Gisele Bündchen is expecting her first baby with Joaquim Valente, whom she started dating immediately after her divorce from Tom Brady.
Supermodel Gisele Bündchen and fitness instructor Joaquim Valente have shared wonderful news—they’re expecting a baby. After her divorce from Tom Brady, Gisele found happiness with the handsome fitness instructor, and the news of their baby’s arrival has brought her a new sense of joy and healing.
Joaquim had actually been part of Gisele’s life even before her divorce from Tom in October 2022. Gisele shares two children with her ex-husband, son Benjamin Rein (14) and daughter Vivian Lake (11), as well as a stepson, Jack Edward Thomas (16).
Gisele met Joaquim when she decided to try jiu-jitsu. The public got their first glimpse of them together in a video from one of their training sessions, which she posted on social media. “I feel stronger, more confident, and empowered since I started self-defense training,” the 44-year-old wrote on Instagram. “I think it’s an important skill for everyone, especially for us women.”
Joaquim and his two brothers founded a self-defense academy, and Gisele expressed her gratitude to them, saying:
“They’ve been amazing teachers and made the training fun. I look forward to continuing my training. Let’s go!”
Later, Gisele admitted that it was Joaquim who encouraged her to join the training program along with her son.
“At first, I wasn’t even considering it for myself,” she told Dust magazine in 2022. “But when I took Ben to his first class and started talking with Joaquim, I realized it was about so much more than just self-defense.”
Their collaboration began in early 2022, and it wasn’t until November of that year that the couple publicly acknowledged their relationship, when they were seen vacationing together in Costa Rica with Ben and Vivian. Reportedly, they officially started dating in June 2023.
Since then, Gisele has chosen to keep their relationship mostly out of the public eye. Last month, she shared a sweet photo of Joaquim paddleboarding with her son, captioned, “The best of summer.”
Who is Gisele Bündchen’s boyfriend, Joaquim Valente?
Joaquim is a self-defense and jiu-jitsu instructor who co-founded the Valente Brothers self-defense academy in Miami with his two brothers and sister after moving to the United States from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The 35-year-old—who is also trained in boxing and judo—has been practicing jiu-jitsu since the age of two and earned his black belt and professor diploma from Grandmaster Hélio Gracie in 2007, according to the Valente Brothers website.
Who did Gisele Bündchen date before Joaquim Valente?
Before dating Joaquim, Gisele was married to Tom Brady, whom she met through mutual friends in 2006. They married three years later and have a son, Benjamin (14), a daughter, Vivian Brady (11), and a stepson, Jack Brady (16). Their marriage ended in October 2022 after 13 years.
What has Gisele Bündchen said about dating Joaquim Valente?
While Gisele has mostly kept her romance with Joaquim out of the public eye, she has shared how grateful she is to have him—and his brothers Pedro and Gui—in her life.
“I’m so thankful to know all of them,” she told Vanity Fair in 2023. “Not only have they helped me and my kids, but they’ve also become great friends.”
She also mentioned that Joaquim is a huge help with her children.
“He’s our teacher, and most importantly, he’s someone I admire and trust,” Gisele added.
