The Moment
Tom Brady spent Christmas Eve exactly the way a retired sports legend with generational wealth might: shirtless, on a luxury golf course in the Bahamas, with his 18-year-old son Jack by his side.
The 48-year-old former NFL quarterback shared the shots on his Instagram Stories, showing the pair at the high-end Bakers Bay Golf and Ocean Club. Both went skins on the course, flashing their (very) disciplined gym habits in the tropical sun.
Brady wore navy shorts, a backward cap and a gold chain; Jack, whom he shares with ex Bridget Moynahan, wore gray shorts, a tan hat and sneakers. There were also snaps of a “tacos and tequila” sign and a beach dog, capped with a casual “Merry Xmas eve.”
The timing is what has everyone talking. The holiday trip came just weeks after Brady’s ex-wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, reportedly married her longtime jiu-jitsu companion Joaquim Valente in a small at-home ceremony with close friends and family.
Soon after that wedding news surfaced, Brady posted a selfie in a hoodie reading “Forever young” and followed it up with a very polished football thirst trap. Fans immediately started reading between the lines, because of course they did.
The Take
I don’t see a heartbroken ex here. I see a man who understands that in 2025, your post-divorce holiday photos are a co-parenting press release.
On paper, this is simple: a dad on vacation with his son, eating tacos, petting a beach dog. But context is everything. His ex quietly remarries, the internet spins up think pieces about whether Brady is secretly devastated, and then he pops up looking tan, serene, and very much unbothered.
Is it a thirst trap? Absolutely. It’s also a message: I’m good, the kids are good, life is good. When a man spends two decades having every facial expression dissected on the sidelines, he learns how to use imagery like a playbook. These pics are less about abs and more about optics.
What strikes me most is the tone: not petty, not snarky, just aggressively normal. He’s not subtweeting Gisele, he’s not doing vague, emotional captions. He’s golfing with his firstborn, which is about as safe and sympathetic as it gets.
We’ve watched plenty of celebrity exes weaponize holidays – the “mysterious brunette by the pool,” the chaotic “new family” roll-out, the pointed song lyrics. Brady is doing the opposite. He’s serving Dad Era Soft Launch. If Tom and Gisele’s divorce was the Super Bowl of split coverage, this phase is the post-game show: everyone’s just trying to look mature on camera so the sponsors don’t get nervous.
And then there’s the reported line from a source close to him: he’s happy because she’s happy, and he’d want her to feel the same if he remarries someday. That’s not sexy gossip, but it is growth. Honestly, it might be his most impressive comeback.
Receipts
Confirmed:
- Brady posted Instagram Stories on Christmas Eve 2025 showing him and son Jack golfing shirtless at Bakers Bay Golf and Ocean Club in the Bahamas, along with a “Merry Xmas eve” message.
- He shares Jack with ex-partner Bridget Moynahan; Jack is 18.
- Brady and Gisele Bundchen were married for 13 years and finalized their divorce in 2022. They share two children, Benjamin and Vivian.
- After reports of Bundchen’s recent wedding, Brady posted a selfie wearing a hoodie reading “Forever young,” plus a separate, polished football pose photo.
Tom Brady spends shirtless holidays with son Jack after ex Gisele Bündchen’s secret wedding
From Page Six:
• Tom Brady golfed with his son, Jack, in the Bahamas on Christmas Eve.
• Brady and his son went shirtless, showing off their physiques.
• Gisele Bündchen, Brady’s… pic.twitter.com/zfMBDHoUms— nuprizm (@nuprizm) December 25, 2025
Unverified/Reported:
- Multiple celebrity-news reports say Bundchen quietly married Joaquim Valente at home with a small group of friends and family present. The couple has not publicly announced the ceremony.
- A reported insider claims Brady is “happy that she is happy” and wants to keep things positive for their children; this is sourced to unnamed insiders in tabloid coverage, not to Brady on the record.
Backstory (For Casual Readers)
If you haven’t followed this saga like it’s a prestige drama, here’s the quick cut. Tom Brady, seven-time Super Bowl champion and former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, married Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen in 2009. They became one of those “golden couple” pairs – red carpets, Met Gala appearances, matching jawlines, the whole thing.
After years of rumors that football was putting strain on the marriage, the two announced their divorce in 2022, stressing that co-parenting their two children would stay the priority. Since then, Bundchen has been photographed frequently with her jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente, while Brady has leaned into a mix of business ventures, broadcasting, and very curated single-dad content.
Their split has stayed relatively civil in public, especially by celebrity standards. No scorched-earth interviews, no messy social media battles – just a lot of careful statements about respect and the kids.
What’s Next
The next chapter is less about who’s shirtless on vacation and more about whether they can keep this “we’re all okay” storyline going long-term.
For Brady, expect more controlled peeks into his personal life: polished dad moments with all three kids, maybe the occasional coy hint if and when he seriously dates again. He has brands, businesses and a carefully crafted reputation to protect, and that means no public drama if he can help it.
For Bundchen and Valente, the big question is if and when they’ll confirm their reported marriage themselves – a statement, a ring-forward photo, or just quietly living like everyone already knows. The more they normalize their situation, the easier it is on the kids watching all of this play out online.
The real test will be future family milestones: graduations, big birthdays, maybe even eventual weddings down the line. Can Tom and Gisele stand in the same photo smiling without it turning into a referendum on who “won” the divorce? If they keep moving the way they are now – her with a low-key new marriage, him with Bahamas dad golf – they might actually pull off something rare in celebrity culture: a high-profile split that grows up.
Sources: Tom Brady’s Instagram Stories (Dec. 24, 2025); US celebrity tabloid reporting on Brady’s holiday trip and Bundchen’s reported wedding (Dec. 2025); prior public statements from Brady and Bundchen about their 2022 divorce.
Over to you: When you see Brady’s shirtless Christmas golf day after Gisele’s reported wedding, does it read as genuine peace, quiet flex, or a little of both?
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