Tom Brady Romances Ignite Rift Between Models Swanepoel and Smalls
WHO:
TMZ - Amanda Ruisi is Candice Swanepoel’s representative.
Daily Mail NFL - The article describes Candice Swanepoel and Joan Smalls as Victoria’s Secret supermodels and close friends.
Daily Mail NFL - Tom Brady is described as an NFL legend with whom both Swanepoel and Smalls have reportedly been romantically involved.
NY Post - Joan Smalls and Candice Swanepoel reportedly had a 15-year friendship.
Yahoo - Tom Brady is described as a former NFL quarterback; Candice Swanepoel is described as a supermodel.
Yahoo - Brady and Gisele Bündchen share two children, Benjamin and Vivian.
Yahoo - Bündchen married jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente; Swanepoel was previously engaged to Brazilian model Hermann Nicoli and shares two sons with him.
WHAT:
TMZ - Candice Swanepoel’s representative, Amanda Ruisi, said Swanepoel still respects Joan Smalls: “She and Joan share a longstanding history and a…”
Daily Mail NFL - The article reports that Smalls issued mutual friends an ultimatum over Swanepoel’s relationship with Brady, after Smalls had reportedly been involved with Brady.
NY Post - The article reports that Smalls is giving mutual friends an ultimatum and that her friendship with Swanepoel allegedly ended over Brady.
Yahoo - Brady and Swanepoel have reportedly been dating quietly; the article says they have taken the relationship slowly.
Yahoo - Sources cited by TMZ said Bündchen’s inner circle does not consider the romance a “betrayal.” The sources said Bündchen and Swanepoel were friendly and supportive but never close friends.
Yahoo - TMZ’s sources said the two models had not been seen together in recent years and called online betrayal accusations “a bit of a stretch.”
WHERE:
Yahoo - Brady and Swanepoel reportedly spent time at low-key spots near Indian Creek in Miami, avoiding the city’s popular hotspots.
Yahoo - Bündchen and Swanepoel crossed paths through their modeling careers and both have longstanding ties to Victoria’s Secret.
WHEN:
Daily Mail NFL - The articles describe Smalls and Swanepoel’s friendship as lasting 15 years.
Yahoo - TMZ reportedly said Brady and Swanepoel had been dating since June.
Yahoo - Brady and Bündchen’s marriage ended about four years before the report; they finalized their divorce after 13 years of marriage.
Yahoo - Bündchen married Valente in 2025.
WHY:
Daily Mail NFL - The reported dispute centers on Swanepoel’s relationship with Brady and Smalls’s reported prior involvement with him.
Yahoo - Some social-media users accused Swanepoel of breaking “girl code” because Brady was Bündchen’s ex-husband; the article says their assumption that Bündchen and Swanepoel were close may stem from their shared Victoria’s Secret connections.
HOW:
Daily Mail NFL - The reported ultimatum was directed at the models’ mutual friends.
Yahoo - Brady and Swanepoel reportedly kept their dating quiet by meeting at low-key locations near Indian Creek rather than popular Miami venues.
(UPDATED October 28, 2026 20:02 UTC)
Candice Swanepoel’s representative says the supermodel still respects Joan Smalls, despite reports their 15-year friendship has fractured over Swanepoel’s reportedly quiet romance with Tom Brady. Smalls has reportedly given mutual friends an ultimatum, with the dispute said to stem from her own reported past involvement with Brady. Sources say Brady and Swanepoel have kept dates low-key near Indian Creek in Miami, while people in Gisele Bündchen’s circle reportedly do not view the relationship as a betrayal.
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Candice Swanepoel and Tom Brady are reportedly dating, while Joan Smalls has reportedly issued their mutual friends an ultimatum over Swanepoel’s relationship with Brady, whom Smalls was also reportedly involved with. The dispute is said to have ended the 15-year friendship between the Victoria’s Secret models, though sources say Swanepoel and Brady’s romance is not considered a betrayal of Gisele Bündchen, who was friendly with Swanepoel but not close to her. Brady and Swanepoel have reportedly kept their relationship quiet, meeting at low-key spots near Indian Creek in Miami.