Irina Shayk is not one to shy away from speaking her mind. The Russian supermodel, who recently sparked romance rumors with retired NFL star Tom Brady, opened up about motherhood, lingerie, and body image in a candid interview with W Magazine.
Shayk, who shares a four-year-old daughter named Lea with her ex-boyfriend Bradley Cooper, revealed that becoming a mother did not change her sense of self or her style. She said the world shouldn’t view women in any different way after a baby. She added, “It doesn’t really change if you’re sexy, and after baby, you’re not sexy.”
The 35-year-old beauty, who is the face of the Italian lingerie brand Intimissimi, said that she loves wearing underwear for herself, not for anyone else. “Every woman brings her sexiness in her own way,” she said. “It is some spiciness that you have inside. You can be sexy in conversation, you know? It is a charisma, it is part of your character—that what is really sexy to me.
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Shayk’s confident attitude may have caught the eye of Tom Brady, who was photographed cozying up with her in his car in July 2023 after a sleepover at his California home. A source told PEOPLE that the pair “have been in touch for a few weeks” and that “there is a spark” between the retired NFL player and the Russian model.
A timeline of Tom Brady and Irina Shayk’s relationship
Tom Brady and Irina Shayk’s relationship may seem like a surprise to some, but the pair have actually crossed paths before. Shayk and Cooper ended their four-year relationship and co-parenting agreement for their daughter Lea in 2019.
A few years later in 2021, Shayk started dating rapper Kanye West, who was in the midst of a divorce from Kim Kardashian. But it didn’t last longer and they called it quits after a few months of dating.
Brady and his wife of 13 years, supermodel Gisele Bündchen, announced their separation shortly before their divorce is finalized, in 2022. They share two children, a son Benjamin, and a daughter Vivian. Shayk and Cooper sparked reconciliation rumors when they were spotted showing some PDA, but months later, Shayk began her romance with Brady.
In February 2023, Brady retired from football after 23 seasons in the NFL. In June, while attending a billionaire’s wedding in Sardinia, Italy, Shayk reportedly “threw herself” at Brady and made a “beeline” for the athlete, even “following him around,” per Page Six.
In July 2023, Shayk was spotted entering Brady’s house and reportedly didn’t leave until the next morning. They were also caught touching each other’s faces in his car. TMZ’s sources confirm that Tom Brady and Irina Shayk are dating. There were reports that the two wanted to work things out initially and be with each other for the long term, but that ultimately did not happen. In late 2023, the couple broke up due to differences in their career paths.