Irina Shayk posted a series of swimsuit photographs on Instagram Sunday as media outlets reported renewed contact between the supermodel and retired NFL quarterback Tom Brady.
In the images, Shayk wore a black two-piece swimsuit, sitting by a pool and on a swing suspended from a mature tree, her hair wet and makeup dewy. The Vogue cover model captioned the post "Past your bedtime," and the photographs drew attention from friends and followers, including a like from model Carolyn Murphy.
Shayk, who has been linked over the years to high-profile figures including Cristiano Ronaldo, Leonardo DiCaprio and Bradley Cooper, was first publicly connected to Brady in mid-2023. The two were spotted together in July of that year and were reported to have had a brief romance that fizzled out by October. Page Six and other outlets reported this year that the pair had quietly rekindled a casual relationship in February and were "open to see where things go."
The Instagram post comes amid those renewed reports. According to Page Six, sources said Brady and Shayk discussed a possible trip together around the New Year and had been talking on the phone. A source quoted by DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview said Brady had struggled to find time for a relationship amid his business commitments and other projects, and that accounted for the couple's earlier split. "If Tom had more time for love, he would be all about it and would likely still be dating Irina. He really thinks she is great," the source said. "But Tom is keeping himself busy with his businesses, being a part of the sports teams he owns, getting ready for his commentating job next year and being a father. Everything he does, he wants to give it 110 percent, he knew he wasn't able to give his full attention and time to Irina and she is such a good person that he didn't want her to feel less than in his world. Maybe they will find each other in the future, but right now, it is easier for them to be friends."
Shayk was in a four-year relationship with actor Bradley Cooper, with whom she shares a daughter, until they separated in 2019. Brady was married to supermodel Gisele Bündchen for 13 years before their separation in 2022; he shares two children with Bündchen and has a son from an earlier relationship.
Representatives for Shayk and Brady did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Media coverage of the pair has drawn on a mix of eyewitness reports, tabloid accounts and social-media postings, and outlets have varied in how they characterize the status of the relationship.
Shayk's Instagram post is the latest public moment in a pattern of high-profile relationships and public appearances that have kept the model in the spotlight. The photographs themselves recall a familiar social-media strategy among celebrities that blends personal images with curated presentation, prompting both fan reaction and renewed attention from entertainment media.
As public figures, both Shayk and Brady continue to be the subject of reporting that mixes confirmed sightings and statements with unnamed-source accounts. For now, the photographs stand as a contemporary social-media update from Shayk while reports of the pair's renewed contact remain a developing story covered by multiple outlets.