George Pimentel/Getty Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen
Gisele Bündchen on Sunday posted a birthday message to her Instagram story, to honor her sister, Graziela Nonnenmacher Bündchen.
“Completely happy birthday to a real angel on earth! I really like you a lot sis!” the message, translated from Portuguese, stated.
The picture reveals Bündchen’s sister Graziela in blue, giving the Brazilian supermodel, 42, a hug as Gisele pulls a humorous face with a leg kicked up. Gisele used Instagram stickers to make it seem like she is holding a birthday cake and added animated hearts to the picture.
The birthday put up comes as sources inform PEOPLE that Bündchen and Brady have “hit a tough patch” of their marriage.
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Brady and Gisele — who share son Benjamin Rein, 12, and daughter Vivian Lake, 9, together with the quarterback’s son John “Jack” Edward, 14, whom he shares with ex Bridget Moynahan — have been married for 13 years after assembly by associates. The couple tied the knot one month after they obtained engaged in an intimate ceremony on Feb. 26, 2009, at St. Monica Catholic Church in California.
Sources have revealed to PEOPLE that the couple is in disagreement concerning the Tampa Bay Buccaneer’s quarterback determination to play one other season within the NFL — a alternative that has led to “quite a lot of stress” between the longtime couple.
Over Labor Day Weekend, Brady and Gisele appeared to spend time aside. Sources advised PEOPLE that the supermodel took Benjamin and Vivian to a Florida water park, whereas Brady flew to New York to see his son Jack’s soccer apply.
Gisele “wasn’t thrilled” together with her husband’s determination to finish his retirement from skilled soccer earlier this yr after solely two months, a supply near Brady advised PEOPLE.
“They’re hitting a tough patch,” the insider continued. “However I do know they’re attempting, or not less than he is attempting, to determine it out and make it work. He desires to get by this and for issues to get higher.”
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A supply with the Buccaneers advised PEOPLE that there aren’t any preparations being made for Gisele to attend her husband’s first sport of the season, which occurs Sunday.
“It is all the time an enormous factor when Gisele is coming to observe the sport, [but] as of proper now, there’s none of that for Sunday’s sport,” the supply stated.
“It feels very completely different this yr than final yr. She was excited to be right here, we noticed her round,” the supply continued. “I am not saying she will’t probably come, however nothing is in place for her to be right here for the primary common season sport and that appears bizarre.”
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The insider added that persons are not citing Gisele round Brady.
“Everybody right here is aware of that there is stress, however we do not know the way severe it’s. So we’re simply not speaking to him about Gisele. It isn’t a subject anybody desires to convey as much as him.”
Rumors of a rift between the couple elevated after Brady was excused from working towards with the Buccaneers final month “to cope with some private issues,” head coach Todd Bowles stated throughout a press convention on the time. In response to Bowles, Brady and the crew mentioned the absence earlier than the beginning of coaching camp in July.
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Brady spoke about his absence from the crew after he finally returned 11 days later.
“Everybody has completely different conditions they’re coping with, and all of us have distinctive challenges to our lives,” Brady advised reporters. “I am 45 years outdated, man.”
“There’s quite a lot of s— happening, so that you simply should attempt to determine life the perfect you’ll be able to. You realize, it is a steady course of,” he continued.
