Gisele Bundchen looked almost unrecognizable — sporting a red wig — on the first Vogue cover she’s landed since she and Tom Brady divorced in 2022.
The 42-year-old retired Victoria’s Secret model’s career appears to be getting a jump start after the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers star QB announced in February his official retirement from the NFL after 23 seasons in the league, Page Six reported.
On the cover of Vogue Italia’s March issue, Bundchen dons a scarlet red wig, a full-length sheer red Valentino gown with matching red lipstick, dramatic smokey eyes, and drawn-on brows. It definitely required a double-take to even notice it was the Brazilian model.
Gisele Bündchen e i colori sono i protagonisti del nostro numero di Marzo. https://t.co/rwOqPdpr1A
— Vogue Italia (@vogue_italia) February 22, 2023
In another shot, Gisele sports the same slicked-back red wig while decked out head-to-toe in black with a black leather jacket and black pants outfit.
"Nessun corpo è perfetto, così come non lo è nessuna anima né, tantomeno, nessuna vita." La storia di Gisele Bündchen, protagonista della cover di Marzo.https://t.co/yFn3d7aDIS pic.twitter.com/kW9vE567P9
— Vogue Italia (@vogue_italia) February 23, 2023
The unique looks don’t stop there. In one snap shared by the magazine, Bundchen posed in a fluffy red wig while wearing a black strapless dress and chunky jewelry.
Gisele Bündchen è la nostra cover story di Marzo. "Tutto del suo aspetto trasmette lì e altrove un’idea di perfezione naturale eppure inarrivabile"
—-> https://t.co/VjWDsKB5ZG pic.twitter.com/BL2PQ3tH6o
— Vogue Italia (@vogue_italia) February 23, 2023
There is one snap that does look like the supermodel inside the issue, as she posed sporting curls wearing pink lingerie under a totally sheer dress.
Gisele recently reacted to the news that her ex-husband and seven-time Super Bowl-winning QB had announced his retirement — this time “for good,” as previously reported. Bundchen’s response could be found in the comments section of Brady’s retirement NFL post that later went viral.
“Wishing you only wonderful things in this new chapter of your life,” the supermodel wrote, as she included a praying hands emoji in her comment.
The retirement announcement comes a year after Brady first announced he was retiring on February 1, 2022, only to reverse course weeks later. Not long after, reports began surfacing that Bündchen, his wife at the time, was not pleased and had expected the retirement to stick.
Speculation continued for months that the two were headed for divorce. In October, Brady finally confirmed reports that he and Bündchen were officially divorced after 13 years of marriage.
Bündchen and Brady share two kids. She previously made it clear she wanted her husband to be more present following his announcement that he was coming out of retirement in 2022, as The Daily Wire previously reported.