Tom Brady's retirement announcement at the top of February sent shockwaves through
the sports world. But now people are talking about the sports icon
for a different reason — one that has to do with a famous YouTuber.
That's right, we're talking about Tom Brady and... Jeffree Star. If you had that on your
2023 Bingo card, well, you should probably take up a career as a clairvoyant. For a
little context on this one, you probably need to know that there's been plenty of
speculation about Brady's turbulent personal life in the latter months of 2022 and into
the early months of 2023. The football player officially split with Gisele Bundchen in October
2022 after 13 years of marriage and amid rampant speculation their relationship was on the rocks.
"I feel like I'm so driven to succeed in football and it's taken me away from
other important priorities, which are my kids, my wife."
Then, Brady brought another big bombshell to the news cycle when he officially confirmed
on February 1, 2023 that he would be retiring — and for good this time.
"Thank you guys for allowing me to live my absolute dream. I wouldn't change a thing."
Brady celebrated his seriously impressive career with several family and football-related photos
shared via his Instagram Story, which even included his now ex-wife. Bündchen even had
her say on her ex-husband's decision, leaving a sweet comment on his upload. But has Brady already
moved on with none other than the heavily tattooed makeup mogul and YouTuber? Allow us to explain.
It's no secret that the internet's a breeding ground for some out there theories about, well,
pretty much everything, so that made it the perfect place to speculate Jeffree
Star and Tom Brady may be cuddling up. The rumors began after Star had internet
sleuths working overtime when he teased his new man on Twitter on January 30,
2023 — but only showed him from the back. Star wrote in the caption:
"His team didn't make it to the #SuperBowl but he's 6'6 and plays perfect in the bedroom."
As you can imagine, the internet went into a meltdown trying to work it out
and pretty much every tall NFL star from Rob Gronkowski to, yep, you guessed it,
Tom Brady. Things only escalated from there and, naturally, social media went into overdrive after
Brady announced he was retiring just two days after Star's secret man sneak peek. That forced
Star to put an end to the rumors once and for all. He tweeted alongside Brady's retirement video:
"This is not my fault... Repeat: This is not my fault. I've never met Tom,
but congratulations on retirement! Wyoming is a good place to retire."
As for Jeffree Star, now that we've ruled out Tom Brady as his mystery man, fans have only continued
to speculate about who his new beau could be. The social media star has still been cryptically
flaunting his new love, including following up his original teaser post with a Twitter photo that
showed someone assumed to be his man. The snap, shared on February 1, 2023, showed Star holding
hands with the man we'll call Mr. Mystery for now, who was rocking a tight pair of black boxers.
We already knew Star has a bit of a thing for athletes, as this isn't the first time
he's been romantically linked to someone in the sports world. He previously dated basketballer
Andre Marhold and played a similar game with fans before fully revealing his identity.
Star originally teased his relationship with Marhold in August 2020 by sharing an Instagram
photo that showed him sitting on Marhold's lap with both their faces hidden. However,
fans and media outlets alike were quick to guess Marhold's identity because of his recognizable
tattoos. That romance didn't last long, though, as Star confirmed via Instagram Stories just one
month later that he was single again, suggesting Marhold wasn't the one for Jeffree Star.
While we know the makeup guru is back in the dating game after a split,
what about Tom Brady? Of course, there's been plenty of speculation about if or
when Brady will start dating again in the wake of his divorce with Gisele,
though sources have claimed he's not quite ready to dive right back into the dating pool just yet.
A source claimed to Page Six that Brady never thought he'd be divorced from Bündchen and will
likely be focused more on his kids now that he's retired — not a new love. Meanwhile, TMZ shared
a similar story about Brady that also revealed that his priorities are not in the dating world
right now. The outlet claimed Brady hasn't dated anyone since things went south with his supermodel
ex-wife, and is now more focused on developing a life for himself outside of the football world.