Gisele Bündchen pregnant with Joaquim Valente: What to know about her boyfriend
Joaquim Valente and Gisele Bündchen reportedly began dating in June 2023
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gisele Bündchen debuted her baby bump days after news broke she was expecting her first child with boyfriend Joaquim Valente.
A source confirmed Bündchen's pregnancy to Fox News Digital, roughly two years after the Brazilian supermodel finalized her divorce with ex-husband Tom Brady.
The former Victoria's Secret model has denied there was any overlap in her relationships with Brady, with whom she shares two children, and Valente.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"That is a lie," Bündchen previously told The New York Times. "This is something that happens to a lot of women who get blamed when they have the courage to leave an unhealthy relationship and are labeled as being unfaithful," she continued. "They have to deal with their communities. They have to deal with their family. Of course, for me, it just happens to be a little bit amplified."
GISELE BUNDCHEN IS PREGNANT, EXPECTING BABY WITH BOYFRIEND JOAQUIM VALENTE AFTER TOM BRADY DIVORCE
Gisele Bündchen is seen days after news broke that the model is pregnant with boyfriend Joaquim Valente's child. (Backgrid/MEGA)
Here's what to know about Joaquim Valente.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gisele was introduced to Joaquim after taking her son to jiu-jitsu
Bündchen's interest in jiu-jitsu was originally spurred by her son, Benny. Having been referred to the Valente Brothers academy through a friend, the supermodel told Dust magazine in 2022, "I wanted to steer my almost teenage son in the right direction, I thought he might be interested in this."
The Brazilian beauty only started studying jiu-jistu herself in December 2021. "Initially, I wasn't even considering it for myself," she said. "But when I brought him to the first class and started talking to Joaquim, I realized that it was much more than self-defense."
Bündchen was drawn to the philosophy of jiu-jitsu more than the self-defense aspect. "It felt very much in line with what I believe in and look for in my life, and how I have a path to develop and become the best version of myself," she explained.
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Joaquim owns his own self-defense academy
Valente, along with his two older brothers, Pedro and Guilherme (Gui), own a jiu-jistsu academy in Miami: Valente Brothers.
"The Valente brothers were born into a family of jiu-jitsu practitioners and were raised from childhood to educate others on its amazing benefits," the business website reads. "The Valente Brothers are extremely honored that many of the most successful martial arts schools in the world are utilizing many of the methods that they pioneered."
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Gisele Bündchen and Joaquim Valente are expecting their first child together. (MEGA/GC Images)
The jiu-jitsu professor earned a degree in criminology
Valente moved to Miami in 2007 from Brazil to attend college, studying criminology at Barry University where he earned his degree. He followed in the footsteps of his brothers Gui and Pedro, who attended Barry University and The University of Miami, respectively.
Due to his interest in criminology as well as established relationships with law enforcement and military agencies, Valente became a firearms expert and now teaches his own tactical class at the Valente Brothers academy.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"VBT specializes in training and consulting solutions for both civilians and professionals in the art of tactical preparedness," it's business website details. "With experience in working with the most elite units of the U.S. military and law enforcement organizations, VBT provides comprehensive customized programs for organizations and students of all levels of experience. Based in North Miami Beach, Florida, our academy is a full-service training ground, dedicated to the art of armed and unarmed self-defense."
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Joaquim and Gisele became friends first
Gisele Bündchen and Joaquim Valente began dating in June 2023. (MEGA/GC Images)
Before their relationship turned romantic, Valente and Bündchen were friends.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I think, at this point, unfortunately, because I'm divorced, I'm sure that they're going to try to attach me to anything," Bündchen told Vanity Fair in April 2023 as rumors swirled following the model's divorce from former NFL great Brady.
"I'm so grateful to know all of them, because not only have they helped me and helped my kids, but they have become great friends, and Joaquim especially," she told the outlet.
"He's our teacher and, most importantly, he's a person that I admire and that I trust. It's so good to have that kind of energy, to have my kids around that type of energy."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gisele and Joaquim began a romantic relationship in 2023
Joaquim Valente and Gisele Bündchen met at his jiu-jitsu academy. (MEGA/GC Images)
After spending time as friends, Bündchen and Valente's relationship reportedly turned romantic in June 2023.
"First, their relationship was teacher/student. Then…they became friends. And eventually, way after she was already divorced and she had no commitment to Tom Brady, something else started," a source told Fox News Digital of how their relationship progressed.
The source added that Valente is an extremely charismatic person with "a great sense of humor" who’s "very intelligent, very loving, he’s just a good person," noting that "he loves kids."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In February, an insider told People magazine "they're taking it slow." "They started out as great friends. She's very private about this and wanted to keep it quiet while they got to know each other."
"They come from similar backgrounds. They both left Brazil very young," another source told the outlet. "Gisele's in a great space. Joaquim is perfect for her."