Bridget Moynahan Wed In ‘Gorgeous’ Mermaid-Shaped Gown on ‘Fall Harvest Wedding’ Years after Tom Brady Split

“Blue Bloods” star Bridget Moynahan never thought she would become a single mom. She is a traditional woman and believes in marriage, yet she got married only in 2015 at age 44. After she gave birth, she hoped to have a strong male figure in her son’s life.

Actress Bridget Moynahan said she never thought she would raise a child alone. She is a mother to her 16-year-old son, whom she calls Jack.

“I think it’s important to have a strong male figure in my son’s life, Moynahan told Harper’s Bazaar in June 2008, “and I want something equal to that in my life, as a partner, a lover, a friend.”

When the brunette fell pregnant, she had a hard time telling her parents of her plans because she was not married at the time, stating:

“I’m a traditional girl, and I believe in marriage, and I always thought that’s the way I’d be doing this. For a moment, it was hard for me to accept that this was the way I was going to have a family.”

Though she said she would be fine raising a second child singlehandedly, she would prefer to do it with someone, a husband, or a significant other. Here are more details about Moynahan’s pregnancy, relationship, and husband.

The model previously dated former NFL star Tom Brady in 2004, and they amicably broke up in 2006. The breakup was pretty high profile in that after they parted ways, Moynahan learned she was pregnant with their child months after.

But by then, Brady had already moved on with his now ex-wife Giselle Bundchen. Moynahan gave birth to her only child, John “Jack” Edward Thomas, in 2007.

She later reflected on what she deemed a “traumatic” experience of welcoming a child amid a media frenzy,...