>> It's Official: Tom Brady Confirms Gisele Bundchen is Pregnant —Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady have remained mum on Gisele's increasingly visible baby bump, until now: Tom Brady finally confirmed the news in an interview with ESPN Sportscenter airing Sunday. He added that Gisele is due in December: "the women are the ones who have to do the work. We just have to be there to support them and so it'll be nice to do that." [People]
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Gisele Bundchen May Not Be Confirming Her Pregnancy, But Her Bump Says Otherwise
>> Gisele Bundchen — who has yet to confirm her pregnancy, although she's said to be due in mid-December — publicly showed off her bump for the first time stateside yesterday while out on a walk in Boston. She covered up with her dog, Vida, and her jacket — but since her bump was Photoshopped out of her London Fog ads, maybe she's saving the full-on display for a cover moment, a la Cindy Crawford for June 1999 W.
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>> Gisele Bundchen's Husband Wants "Four or Five" Kids —Gisele Bundchen's husband Tom Brady tells the September 2009 issue of Details that their first date was set up by a mutual friend: "This friend told me he knew a girl version of me." He also indicates that Gisele's current pregnancy may be the first of many (she's said in the past she wants a big family): "I want a lot of kids. I'd love four or five. We'll see. It's not always my decision." [PopSugar]
>> Gisele Bundchen Definitely Has a Baby Bump —It's a regular case of now-you-see-it-now-you-don't: although she's never confirmed her pregnancy (don't hold your breath) and London Fog retouched her baby bump away from shots taken this month, the bump is in full display in this paparazzi shot taken on July 20, with Gisele in a bikini, printed in this week's People — photo at the source. [Fashin]
Gisele Bundchen Gets De-Bumped for Fall 2009 London Fog Campaign
>> Headlines were made last week when Bar Refaeli replaced fellow Leonardo DiCaprio ex Gisele Bundchen as the face of Rampage; apparently, Gisele was slated to do another campaign, but for a few reasons, including her pregnancy, she's appearing in the ads for a different Iconix brand — London Fog — instead, replacing tight jeans and lingerie with a trench coat.
The campaign was photographed just recently by Nino Munoz in mid-July, and the brand chose to slim down her visible baby bump through retouching — as can be seen in the comparison below. Dari Marder, London Fog's Chief Marketing Officer explained of the decision: "Although Gisele was photographed while pregnant, most of the shots have been retouched to respect her privacy during this wonderful and personal time in her life."
>> Gisele Bundchen Signs On for Kid-Friendly Webisodes —Vogue confirmed that Gisele Bundchen is pregnant and due in December late last week, and clearly she's got children on her mind: She just signed on to host "GiGi & the Green Team," a series of 3-5 minute webisodes featuring an animated version of herself who "lives a double life — supermodel by day, superhero protector of the environment by night." The series, set to debut on AOL this Fall, aims to "educate, entertain, inspire and empower girls to protect and preserve the environment." [Reuters, AOL]
>> Karolina Kurkova Is Six Months Pregnant — The cast of this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is going to be decidedly different, now that three of its usual stars are pregnant: Angel Heidi Klum is due in the Fall, Angel Adriana Lima is due in the Winter, and Karolina Kurkova (whose Angel contract expired this year) just announced today that she is six months pregnant with her fiance, film producer Archie Drury, who she's been with for a little over a year. Meanwhile, the jury's still out on Gisele Bundchen, but she continues to wear flowy tops. [People, Page Six]
>> Gisele Bundchen Supposedly Has a Due Date —Gisele has yet to confirm her pregnancy herself, but she's obviously thinking about family in a TV interview with Brazil's Fantastico on June 21: "Before . . . I had to go out, had to work. Now I think about it twice, three times, four times . . . I prefer to stay at home. The big husband wins. Because of this relationship, what is most important to me is the family. Now I am creating my other family." And her due date? Supposedly Dec. 14. [PopSugar, People]
Gisele Bundchen May Just Be Pregnant, This Time
>> There was an outright denial from her husband Tom Brady last month, but sources have confirmed to People that Gisele Bundchen is indeed expecting. Although the couple hasn't confirmed the information themselves — and may not, given how they handled press surrounding their wedding — Gisele has indicated in the past that she wants a big family.
While Gisele's still hard at work and walked the Colcci runway for Sao Paulo Fashion Week earlier this week, as she typically does every season, she was outfitted in much baggier clothes that the typical midriff-baring tops and tight bustiers they give her. Also adding to suspicion: the fact that all her new Fall 2009 Loewe ads have her holding a bag over her midsection. But if People's source is correct, Gisele is said to be "ecstatic" and due early next year.
>> THE MODELIZER —Gisele Bundchen is one of the last models able to hold a major magazine cover on her own, according to Anna Wintour, but even she may be losing her touch. Her May 2009 Vanity Fair cover was the lowest-selling for the magazine in nearly two years, and her April 2009 Harper's Bazaar cover was the lowest-selling for the magazine since November 2008. When Gisele was on the September 2007 Vanity Fair cover (left), it was the third-biggest seller that year. Vanity Fair's spokeswoman's suggestion for the change? "It might be that she's losing her looks." [NY Observer]





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