“I Realized Then That I Loved a Man”: Tom Brady Had Millionaire Hollywood Actor Falling in Love With Him During Their Interaction at the White House

The statistically best quarterback in the NFL, Tom Brady, has some crazy fans around the world. Along with common people being his supporters to fellow athletes, he won the hearts of many. However, there is a fan who stands out the most and loves him with his whole heart. Many movie maniacs cited this actor as one of the best Batman ever, Ben Affleck once talked about his meet-cute with the former New England Patriots shot-caller.

Ben Affleck is a huge fan of Tom Brady and has expressed many times how much he respects and like the seven-time Super Bowl-winning champion. The ‘Gone Girl’ actor has been a lifelong fan of the New England Patriots and Brady. With the Pats, the 45-year-old won six Super Bowl titles in 19 years. But when Tampa Tom signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Affleck supported his decision.

While on an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, Ben Affleck revealed how he first met the NFL GOAT. And it’s adorable. The young quarterback of New England made the Academy Award-winning actor smitten.

He said, “ I was at…the White House Correspondents Dinner. I went to a party and saw [Brady]. He had just won the Super Bowl and of course, he was 22, and I was 27 or something, so I was like older than him. And I was like, ‘Oh my god, man, so great, dude. You’re like the King of Boston’. And he goes, ‘No way, you’re the King of Boston.‘” And with childish glee, he said, “He thinks I’m the King of Boston? The King thinks I’m the King of Boston?… I realized then that I loved a man.” 

Affleck is not the only actor pal who loves Tom Brady

Ben Affleck recounted his first meeting with the NFL GOAT. Then Jimmy Kimmel revealed that another Bostonian native thought the elite QB preferred him as the most liked actor-friend. It was Mark Wahlberg.

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After Tom Brady announced his retirement in February, the ‘Uncharted’ actor believed that even though California Cool retired as a Bucs, he will always remember him as a Patriot.

“I don’t think one season, one championship, or two seasons in Tampa is going to take away from the legacy and his mark that he put on New England and in the NFL as a whole. So he’ll always be a Patriot.” Sain Wahlberg. The NFL GOAT left an enormous mark on people’s lives and that is why everybody is a loyal fan of his talent.

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