On Friday, Tom Brady was spotted at a Blackpink concert at the MetLife Stadium Concert in Rutherford, New Jersey. He was attending with his 10-year-old daughter, Vivian, and had his picture taken by a fan. The image quickly went viral, showing the NFL super star standing in a white t-shirt and black cap staring at the stage.
The awkwardness of the picture is funny on its own, but Brady commented on the pic with a hilarious observation.
“This is the most ‘dad takes his daughter and her friends to a concert’ picture ever taken,” he wrote in a quote-tweet of the image, adding several laugh-crying emojis.
Brady and Vivian have been spending a lot of time together and he just returned from a trip to Africa with her, where he also celebrated his 46th birthday. He shares Vivian with his ex-wife Gisele Bündchen, as well as their 13-year-old son Benjamin. Brady is also the dad to 15-year-old Jack, who he shares with ex Bridget Moynahan.
“These kids have a really good summer lined up,” Brady told People in June. “It’s interesting because there’s so much attached to their friends with their devices and so forth. But I think it’s always a balance between letting them do those things and staying connected with people from Boston and from Tampa and from Costa Rica and from Brazil.”
Brady shared a number of photos from his trip to Africa, with lots of photos of the nature and safari animals there.
“It was another special reminder that life is TRULY about relationships and memories,” he wrote in the caption. “This past week of my birthday I have had much time to reflect and be grateful for all the incredible blessings. I couldn’t imagine growing up as a boy in San Mateo that my life would become what it has… I’ve experienced quite a bit in the first 45 years I have lived, and what I have loved most is the people who I have shared the most life changing events with….my children, my family, my loved ones and friends and all of you have added so much to this incredible/adventurous life.”
Aimée Lutkin is the weekend editor at ELLE.com. Her writing has appeared in Jezebel, Glamour, Marie Claire and more. Her first book, The Lonely Hunter, will be released by Dial Press in February 2022.