EXCLUSIVE: Tom Brady and Irina Shayk's relationship 'is not just a fling': NFL QB is 'ecstatic' they're dating and 'really wants to make this work' after pair 'really clicked' at lavish Sardinia wedding two months ago - then spent weekend at his LA home
- Tom's 13-year marriage to Gisele ended in October; they share two children Vivian, 10 and Benjamin, 13
- Since split, the NFL star has been linked to a string of women including Kim Kardashian and Emily Ratajkowski
- Irina has a daughter Lea, six, with ex Bradley Cooper and has also dated Cristiano Ronaldo and Kanye West
- READ MORE: A look back at Tom and Irina's intertwined lives before romance
Tom Brady is 'ecstatic' over his new romance with Irina Shayk, two months after first connecting at a Sardinian wedding - after the pair's sizzling new relationship reveal shocked the world.
The legendary NFL quarterback, 45 - whose divorce from Gisele Bundchen, 43, was completed in October 2022 - was caught gently caressing the 37-year-old Russian bombshell's face following an overnight rendezvous at his Los Angeles home on Saturday.
Now sources have exclusively told DailyMail.com the new couple have 'a lot of chemistry' and that the dalliance is 'not just a fling' with Brady seeing a 'future with Shayk - two months after meeting at Joe Nahmad and Madison Headrick’s wedding.
One insider said: 'Tom is really ecstatic that this is happening, he feels that they totally get each other, and he really finds her extremely interesting, entrepreneurial, and has a clever sense of humor that really appeals to everything he is all about.
'She is not just a fling; he really wants to make this work.'
![New couple alert: Tom Brady is 'ecstatic' over his new romance with Irina Shayk, two months after first connecting at a Sardinian wedding - after the pair's sizzling new relationship reveal shocked the world (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/24/18/73541763-12332613-New_couple_alert_Tom_Brady_and_Irina_Shayk_s_hot_new_romance_has-a-63_1690221554144.jpg)
New couple alert: Tom Brady is 'ecstatic' over his new romance with Irina Shayk, two months after first connecting at a Sardinian wedding - after the pair's sizzling new relationship reveal shocked the world (pictured)
![Brady and Bündchen announced their divorce in October of last year after 13 years of marriage and two children (seen in 2019 in NYC)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/24/19/71636987-12332613-Brady_and_B_ndchen_announced_their_divorce_in_October_of_last_ye-a-65_1690222021042.jpg)
![Split: Four months after his Oscar's performance, Bradley ended his four year relationship with Irina and they co-parent daughter Lea De Seine](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/24/19/14483604-12332613-Split_Four_months_after_his_Oscar_s_performance_Bradley_ended_hi-a-64_1690222021040.jpg)
Exes: Brady and Giselle mutually agreed to divorce after 13 years of marriage last October, while Irina's four year on-off romance with Bradley Cooper ended in 2019, however, their relationship remains amicable
'He always told himself after his divorce that he would only get involved with someone that a future could be made, someone he could eventually introduce to his kids.
'He really thinks very highly of her and where this relationship could go. He has zero worry with her, they seem to get each other and get along quite well.'
Another source added: ‘They’re dating and having fun. It was Tom who invited Irina to his home in LA after they really clicked in May [at Joe Nahmad and Madison Headrick’s wedding.]
'They’ve been in touch ever since then, trying to line up schedules to meet. They have a lot of chemistry. They’re excited to see where it goes but it’s still early days.’
It was previously claimed that Irina had made 'a beeline' for the recently single former New England Patriots quarterback and 'scarcely let him out of her sight' at the Sardinian wedding - claims which Shayk later denied.
It was also claimed that seven-time Super Bowl Champion told a friend he 'wasn't interested.'
Since his split from Bündchen, with whom he has two children Vivian, 10, and Benjamin, 13, the NFL star has been linked to a string of A-list women including Kim Kardashian and Emily Ratajkowski.
