NFL legend, 49, linked to lingerie model

One of the most famous athletes on the planet is reportedly off the market.

And his rumoured new flame is one of the most famous faces in modelling.

Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, 49, is reportedly dating Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel, who turned 38 last week.

Us Weekly broke the news on Saturday, October 24, with a source saying the pair have been seeing each other “for a while.”

People followed with sources saying they have been quietly dating for months.

Neighbours with benefits

“They both live in Miami, so it's very convenient,” a source told People. “They're spending a lot of time together.”

According to People, they started dating earlier this summer after meeting through mutual friends. “They'd been running in the same circle,” the source said.

Swanepoel has kept it locked down. “She's been very secretive and selective about who she's told about their dating,” an insider told People. “When they have met up, they've gone [to great] lengths not to be spotted.”

“They have their spots in Miami where they can go without being bothered,” another source said.

And Brady is making an impression. “He's very attentive and makes an effort to make things special,” the People source said. “She's been impressed by that.”

Just days before the news broke, Swanepoel was back strutting the Victoria's Secret runway.

Family is said to be a big part of the attraction.

Swanepoel shares two sons, Anacã, 10, and Ariel, 8, with her ex, Brazilian model Hermann Nicoli. They split in 2018 after more than a decade together.

“She likes that Tom's a dad too. They're both very focused on their kids,” a source told People.

“They're also both very into fitness and taking care of themselves. A healthy lifestyle is important to Candice, and she likes sharing that with someone she's dating.”

Brady has three children: son Jack, 19, with actress Bridget Moynahan, and son Benjamin, 16, and daughter Vivian, 13, with supermodel Gisele Bündchen.

Gisele moved on first

Brady and Bündchen divorced in 2022 after 13 years of marriage.

Bündchen has since moved on with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente, and the couple welcomed a son in early 2025.

Brady has been linked to Irina Shayk and Alix Earle since the split, but hasn't gone official with anyone.

And there's a twist: like his ex-wife, his rumoured new flame is a Victoria's Secret Angel.

Brady, meanwhile, has kept busy calling NFL games as Fox Sports' lead analyst.

Neither he nor Swanepoel has commented on the reports.