Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen Decided to Divorce 1 Month Before Filing: ‘They Both Tried Hard to Save Their Marriage’

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Staying hopeful? Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen wanted to save their relationship prior to their divorce filing.“They both decided to end their marriage around a month ago,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly on Friday, October 28, shortly after the former couple announced their separation. “They both tried hard to save their marriage, but in the end it didn’t work out.”The insider added: “They have been quietly working together to make sure this runs as smoothly as possible for their family.”The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, 45, and Bündchen, 42, are parents to son Benjamin, 12, and daughter Vivian, 9. (Brady also shares son Jack, 15, with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.) The twosome announced their amicable breakup via statements on their respective social media accounts.“In recent days, my wife and I finalized our divorce from one another after 13 years of marriage,” the California native wrote via Instagram Story on Friday. “We arrived at this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together.”Brady continued: “We arrived at this decision to end our marriage after much consideration.

Doing so is, of course, painful and difficult, like it is for many people who go through the same thing every day around the world.

However, we wish only the best for each other as we pursue whatever new chapters in our lives that are yet to be written.”The seven-time Super Bowl champ and Bündchen — who wed in February 2009 — initially sparked split rumors after Brady walked back his decision to retire earlier this year.“Gisele was not happy when Tom un-retired from the NFL after such a short time,” a second source told Us last month, revealing the former couple were living in separate houses. “There is tension