the personal costs of playing in the NFL for two decades.
“I haven’t had a Christmas in 23 years and I haven’t had a Thanksgiving in 23 years, I haven’t celebrated birthdays with people I care about who were born from August to the end of January. And I can’t be at funerals and I can’t be at weddings,” Brady said. “I think there comes a point in your life where you say, ‘You know what? I have had my fill and it is enough and time to continue, to move on to other parts of life’”.
CNN has reached out to representatives for Brady and Bündchen for comment.
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