Gisele Bündchen has officially moved on from Tom Brady following her divorce, as she is now reportedly pregnant with her first baby with boyfriend Joaquim Valente.
The model has kept a low profile with the 37-year-old, who she appears to have bonded with over a love of sport. Joaquim went from being the supermodel's jiu-jitsu trainer, to something more as they started being spotted at the gym on multiple occasions.
How they met
Gisele did a photo shoot with the trainer for Dust magazine in 2021, as she revealed she'd got into jiu-jitsu. As part of the interview, Joaquim said of the supermodel: "I think what happened with Gisele is that she was already aligned with our philosophy."
"She always looked to live her life in a way that was looking to improve herself as a person, and once she understood the philosophy of the 753 code [a set of principles that’ll allow you to find peace, happiness and understanding], I think it clicked with a mission and a path that she was already on."
Joaquim's career
Joaquim runs a jiu-jitsu training studio in Miami, Florida – where Gisele moved to after her ex-husband signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – with his brothers Pedro and Gui, named Valente Brothers. The brothers, who like Gisele hail from Brazil, practice and teach Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and have been for several decades, according to their website.
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He has been teaching Gisele and her two kids, Benjamin Rein, twelve, and Vivian Lake, nine, for over a year, and in February of last year, she expressed her gratitude over the strength she had garnered thanks to his lessons.
She shared a video last year in which she appears in traditional Japanese workout gear, expertly knocking down her opponent, and she wrote: "I believe the more tools we have in our toolbox the better."
She added: "I feel stronger, more confidence and empowered since I started practicing self-defense."
"Thank you @ValenteBrothers for being awesome teachers and for making training so much fun. I am looking forward to keep improving. Let's go!" she said.