Gisele Bündchen Doesn't Want to be Called a "Stepmom"

Photo credit: Theo Wargo - Getty Images
Photo credit: Theo Wargo - Getty Images

From Harper's BAZAAR

  • Supermodel Gisele Bündchen talked about being a mother to husband Tom Brady's children during a Q&A session that she posted on her Instagram story.

  • She mentioned that she doesn't like using the label "stepmom," and revealed the term she prefers instead.

  • Bündchen and the New England Patriots quarterback tied the knot in 2009.


Yesterday, supermodel Gisele Bündchen spoke openly about her family with husband Tom Brady and her life as a mom. Answering questions on her Instagram story, she covered what being a stepmom means to her and how she balances family life.

Brady shares 12-year-old son John "Jack" Edward Thomas with former partner Bridget Moynahan. When asked about what it's like to be a step mother, the supermodel said, "I don’t like the word ‘stepmom.' I like the word ‘bonus mom’ because I feel like it’s a blessing in my life. I feel so lucky that I got to have an extra wonderful little angel in my life.”

A fan also asked her how she balances family and social life together, especially since her and Tom seem "so busy."

"I don't think there's a secret recipe," she replied. "I think we just try our best to be present with the kids when we are with the kids and be fully there with them, really listening to them. It's not so much the amount of time. I think it's the quality of time.”

Bündchen married the New England Patriots quarterback in 2009. The couple also shares a 10-year-old son, Benjamin Rein, and seven-year-old daughter, Vivian Lake.

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