![Romance: Now sources have exclusively told DailyMail.com the new couple have 'a lot of chemistry' and that the dalliance is 'not just a fling'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/24/19/73562577-12332613-image-a-82_1690223102596.jpg)
!['He really thinks very highly of her and where this relationship could go. He has zero worry with her, they seem to get each other and get along quite well.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/24/19/73562597-12332613-image-m-81_1690223092813.jpg)
Romance: Now sources have exclusively told DailyMail.com the new couple have 'a lot of chemistry' and that the dalliance is 'not just a fling'
![Family first: 'He always told himself after his divorce that he would only get involved with someone that a future could be made, someone he could eventually introduce to his kids' (Brady pictured with children Benjamin, 13, Vivian, 10, and Jack, 15)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/24/19/67254647-12332613-The_post_comes_days_after_it_was_reported_that_Tom_who_confirmed-a-66_1690222151768.jpg)
Family first: 'He always told himself after his divorce that he would only get involved with someone that a future could be made, someone he could eventually introduce to his kids' (Brady pictured with children Benjamin, 13, Vivian, 10, and Jack, 15)
![Flirty: One insider said: ' Tom is really ecstatic that this is happening, he feels that they totally get each other, and he really finds her extremely interesting'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/24/19/73538753-12332613-Flirty_Onlookers_say_Brady_picked_her_up_at_an_LA_hotel_on_Frida-a-75_1690222608429.jpg)
Flirty: One insider said: ' Tom is really ecstatic that this is happening, he feels that they totally get each other, and he really finds her extremely interesting'
The new romance comes just eight months after Brady's divorce from Bundchen, 42, became official.
Although Brady and Bündchen's split had been rumored for some time, the two didn't announce their divorce until October of last year, and shortly afterward it was revealed that the process had been finalized.
'We arrived at this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together,' Brady said in a statement at the time. 'We are blessed with beautiful and wonderful children who will continue to be the center of our world in every way.'
'We wish only the best for each other as we pursue new chapters in our lives that are yet to be written,' he added.
Brady and Bündchen share two children — Vivian and Benjamin — while he also has an older son, Jack, 15, from his relationship with Bridget Moynahan.
Since the split, Gisele has been spending time with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente although they haven't officially confirmed their romance.
She is currently in Brazil with her family where she celebrated her 42nd birthday on Thursday.
Meanwhile Shayk shares a daughter named Lea, six, with Bradley Cooper, 48.
She began dating The Hangover actor in 2015 and welcomed Lea, six, two years later before their split in 2019.
During a past interview with Elle, the beauty discussed raising Lea with her ex, Bradley, although the two were no longer a couple. 'I never understood the term co-parenting.'
![New romance? Gisele has been repeatedly linked to her hunky jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/24/19/73560773-12332613-New_romance_Gisele_has_been_repeatedly_linked_to_her_hunky_jiu_j-a-74_1690222594738.jpg)
New romance? Gisele has been repeatedly linked to her hunky jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente
'When I’m with my daughter, I’m 100 percent a mother, and when she’s with her dad, he’s 100 percent her dad. Co-parenting is parenting,' and also gushed that Cooper is 'the most amazing dad.'
In April, Shayk also got candid while talking to Harper's Bazaar about how motherhood has changed her and boosted her confidence.
The star admitted that she hasn't always been confident, even as a successful model. 'It’s just that I’ve learned to love my imperfections. You need to love all of you. My daughter is a big part of why I started to love myself even more.'
'She’ll say, "I love Daddy so much, I love Mama so much, I love Nana, I love Babulya—" who is my mom. Then she goes, "And I really love myself." And I’m looking at my daughter and I’m like, "Wow, I wasn’t like that at six year sold."'
Shayk further expressed, 'We're teaching our daughter that the most important thing is to be kind to people. Every time we send her to school, we're like, "Just remember kindness and love." So I think that’s what true beauty is.'
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