MIAMI (AFP) — National Football League star Tom Brady and Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen announced Friday they were divorcing after 13 years of marriage.
Brady and Bundchen posted similar statements on Instagram saying they had reached an amicable agreement over the terms of their split.
“In recent days my wife and I finalized our divorce from one another after 13 years of marriage,” seven-time Super Bowl champion Brady wrote.
“We arrived at this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together,” Brady added, describing the decision to proceed with the divorce as “painful and difficult.”
“We wish only the best for each other as we pursue whatever new chapters in our lives that are yet to be written,” he said, making an appeal for privacy.
The wording was echoed by Bundchen, who said in her post, “The decision to end a marriage is never easy but we have grown apart.”
Both emphasized they would continue to co-parent their children and prioritize their well-being.
Entertainment news website TMZ.com had broken the news of the split early Friday, adding that Bundchen formally filed for divorce in Florida.
Brady and Bundchen, who married in 2009, have two children together, Benjamin, 12, and daughter Vivian Lake, nine. Brady also has a 15-year-old son, John Edward, with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.
The couple has a reported net worth of around $650 million, with Bundchen estimated to have contributed $400 million of the fortune.
