“And now, like a supermodel’s vagina, let’s all give a warm welcome to Leonardo DiCaprio
,” said Tina Fey at the 2014 Golden Globe Awards. Well, it wasn’t always like that. Gisele Bündchen
and Leonardo DiCaprio dated for FIVE years. Age difference: FIVE years. Wait, what? Yes, you heard
that right. He was 25, and she was 20. So, what happened to the aughts’ hottest celebrity couple?
The first time they broke up, she was “bored.” They gave it another go…
Once upon a time, Leonardo DiCaprio was in a committed relationship with Gisele
Bündchen. From about 2000 to 2005, Leo and Gisele were one of Hollywood’s it-couples.
During this time, Leo starred in The Aviator, Catch Me If You Can, and Gangs of New York.
As for Gisele, this era marked the beginning of her dominating the runway. In 2002,
she first became the world’s highest-paid model, a title she held for fifteen years.
It’s rumored that DiCaprio saw Bündchen walk at a runway show and sought her out. Well,
sounds about right. As evidenced by Leo’s long and very predictable dating history,
the Titanic star has no problem meeting models. Leo’s relationship with Gisele marks an
important moment in his relationship history. The model was, essentially,
the last age-appropriate woman he ever dated. She also made history as the only woman,
besides his mom, to accompany the ladies’ man to the Oscars, a title she carries to this day.
After Gisele, he moved onto a slew of twenty-something models,
including his current girlfriend, 24-year-old Camila Morrone . Leo is 47 now.
All that considered, the actor says he had “better success meeting girls before Titanic.” It seems
like he hasn’t changed much since then, though. The pair split briefly in 2002, reportedly
because Gisele was “a bit bored” with Leo. A November 2002 W magazine piece
explained that the lovebirds had broken up the previous summer after two years of dating.
“They haven’t had a big argument or anything like that,” an insider said. “It’s just that Gisele was
getting a bit bored and wanted to move on.” At that time, Bündchen stated she had
no time for relationships. “Boys are cute,” she said.
“No time for boys. There’s nothing else to say.” Leo simply refused to talk about it at the time.
Despite being a rising star, the media wasn’t really interested in Gisele’s relationships until
she was linked to Leonardo DiCaprio, naturally. And all the photographic proof in the world
wouldn’t make her talk about her personal life. For example, a 2000 Rolling Stone profile
detailed how the supermodel avoided talking about it while on a Brazilian talk show.
The host showed images of Gisele and Leo hanging out at the beach. When asked if that was her
boyfriend, she didn’t answer the question. “Wow, you know, actually I’ve been looking
for a boyfriend – and you could totally be my boyfriend!” she said.
However, in the same profile, she criticized the notion that they made a great couple for
“marketing” reasons. “Some people are saying we’re a great couple in terms of marketing,”
she said. “That’s stupid. He doesn’t need me. And I don’t need him. Because I got where I am
without him, and he got where he is without me.” By mid-2003, they were back on — maybe Leo got
less boring? — and, seemingly, very serious about each other. Rumors that “they couldn’t be happier
together” and that they were inching closer to holy matrimony were swirling around. And
though they didn’t marry in 2003, they reportedly visited Machu Picchu and rode bikes in New York.
A year later, they were even stronger. Gisele moved to L.A. for Leo, “the first love of my
life,” but decided to return to New York. Two of her horses and three of her dogs
stayed behind with the actor — one of which was with DiCaprio post-split, until at least 2009.
In 2004, rumors of marriage were growing stronger as well.
People, for example, reported that Leo had purchased a “custom-made Neil Lane diamond ring.”
In the first part of 2005, Leo and Gisele even attended the Oscars together. Though, despite
the very public outing, they called it quits the same year. They began dating other people shortly
after. Leo went on to date Bar Refaeli, and Gisele eventually began dating now-husband Tom Brady.
During Gisele’s relationship with Leo, she began to suffer from panic attacks
and thoughts about leaving this world. She was doing exceptionally well in her career,
but her mental and physical health was suffering. She felt “powerless” in her own body.
