Bridget Moynahan, who is known for her role in the police drama “Blue Bloods,” once discussed how turning into a single mother completely changed her life.
Not a lot of people know that before Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen got together, he was in a relationship with Bridget Moynahan, with whom he shares a son. Only two months after Brady and Bundchen began dating in December 2006, he found out that his ex was pregnant.
In August 2007, the “Blue Bloods” actress gave birth to John Edward Thomas Moynahan. At the time, the actress revealed that Tom was there on the day of their son’s birth, and he visited afterward as well.
In a July 2008 interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Moynahan talked about her willingness as a single mother to raise her son Jack. She admitted that while people expect motherhood to be easy, she went home sobbing, realizing she had a newborn she had no training for.
Much to her surprise, it’s been basically smooth sailing since. She never thought her life would be okay without a husband. She added:
“I’m not sure anyone — and I could be wrong in this — grows up thinking, I want to be a single mom.”
Bridget Moynahan and Tom Brady at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2006 in New York City | Photo: Getty Images
From 2004 until 2006, Moynahan dated NFL quarterback Tom Brady. Her representative confirmed their split in December 2006, while Brady was already dating Bundchen at the time.
In February 2007, her representative confirmed that she was over three months pregnant with Brady’s child. She looks back at that time, acknowledging it was traumatic as she was both heartbroken and pregnant.
Bridget Moynahan and Tom Brady at Ermenegildo Zegna Flagship store on April 13, 2004 in New York City | Photo: Getty Images
Although she fully embraced being a mom to Jack, she admitted that it was difficult to be caught in a media frenzy where the spotlight was on her carrying the child alone while Brady moved on to another woman. She once
