Tom Brady ‘Ecstatic’ About Relationship With Irina Shayk After Being ‘In Touch’ For Weeks: ‘Not Just A Fling’

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Tom Brady’s got it bad for Irina Shayk! After the former New England Patriots quarterback and the Russian supermodel shocked the world Monday morning with their whirlwind romance, we’ve all been left wondering if this is a real deal kinda thing, or just another fling… And Tom’s got answers! Related: How Gisele Bündchen Feels About Tom & Irina! To add a bit of context for their relationship timeline, the pair first met back in May at the wedding of billionaire art heir Joe Nahmad and model Madison Headrick in Sardinia, Italy, where word was Shayk made “a beeline” for the famous athlete and apparently “followed him around all weekend” — even though he apparently “wasn’t interested.” At the time, her reps blasted the chatter, calling it “totally malicious and fictional,” but obviously there WAS some sort of spark, because here we are.

Monday morning, TMZ broke the news that the two had spent a steamy weekend together, which began with Tom picking up the 37-year-old from the Hotel Bel-Air Friday afternoon, and returning her the following morning!

Later that evening, the pair repeated the festivities, with the 45-year-old picking her up yet again. Check out some paparazzi pics obtained by multiple outlets (below): Now, we’re hearing more about how things went down, and what the future potentially holds for the new couple.

An insider dished to People Monday that Tom and Irina “have been in touch for a few weeks,” and that the legendary NFL player invited her to “fly out and meet up in Los Angeles,” where we know exactly what happened.