“I had been smoking cigarettes, drinking a bottle of wine and three mocha Frappucinos every day,
and I gave up everything in one day,” the model told People.
“I thought, if this stuff is in any way the cause of this pain in my life, it’s gotta go.”
Another lifestyle choice that didn’t make the cut? Leo.
In a conversation with Porter magazine, Bündchen revealed that she felt like she
had no one to share anything with despite being in a relationship with DiCaprio.
“When I was going through my panic attacks, I didn’t even feel like I could share with anyone.
I thought maybe I don’t have the right, everybody is going through so many difficult
things in the world, and I don’t have the right to feel this way.” So, she suppressed it, and
the more she suppressed it, the bigger it became. Gisele further revealed that the doctor prescribed
her to take Xanax, but she chose to lead a healthy lifestyle by changing her ways instead.
Rather than living out of a suitcase, subsisting on Frappuccino, cigarettes, and wine,
The Victoria’s Secret model decided to cut back on her work, along with sugar, caffeine, and alcohol.
Instead, she dove into yoga and meditation and spent more time with her family.
Bündchen ultimately got candid about why they broke up with the former beau.
In her book titled “Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life,” the model wrote that she felt
Leonardo DiCaprio was no longer right for her. “No longer numbing myself with smoking, drinking
and too much work, I was becoming more and more aware of things that I’d chosen not to look at.
Was I alone in wanting to do some serious soul-searching, while he stayed the same?
In the end, unfortunately, the answer was yes.”
With Gisele feeling “alone” in her new life’s journey, the pair decided to part ways.
We can only guess who said: We need to talk. Years later, Gisele called her ex “a really
wonderful person,” and explained that she respected him and his environmental work.
“Everyone who crosses our path is a teacher, they come into our lives to show us something
about ourselves,” she explained. “And I think that’s what he was. What is good versus bad?
I honor him for what he was.” Bündchen was the world’s highest-paid model
from 2002 until 2017. Like DiCaprio, she’s also an avid philanthropist and activist. Gisele’s been a
UN goodwill ambassador since 2009 and joined the Rainforest Alliance board of directors in 2014.
Four years after splitting from Leo, Gisele got married to Tom Brady, who she met on a blind date,
and ever since then, the two have been madly in love.
They welcomed their son, Benjamin, that same year and their daughter, Vivian, three years later.
In “Lessons,” Bündchen writes that Brady “is someone you can count on.
It’s a quality I hadn’t experienced in any of my other romantic relationships.
I love my husband – and most of all, I trust him.
With Tom, who provides our family with a stable foundation, I’m able to create a home.”
Before she was married, the supermodel was linked to Captain America Chris Evans.
However, Bündchen denies ever dating Evans, being totally unfazed about it.
“If everything that’s written about me was true, I’d have about 10 kids, and I’d be married five
times, one of them with some actor named Chris Evans, whose name I heard for the first time two
hours ago,” she told Arena magazine. The Oscar winner’s dating history,
on the other hand, has often made him a punching bag for fellow celebrities, including Tina Fey and
Ricky Gervais. While introducing him at the 2014 Golden Globe Awards, the 30 Rock creator said,
“And now, like a supermodel’s vagina, let’s all give a warm welcome to Leonardo DiCaprio.”
Six years later, the Office alum joked at the same awards show.
And Leo has never really been fazed by that. He gave Fey a thumbs-up on stage and laughed
in the audience after Gervais’ shout-out. After a string of flings and relationships,
it looks like DiCaprio has finally settled down with his girlfriend of 4-years, Camila Morrone.
“Leo has never loved a girl like this,” a source exclusively told Us in 2018.
They have been traveling the world together and adopted three dogs, all huskies.
Then again, the 47-year-old actor has never dated anyone over the age of 25.
In fact, three times, he has ended a relationship
with a woman before her 26th birthday. Well, we’ll just have to wait and see!
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