Bridget Moynahan

They put it all up there.

Bridget Moynahan.

Yeah.

Yeah.

They didn't, they didn't pay a bunch of scrubs.

That's f- that's a former Mrs. Tom Brady, Bridget Moynahan.

She wanted in on this.

Okay.

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when the mother is, don't tell me her name.

[laughs]

What's her name?

Bridget Moynahan.

Mo- Moynahan.

But it does, I don't feel like that point is illustrated that clearly.

Um, but she shows up throughout the book, um, at key points in his life, like talking about when they met, and then talking about moments where, you know, they were g- getting, dating, and then, um, him, Tom Brady having a baby with Bridget Moynahan, his ex-girlfriend, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

Um, how do you feel like their relationship, uh, did it illustrate anything new for you about where his career ended up going and his retirement? Or do you feel like it just confirmed what you already suspected about their dynamic and how that potentially played into his career and him choosing to retire and then un-retire, and then they got the divorce?

That's a great question.

I worked in a health club, uh, called the London Terrace Health Club, uh, in Manhattan, in the...

Well, I worked there in the early 2000s, and at that time, uh, Bridget Moynahan owned an apartment there.

That was his first, uh, girlfriend, whatever.

She was-

They changed his name or something.

So anyway, uh, he was cheating on her.

I mean, he cheated on her with Bridget Moynahan, with, uh, whatever, Gisele.

Gisele.

I worked in a health club, uh, called the London Terrace Health Club Uh, in Manhattan in the...

Well, I worked there in the early 2000s, and at that time, uh, Bridget Moynahan owned an apartment there.

That was his first, uh, girlfriend, whatever.

She was-

They changed his name or something.

So anyway, uh, he was cheating on her.

I mean, he cheated on her with Bridget Moynahan, with, uh, whatever, Gisele.

Gisele.

And it's just a, it- it's a, it's a, it's a portrait of a absolutely broken man, right? And so I wanted to lead with the beginning of that relationship.

And also, [laughs] you know, perhaps the greatest feat of Tom's career, uh, happened, uh, you know, four months after the blind date when he is in, on vacation with Gisele in France and he gets a call from Bridget Moynahan saying, "I'm pregnant with your baby."

Hmm.

And Tom somehow was able to convince Gisele to stay with him.

I actually think that's a nice thing to do.

But I very much remember Gisele Bündchen talking about being a stepmom to, I forget Tom Brady's oldest son's name, who he had with Bridget, but him.

And people went fucking bananas 'cause she said, "He's a bonus child."

Mm.

And everyone was like, "You're not a real mom.

Why would you ever say that? You're not his mom.

You're taking away from Bridget." Whereas Bridget Moynahan's like, "I don't give a shit." Like, "Whatever."

Mm-hmm.

And it happened before.

Bridget Moynahan, he's baby mama number one, she-

Mm-hmm

... she was pregnant when he left her for Gisele.