Candice Swanepoel and Tom Brady appear to be embarking on a new romance, with the pair potentially sharing more than just a home base in Miami.
Earlier this month, reports emerged that the 38-year-old Victoria’s Secret model had been seeing the 49-year-old retired NFL star for “some time.”
People reported that Swanepoel and Brady are taking a highly discreet approach to their developing relationship as they try to keep it out of the spotlight.
“They’ve been dating for a while now,” a source told the outlet. “They both live in Miami, so it’s very convenient. They’re spending a lot of time together.”
A second source claimed that the couple have been together for several months, adding that Swanepoel has been “very secretive and selective” about whom she has told.
The two are also said to have connected through parenthood. Swanepoel shares sons Anacan, 10, and Ariel, eight, with her former partner Hermann Nicoli.
Brady is a father to Benjamin, 16, and Vivian, 13, whom he shares with ex-wife Gisele Bundchen, as well as 19-year-old son Jack, whom he shares with ex Bridget Moynahan.
Their similarities may extend to their approach to beauty and cosmetic treatments, too.
Candice Swanepoel and Tom Brady have seemingly struck up a new romance – and their similarities may go beyond their Miami connection
Dr Melinda Lacerna Kimbrell, a double board-certified plastic surgeon and owner of LA Plastic Surgery, spoke to the Daily Mail about the appearances of both stars.
Beginning with Swanepoel, the specialist said the model’s face appears to have been intentionally shaped by removing volume in some areas while adding it elsewhere.
Dr Kimbrell, who has performed more than 1,000 facelifts, highlighted what she described as “sharply localized hollowing” beneath Swanepoel’s cheekbones—an appearance she said does not resemble typical aging.
“Normal aging usually causes a more gradual and diffuse loss and redistribution of facial volume,” she explained.
“To my eye, it appears more consistent with surgical excision of the buccal fat pads than with ordinary aging or weight loss,” said Dr Kimbrell, who has not treated either Swanepoel or Brady.
The doctor also suggested that Swanepoel may have received filler in her lateral cheeks, chin and lips.
“That combination creates stronger highlights and shadows and produces the sharply contoured appearance people are noticing,” she said, describing a result that makes the face look longer, leaner and more angular.
Dr Kimbrell further noted that Swanepoel’s outer brows and the corners of her eyes appear “noticeably more elevated and elongated than they did earlier in her career.”
Dr Melinda Lacerna Kimbrell said Swanepoel’s face “appears to have been deliberately contoured.” Pictured: Swanepoel in 2006 (left) and 2026 (right)
“That looks more consistent with a lateral brow lift combined with a lateral fox-eye procedure than with Botox alone.
“A lateral brow lift changes the position of the brow, while a fox-eye procedure changes the orientation of the outer eye.
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‘When the two are combined, the upper face can appear more elongated, feline and dramatically lifted,’ she explained.
Last but not least, Dr Kimbrell, who based her analysis off of images of the stars, suggested that Swanepoel’s nose appears surgically refined.
‘The dorsum—or bridge—looks narrower, and the tip appears more defined than the boxier nasal tip visible in earlier photographs.
‘Makeup can contour a nose in still images, but the degree of structural refinement suggests the possibility of a conservative rhinoplasty.
‘The result does not look like an entirely different nose. It looks like her original nose was narrowed and refined, which is usually the goal of a well-executed rhinoplasty,’ she added.
But Brady himself may also have dabbled with cosmetic tweakments as Dr Kimbrell identified ‘possible signs of a brow lift, lower-face liposuction, masseter-muscle reduction and potentially buccal-fat-pad removal.’
But Brady himself may also have dabbled with cosmetic tweakments, according to Dr Kimbrell. Pictured: Brady in 2001 (left) and in 2026 (right)
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However, she caveated that some of his facial-volume loss may also be attributable to weight loss and natural aging.
‘Reducing the masseter muscles can narrow the back portion of the jaw, while lower-face liposuction reduces fat along the jawline and beneath the chin.
‘When those changes are combined with overall facial-volume loss, the result is a much leaner and more sharply defined lower face,’ she explained.
To conclude, Dr Kimbrell shared that while the newly-formed couple do not share the ‘same cosmetic blueprint,’ they do have a ‘similarly sculpted aesthetic.’
‘Candice’s face appears to have been deliberately contoured through a combination of removing volume in some areas and adding it in others.
‘Tom’s face appears to have narrowed through a different combination of lower-face contouring, muscle reduction, weight loss and normal age-related volume loss,’ she explained.
The expert identified ‘two possible points of overlap’ in some form of brow elevation and possible reduction of the buccal fat pads.
‘While the procedure names may overlap, the techniques, proportions and final effects appear very different.
‘I would describe this as a similar silhouette reached through two different cosmetic road maps—not matching makeovers,’ Dr Kimbrell concluded.
The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Swanepoel and Brady for comment.