Source tells CNN Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady ‘live apart’

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Superstar couple Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady, who married in 2009, are going through a tough time.

Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion, the quarterback who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and his wife, Bundchen, a model, are dealing with “marital issues,” according to a source close to the couple.

Another source close to Bundchen told CNN that the two “live apart.”

CNN has reached out to representatives for Brady and Bündchen.

Brady, 45, had retired from the NFL in February, only to later reverse that decision. He took 11 days off training camp in August to “deal with personal matters,” according to his head coach Todd Bowles.

In an interview with Elle magazine Bündchen, 42, said, published this week, that she has “concerns” about her husband returning to the field after he initially retired last winter.

“This is a very violent sport, and I have my kids and I would like him to be more present,” Bundchen told the publication. “I’ve definitely had these conversations with him over and over again. But in the end, I feel like everyone has to make a decision that works for them.” [them]. He needs to follow his joy, too.”

in “Let’s go!” audio notation With co-host Jim Gray on Tuesday, Brady noted the impact of decades of playing in the NFL in terms of his priorities.

“I haven’t had Christmas in 23 years and I haven’t had Thanksgiving in 23, I haven’t had Christmases with the people I care about who were born from August to late January. I can’t be at funerals and I can’t be At weddings.” “I think there comes a point in your life where you say, ‘You know what? I was satiated and that was enough and time to move on, to move on to other parts of life.”