"I was able to find myself a little bit and just get in the zone," said the model while speaking on her past breakup from the NFL star

Camille Kostek got real about her 2017 split from Rob Gronkowski while appearing on Kristin Cavallari's Let's Be Honest podcast tour

During the sit-down, Kostek said that breaking up with the then-New England Patriots player led her to the "best moments" in her career, including her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut

Kostek and Gronkowski met in 2013 when she was cheering for the New England Patriots, for whom he was a tight end until 2018

Camille Kostek is her own biggest cheerleader, and it took a big decision in her relationship with her longtime partner, Rob Gronkowski, to recognize it.

Chatting with Kristin Cavallari on her podcast tour forthe model, 33, opened up about how her 2017 split from the retired football player led her to some of the "best moments" in her career.

Despite feeling "truly broken" from the breakup, Kostek said it encouraged her to move to Los Angeles, which led her to audition for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, one of her "bucket list" gigs. According to the magazine, she was named a co-winner of its 2018 Swim Search, one year before landing her own cover in 2019.

"Some of the best things in my life came from this f------ breakup that broke me, but also allowed me to find who I am," said Kostek, adding that, after feeling "weighed" down by being labeled as a WAG, she discovered her "identity" again.