Just months after hinting that he was ‘not a saint’ during his younger years as a rock star, Jon Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea Hurley put on show of unity at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for Tom Brady at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
The singer-songwriter has been a close friend of Patriot’s owner Robert Kraft for decades, which led to him becoming pals with Brady, who’s widely considered the greatest of all time when it comes to the National Football League.
The couple snuggled up next to each other while posing along the red, white and blue carpet, which is in recognition of the team’s colors, with the You Give Love A Bad Name musician looking stylish in fitted black pants with a charcoal blazer over a black and white polka dot shirt.
He had his gray hair styled short, compared to 1980s, with a side part and slightly over the ears, while sporting cool dark sunglasses, like his wife, who stood to his left in a cream-colored, floral-patterned suit, consisting of slacks and a matching blazer.
The fellow New Jerseyan also wore a gold ruffled dress shirt with black lining along the ruffled portion in the front.
Jon Bon Jovi, 62, and wife Dorothea Hurley, 61, were among the stars to attend the Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremony for former quarterback Tom Brady in Foxborough, Massachusetts
Rounding out her overall look, the mother of four had her dark brown tresses, with assorted blonde streaks, styled long and flowing with a side part.
The couple, who first met in 1980 and just celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on April 29, seemed to be having a great time at the Brady celebration.
Ahead of the ceremony with thousands of diehard Patriots fans in attendance, Bon Jovi revealed that he actually looks up to Brady for the way he played and handled fame and stardom, despite the now retired star quarterback being 15 years younger.
‘Well, I think its electrifying for all the fans… that he’s able to share this moment with his family and the fans will be able to share it with him,’ the New Jersey rocker said of the so-called GOAT while chatting with WBZ-TV on the red, white and blue carpet.
‘He gave us all such great memories: 24 years, the greatest, six championships with him and coach [Bill] Belichick,’ he said of Brady’s accomplishments, before stating, ‘I’m really happy to here.’
Just two years earlier, Bon Jovi also heaped praise on Brady after his first retirement from the NFL in February 2022 for his preparation and greatness on the gridiron made him become a better performer.
‘(Tom Brady) made me a better singer,’ Bon Jovi shared on Instagram, as reported by the Asbury Park Press. ‘Tom made me a better songwriter, a better leader, seeker and more driven to succeed while remembering to love what I do.’
The rocker addd, ‘He doesn’t know it, but he inspired me and lots of people like me.’
The couple’s outing together comes just weeks after the rocker said he ‘wasn’t a saint’ during their 35 year marriage while hinting that he had slept with 100 women
Bon Jovi looked handsome in fitted black pants with a charcoal blazer over a black and white polka dot shirt, while Hurley opted for a cream-colored, floral suit with a gold ruffled shirt
While the Bon Jovi and Hurley looked to having a great time at the Brady celebration, the event comes about six weeks after the rock and roll frontman implied he had been with 100 women in his life while speaking on the ABC special, Michael Strahan x Jon Bon Jovi: Halfway There.
‘It had to be tough on a relationship,’ Strahan said of his decision to get married in his twenties near the height of his stardom, before adding, ‘You’re young and considered ‘a sex symbol.’
‘I got away with murder,’ the Sayreville, New Jersey native said, implying he wasn’t always a ‘saint’ in their 35-year marriage. ‘I’m a rock and roll star. I’m not a saint. I’m not saying that there weren’t 100 girls in my life. I’m Jon Bon Jovi. It was pretty good!’
‘I got away with murder,’ the Sayreville, New Jersey native said before implying he wasn’t always a ‘saint’ in their 35-year marriage. ‘I’m a rock and roll star. I’m not a saint. I’m not saying that there weren’t 100 girls in my life. I’m Jon Bon Jovi. It was pretty good!’; the longtime couple are picture in October 1988
But if you think I’m ever going to jeopardize my anything for believing the narcissist in me was real? What a stupid thing to do. What kind of excesses does a man need that’s going to fuel that fire? It’s just not worth it,’ the rocker said of his dalliances; the couple are seen in October 1995
He continued, ‘But if you think I’m ever going to jeopardize my anything for believing the narcissist in me was real? What a stupid thing to do. What kind of excesses does a man need that’s going to fuel that fire? It’s just not worth it.’
Bon Jovi praised his wife’s ‘tolerance’ of his demanding touring schedule while speaking about his longtime relationship.
‘These are all the wonderful clichés of rock stardom,’ he told The Independent. ‘It’s about never lying about having been a saint, but not being a fool enough to [mess] up the home life, either.’
Bon Jovi gushed over Brady following his first retire from the NFL in February 2022: ‘@TomBrady made me a better singer. Tom made me a better songwriter, a better leader, seeker and more driven to succeed while remembering to love what I do’; they are seen in 2015
Additionally, Bon Jovi credited their long-lasting union to a ‘mutual admiration society, and being lucky enough to have grown up together.’
‘There is no doubt in my mind that this world revolves because of her,’ he said of his wife. ‘Because of what she did to keep the kids right, what she does to keep me right, what we do together to keep it right. No doubt about it. She’s certainly not afraid to call me out on something, but she’s also there when I fall. And I’m there for her when she falls. No matter where I went in my career, the ups or the downs, we went there together.’
Those kids he referred to were their four now grown children: daughter Stephanie, 31, and sons Jesse, 29, Jake 22, who only just married Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown, and Romeo, 20.
With his induction, Brady became the 35th person to go into the Patriots Hall of Fame, but he is the first one celebrated with a ceremony inside Gillette Stadium. Normally, there is a four-year waiting period for players to be inducted, but when you’re considered the greatest of all time, the team made an exception.
