"I get to choose how I want to....": Gisele Bündchen has one wish for ex Tom Brady as his relationship with Candice Swanepoel draws attention

Gisele Bündchen appears comfortable with the life she has built since her marriage to Tom Brady ended. While the retired NFL quarterback has found romance with supermodel Candice Swanepoel, Bündchen has focused on raising her three children and enjoying family life with husband Joaquim Valente in Miami. The Brazilian model has no apparent interest in revisiting the past. Instead, she wants Brady to be happy, with a source close to her revealing where things stand between the former couple.Gisele Bündchen's feelings about Tom Brady and Candice SwanepoelBündchen has reportedly maintained a positive outlook towards Brady despite his new relationship. A source told PEOPLE that the 46-year-old model wants the father of her older children to find happiness as he moves forward with Swanepoel.“Tom’s the father of her children, and she wants the best for him. She’s in a very happy place and really enjoying her life,” the insider exclusively shares. “She loves living in Miami and having another baby has brought her so much joy. She’s very happy with the life she’s built.”Brady and Bündchen share two children, Benjamin, 16, and Vivian, 13. The former quarterback also has a son, Jack, with his ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.Bündchen welcomed her third child, a baby boy, with Valente in February 2025. The couple have since built their family life together, giving the model a new chapter away from the intense public attention that once surrounded her marriage.Brady, meanwhile, has been linked to Swanepoel, with reports suggesting the pair have been spending considerable time together.Gisele Bündchen embraces motherhood after welcoming baby No. 3Motherhood has become a central part of Bündchen's priorities. During a September interview with i-D 377, she opened up about having another child later in life and explained why the experience felt different.“Having a baby at this moment of my life is such a gift, because I’m in a different place,” said Bündchen. “I don’t have anything to prove. I don’t feel like I really, quite frankly, care.”“I’m not defined by other people’s opinions,” she continued. “I feel like I get to choose how I want to live my life.”The model also revealed that family commitments often take priority over professional opportunities. She said she turns down most of the jobs offered to her because she does not want to miss important moments in her children's lives.Her approach to parenting was also evident in a recent social media post showing her exercising on a yacht alongside her youngest son.“It’s so sweet to see how little they are when they start watching and emulating what we do,” Bündchen captioned the post.For Bündchen, the focus appears to be on family, personal happiness and the freedom to shape her own future.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.