Tom Brady Needs Superbowl Prayers, Gisele Bundchen Says in Email

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen may be a supermodel married to big deal football star Tom Brady, but she’s not above turning to God for the odd favor every once in a while.

In fact, as Brady gears up for Sunday’s Superbowl featuring the New England Patriots against the New York Giants, Bundchen is not only praying for her man to do well- she’s recruiting “close friends and family” via email to do the same for him. The email was obtained by the New York Post, and given the showdown coming this weekend, the paper was not very flattering in writing up the plea.

The paper describes the missive as “hardly the stuff of Knute Rockne,” and “filled with a touchy-feely request for ‘positive’ thinking that one might expect from a Brazilian catwalk stunner-especially one concerned for her loved one’s safety against Big Blue’s fierce pass rush.” Snap. In response to their decision to publish the email, which we’ve copied in full below, Bundchen only said that she was “surprised that [the Post] received this e-mail; it was a private note only sent to close friends and family.”

Do you think printing private emails not really pertaining to newsworthy events is uncool for newspapers to do? Was Gisele Bundchen’s privacy violated by the Post?

“My sweet friends and family… This sunday will be a really important day in my husband’s life. He and his team worked so hard to get to this point and now they need us more than ever to send them positive energy so they can fulfill their dream of winning this super bowl . . .

“So I kindly ask all of you to join me on this positive chain and pray for him, so he can feel confident, healthy and strong. Envision him happy and fulfilled experiencing with his team a victory this sunday.

“Thank you for your love and support. Love, G ”