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Tom Brady admirer, Veronika Rajek, now partying with Shaq

Veronika Rajek is gushing over another sports star.

The Slovakian model — who went viral for supporting Tom Brady and the Buccaneers in the quarterback’s final NFL season — partied with Shaquille O’Neal in Surfside, Florida, according to her social media on Thursday.

Rajek shared a photo with the Basketball Hall of Famer on her Instagram Story while at the Four Seasons hotel at the Surf Club, and called Shaq “a role model for life.”

She added, “Humble, inspiring, kind, hardworking, Love it,” with a few heart hand gesture emojis.

In a separate video post, Rajek was all smiles standing next to O’Neal, while an unidentified woman joked about how small she looked compared to the NBA legend.

O’Neal, who seemed open to snapping photos with the pair, appeared to be walking by when the women turned the camera on him.

Rajek also shared a photo with Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku.

The duo crossed paths at Sports Illustrated’s Grand Prix Party as part of the kickoff to Miami race week.

Authentic Brands Group, in which Shaq is an independent shareholder, co-hosted the bash.

O’Neal spends a lot of time in Florida, where he has a home, as well as a number of businesses — including his Big Chicken restaurant, which opened a location in Orlando in March.

Shaq and Veronika Rajek at the Four Seasons at the Surf Club in Surfside, Florida in May 2023. Instagram/Veronika Rajek
Browns tight end David Njoku and Veronika Rajek in Florida in May 2023. Instagram/Veronika Rajek

Rajek looked stunning in a bright yellow jumpsuit with cutouts, a halter top and center buckle.

“BTW drink is syrup with water,” she wrote over the photo.

The model shared in a previous interview that she does not drink alcohol.

Veronika Rajek in May 2023. Instagram/Veronika Rajek

“I’m good, I’m the responsible one,” Rajek said on the “Pillow Talk” podcast in January.

“I’m the driver, always… When people ask me who I am, I think I am a super boring person because I don’t drink, I don’t do drugs, I don’t smoke.

“My friends always try to influence me but I’m like, ‘no’. I drink only when I’m super nervous.”

Shaquille O’Neal attends his 51st Birthday Celebration at The Bank on March 10, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. WireImage

Rajek — who’s been a popular fixture on social media for some time, with more than 4.7 million Instagram followers — garnered attention in December when she supported Brady in Tampa during a win over the Saints.

She declared her love for the now-retired quarterback in an Instagram post, which included a collage of photos showing her wearing Brady’s No. 12 Buccaneers jersey.

“I saw the LEGEND,” Rajek wrote in her caption. “And if somebody asks me again if I love Brady, yes I love him, and show me somebody who doesn’t.

“Even his haters love him because they know he is the [goat] @tombrady thank you for an amazing show.”

Slovakian model Veronika Rajek at the Buccaneers-Saints game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on Dec. 5, 2022. Instagram/Veronika Rajek
Veronika Rajek at Orchid Beach House in Tulum on Feb. 2, 2023. Instagram/Veronika Rajek

Some people have accused Rajek of flirting with Brady after his divorce from Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen.

Rajek never addressed the matter.

Brady and Bündchen, 42, announced in October they had finalized their divorce after 13 years of marriage.

Veronika Rajek during Super Bowl weekend in February 2023. Instagram/Veronika Rajek

The former couple has two children together, daughter Vivian, 10, and 13-year-old son Benjamin. Brady also has a 15-year-old son Jack with his ex, actress Bridget Moynahan.

In February, Rajek took to Instagram to address comparisons “to others” after multiple outlets, along with critics on Instagram, compared her to Bündchen, a former Victoria’s Secret model. 

That same month, Rajek told The US Sun that it is “my goal and my dream” to become a Sports Illustrated model.

“My goal was always to be a Victoria’s Secret model because I am five-foot-eleven, I am 125 pounds and I work hard,” Rajek said. “My biggest dream now is to be on the cover of ‘Sports Illustrated.’

“These days they sometimes use people who I don’t think play any sport, so I think I can be a Sports Illustrated model. This is my goal and my dream — and also just to carry on doing what I love and be a model.”