Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen were a picture-perfect couple. He’s the golden son of the NFL and Gisele was one of the most sizzling models. Their picture-perfect image was one of the main reasons everyone was so shocked when they decided to file for divorce.
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However, there are always some speculations as to how real marriage between two celebrities is and what extent of their appearance of love is real. Prominent talk show host, Dr Laura dives deeper into this.
Dr Laura on Tom Brady and Gisele
Dr Laura is a radio talk show host and a prolific writer who specialises in the field of family and marriage counseling. She recently appeared with Megyn Kelly and was asked about Gisele and Brady’s divorce.
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She spoke to Kelly about the portrayal of picture-perfect marriages. Furthermore, she spoke about how a lot of these unions are marketed to appear perfect. The psychologist speaks about the unattainable standards celebrity marriages set. Dr Laura also speaks about how marriage is meant to be a business to a huge extent. She goes on to say, “I think on the outside we do see these beautiful people with these “perfect lives” and we buy it because we’re meant to buy it.” She indicated that the marriage is cleverly marketed more than anything else.
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Celebrity couples and their image
The acclaimed psychologist spoke about different marriages that she has seen over the course of her career. There is an image that needs to be created for celebrity marriages. Creating this image works in favor in terms of a business decision. She spoke about the intricacies of marriages that remain away from the spotlight. Every marriage, in her opinion, requires a professional sacrifice. A sacrifice that comes from giving away certain aspects of your professional career for the other person. While this might cause resentment, it also might very well be the seed for conflict within the marriage.
Something similar seems to be the case between Tom Brady and Gisele. There were speculations about their marriage breaking up because Brady would not give up his football career after playing well past the expected age. There seemed like there was an unfair division of sacrifice in terms of career. Through the interview with Dr Laura, this is what seems increasingly evident. Additionally, the couple had filed for divorce over differences that couldn’t be reconciled. Finally, the question that remains is what was the real reason for their divorce.
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