Gisele Bündchen’s Mother’s Day Instagram story has no mention of Tom Brady — but he still posted her
Mother’s Day 2026 just gave us something nobody was fully prepared for. Tom Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl winner, currently very much Gisele’s EX-husband, hopped on his Instagram Stories and gave a shoutout to Gisele Bündchen. Publicly. For the world to see.And before you say, “Oh, that’s just co-parenting,” he didn’t just tag her quietly. He posted actual family photos of Gisele with their kids, Benjamin and Vivian. Like he went looking for those pictures, selected them, and hit post. Intentionally. We are not okay.
Tom Brady gives ex-wife Gisele Bündchen a public Mother’s Day shoutout
To be fair, Tom did make the rounds. He first shouted out his own mom, Galynn Brady, calling her “the best mom in the world.” sweet, normal, we love that. He also posted about Bridget Moynahan, his other ex, with whom he shares 18-year-old son Jack.But the Gisele post is the one that has everyone talking, and honestly? We get it. These two were MARRIED for 13 years. They have two kids together. The history is real.
Meanwhile, Gisele was unbothered and thriving
While Tom was busy posting throwbacks, Gisele was on her own timeline completely. She dropped a beautiful Mother’s Day carousel showing her life with her kids, including her newborn son with her new man, Joaquim Valente, her jiu-jitsu instructor boyfriend. Her kids even wrote her handwritten notes. Ben called her “protective” in English. Vivian wrote hers in Portuguese. We are crying, it’s so cute.She also gave a heartfelt tribute to her late mom, Vania Nonnenmacher, who passed away in 2024. The whole post was giving healed, happy, and fully moved on energy.Gisele did not post about Tom. Not even a little bit. Not even a story. 😭So, what does this mean? Honestly? Probably nothing scandalous — Tom and Gisele have always kept things civil for the kids, and co-parenting shoutouts on Mother’s Day aren’t that deep. But the optics of your ex publicly posting you while you’re literally building a whole new life with someone else and a new baby? That’s the kind of thing that lives rent-free in your head at 2am.Tom Brady really said “happy Mother’s Day to my kids’ mom” and the internet said “SAY LESS, we’re writing thinkpieces.”Gisele is happy, thriving, has a new baby, a new man, and didn’t lose a single second of sleep. Tom Brady is out here posting her on his Stories like a yearbook quote that hits different after graduation.We’re not saying he’s not over it. We’re just saying… the post was very much there.
