Tom Brady's ex Bridget Moynahan makes rare comments about husband Andrew Frankel... and even shares love note he sent her on eighth wedding anniversary
Bridget Moynahan is heaping praise on husband Andrew Frankel on their eighth wedding anniversary.
Normally, the John Wick actress plays it safe and avoids public scrutiny as much as possible, but the recent love letter sent to her from her husband was just too adorable to keep from the world.
'Oh…. and marry a man that sends you cards like this on your anniversary. And encourages you to invite new friends to celebrate your anniversary,' the Blue Bloods star captioned an Instagram post the previous day, along with the hashtags: '#harvestmooncelebration #anniversary #C+J'
Moynahan, 52, also posted a photo of the her husband's anniversary card, which read: 'To the woman I'm so glad I married,' alongside a cartoon drawing of a happy couple.
The actress (born Kathryn Bridget Moynahan) took the plunge and married Frankel during a private ceremony in The Hamptons in 2015.
Rare glimpse: Bridget Moynahan, 52, opens up about her and husband Andrew Frankel's eighth wedding anniversary; the Hollywood leading lady is pictured in September 2023
While Moynahan kept the details about her marriage to a minimum, when it came to making it public, she did show off her cheeky sene of humor, writing, 'Oh, by the way, guess what I just did,' Moynahan announced on Instagram at the time, along with glimpses of her wedding photos.
The Binghamton, New York native knows a thing or two about living at least parts of her life in a fishbowl, after having dated arguably the greatest NFL player ever, Tom Brady.
After meeting in 2004, their romance ended up lasting nearly three years, but ultimately they decided to go their own ways, which they announced publicly in December 2006.
In a shocker for the both of them, Moynahan would find out she was pregnant with Brady's child about two months after their split.
The former couple would go on to welcome their son, Jack Brady, to the world at St. John's Medical Center in Santa Monica on August 22, 2007.
'I had a public breakup and then I was pregnant and then I had a baby,' she recalled during an interview with Build in 2019. 'And those moments were kind of stolen from me by the paparazzi, the tabloids, whatever.'
It turns out by the time Moynahan had found out she was pregnant with Brady's child, the star quarterback had already started dating Gisele Bündchen, after the pair were set up by mutual friends on a blind date.
After seeing her personal life go public during the time of her pregnancy, Moynahan made the decision to become 'wildly private', as a means to protect herself.
Love letter: Moynahan posted a photo of the romantic card she received from her husband on their eighth wedding anniversary
'It's unnerving to be followed and stalked like that, especially during such an emotionally vulnerable time,' the Sex and the City actress wrote in her memoir, Our Shoes, Our Selves (2019).
Moynahan has continued to keep her personal life out of the public eye, including her life with Frankel and their blended family.
Jack, now 16, would end up being Moynahan's only child, but by marrying Frankel she's now stepmother to his three children from a previous marriage.
As for Brady, he and Bündchen were married for over 13 years by the time they finalized their divorce in October 2022.
In hindsight, Moynahan deducted that the key to her successful relationship with Frankel was expanding her dating pool to go outside of just celebrities, as reported by Us Weekly.
Destiny: The I, Robot star revealed she was able to find a man like Frankel after she expanded to dating pool to go beyond high-profile people; the leading lady is pictured with Frankel in January 2016, just months after they were married during a private ceremony in The Hamptons
Moynahan dated NFL superstar Tom Brady for nearly three years beginning tin 2004; the former couple are seen in New York City in April 2006, just months before their split and receiving news she was pregnant with his child
'I had been dating people in the industry,' she said of the years before she started her romance with Frankel, in an interview with Glamour in 2021. 'I met a really solid, good human being with none of the pretension or all that other litter. He's a really good person and a good partner. I don't think as a younger person I understood what that meant when it pertains to real-life situations.'
Moynahan described her husband as being 'the nicest guy ever,' who's 'genuine, kind and sensitive,' while out promoting her cookbook on The Rachel Ray Show in 2015.
After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1994, Frankel began his career in business with Steinhardt Partners, which led to him joining his family-owned firm, Stuart Frankel & Co. in 1993, according to People.
He has gone on to serve as co-president of the firm for the last two decades.
