“Beautiful for how they love”: Tom Brady's cryptic Instagram post reportedly after being spotted with Alix Earle

In February 2025, after ex-wife Gisele Bündchen gave birth to her first child with her boyfriend Joaquim Valente, NFL legend Tom Brady posted on Instagram Story: “I really think the secret to being loved is to love. And the secret to being interesting is to be interested.

And the secret to have others find beauty in you is to find beauty in others.

And the secret to having a friend is to being a friend.” In January 2026, when the seven-time Super Bowl champion was spotted with Braxton Berrios’ ex-girlfriend Alix Earle, he posted on Instagram Story: “People are not beautiful for how they look or speak. They’re beautiful for how they love, care, and treat others.” The connection? Back then, he was reportedly looking for love.

Now, he is perhaps describing love.

Tom Brady and Braxton Berrios’ ex girlfriend Alix Earle caught enjoying music at yacht party

TMZ Staff recently shared two videos of Tom Brady and Alix Earle enjoying music at a party in St. Barts. In the first, Earle leans in to whisper something in the NFL legend’s ear. In the second, Alix gives an over-the-shoulder glance to TB12, and they end up grooving together to the music.A St. Barts spy told Page Six, “A recently single Alix Earle [and] a less recently single Tom Brady,” were looking cozy, “at a yachts party last night.”

The insider added, “They were at a yacht party and met, and broke off from the larger group, talking for a lot of the night.”Alix Earle is 25 years old and Tom Brady is 48 years old.Now, let’s get back to the Instagram Stories that mean so much but still sound cryptic to everyone. After Brady’s “People are beautiful for how they look or speak” quote on IG with three red heart emojis as a caption, an hour later, the Las Vegas Raiders part-owner posted an image quote: “A winner is a loser who tried one more time.”The image showed a box full of red crosses, with a single green tick mark at the end. He captioned it with a man-raising-hand emoji. Maybe Brady is hopeful about his love life. All speculation, no confirmation.On the other side of the story, Earle broke up with Houston Texans wide receiver Braxton Berrios in early December 2025 after PEOPLE magazine first reported their mutual split. “Braxton and I are no longer together,” Earle said on TikTok via Page Six.

“We have been doing long distance since June, and we haven’t seen each other that often. It’s just been difficult for me.”Earle continued. “A part of me also really wants to be focusing on myself right now. I just feel like I can’t be what Braxton needs. I want him to have someone who can be there for 24/7 and support him. He wasn’t really expecting that of me…I constantly felt guilty.”

Seven time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and Russian supermodel Irina Shayk are officially single

The New England Patriots legend divorced Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen in October 2022.

In Summer 2023, he was linked to Russian supermodel Irina Shayk after meeting at a wedding, but the short-lived fling ended by fall 2023.As of December 2025, their relationship was reportedly rekindled, with multiple sources telling The Daily Mail that Brady and Shayk are not serious and that their romance is simply a situationship.An inside source shared that Tom and Irina are on the same page and not looking for anything serious or exclusive.

They spend time together when they can. Neither is dating anyone else; both are officially single if anyone asks. “Tom and Irina are on the same page,” source told The Daily Mail. “Namely that they’re not looking for anything serious or to go exclusive. They find time to be with each other when they can, and that’s that. Both are not dating anyone else; they are both officially single if anyone were to ask.”Also Read: Tom Brady vs. Gisele Bündchen Net Worth 2025: Whose career built a bigger fortune, NFL rings, or runway reign?