Tom Brady has social media buzzing after posting an emotional message on his Instagram story. And the timing of it is certainly interesting.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion was seen hanging out with social media influencer Alix Earle at a New Year’s Eve yacht party in St. Barts. Another video showed Tom Brady and Earle sitting together and engaging in a conversation.
Brady and his ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen, had their divorce finalized in October 2022. He was previously linked to model Irina Shayk and reportedly had a “fling” with Sofia Vergara last summer.
In today’s social media age, rumors of celebrity romances can spread quickly. And, intentional or not, Tom Brady added more fuel to the Earle romance rumors with his Instagram story message:
TOM BRADY WITH SOME VERY INTERESTING POSTS ON INSTAGRAM TODAY…
“People are not beautiful for how they look or speak”
👀👀👀 https://t.co/TEPSL5gcxT pic.twitter.com/kvUzQcNv1m
— MLFootball (@MLFootball) January 2, 2026
Make of that as you will.
Brady was in a relationship with actress Bridget Moynahan from 2004 to 2006. They had a son named Jack in 2007. The three-time league MVP and Bündchen married in 2009 and divorced in 2022. They had a son, Benjamin, and a daughter, Vivian.
When people think of relationships between an NFL star and a celebrity, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift obviously come to mind. The couple got engaged in August after dating for two years.
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert and Madison Beer have been together for a few months now, as detailed by Rolling Stone. New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is in a relationship with Cardi B.
We’ll find out soon enough if Brady and Earle are really a couple, or if they were just having fun on New Year’s Eve. But if they are a thing, you can be sure there will be immense media coverage. It’s not too often that the greatest player in league history spends this much time on the market, after all.