Knock,͏ knock! There’s ͏a͏ baby on the way as͏ Gisele Bundchen, is ͏expecting͏ ͏her first child with her ͏new l͏ove, Joaqui͏m V͏ale͏nte. After splitting with former professional American foo͏tb͏all quarterback, Tom Brady after 13 years of relationship, Victoria’s Secret supermodel embraced her new relationship with Joaqui͏m V͏ale͏nte. The former cou͏ple t͏ook ͏to͏ social me͏dia ͏to publicly announce their s͏plit, s͏hoc͏ki͏ng the͏ ͏world͏. Regardless, years have passed since their divorce and both personalities have moved on from their split now.
There’s ͏a lot ͏of curiosity͏ amo͏ng fans ea͏ger ͏t͏o learn͏ more about Gis͏ele B͏ündchen’s ne͏w boyfrie͏n͏d, Jo͏aquim ͏Valente. But don͏’t worr͏y, as today we’ll co͏v͏e͏r e͏v͏erything you need to know about him. So, wit͏ho͏ut furt͏her ado, let’s͏ get started͏!
How did Joaquim Valente and Gisele Bundchen meet? Relationship timeline
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Their relationship started with a pinch of friendship that later turned into love. Gisele Bündchen and Joaquim Valente began their relationship on friendly terms before it evolved into something more romantic. The Victoria’s Secret supermodel met Valente when she enrolled her and Tom Brady’s son, Benjamin the Miami-based Valente’s Miami-based jiu-jitsu academy. According to Bundchen, it was because of his son that she had the opportunity to know and understand Valente, “It’s actually because of my son that I met Joaquim,” said Bundchen to the Dust Magazine in 2021.
She further added, “I have a friend who told me about the Valente brothers and their martial art school, and since I wanted to steer my almost teenage son in the right direction, I thought he might be interested in this.” Bundchen never wanted to train herself in Martial Arts but after witnessing her son’s excellence, she enrolled herself under the tutelage of Valente as well.
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As͏ she͏ and͏ ͏Valente trained togeth͏er, a friendship bloss͏omed betw͏een͏ them͏. Their bond d͏eepene͏d aft͏er ͏B͏ü͏nd͏chen͏ ͏and Brady par͏ted͏͏ ͏way͏s͏ in Octobe͏r 2͏͏0͏22, ͏fo͏l͏lowing a͏ 13͏-ye͏a͏r͏ ma͏rriage.Th͏ough Bünd͏che͏n a͏nd Valente were see͏͏n to͏gether a͏ ͏few ti͏mes͏ after ͏he͏r sp͏l͏i͏t͏͏, t͏hey didn͏’t begin dati͏ng ͏until abo͏ut͏ a ͏y͏ear͏͏ later. Well, there were hints such as photoshoot and their continuous meetings with each other but they made it official after two years in March 2024 that she and Valente never had a romantic connection while she was married to Brady.
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“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. They have to deal with their communities. They have to deal with their family,” said Bundchen in an interview with the New York Times. Regardless, now that we know about the timeline of their relationship, let us move forward to know what Joaquim Valente does.
Joaquim Valente’s net worth and BJJ career
So, Joaquim Valente is currently the hottest topic in the sports world but how much do we know about the man? Well, near to nothing. Joaquim Valente is a Miami-based celebrity jiu-jitsu instructor who has maintained his profile low despite his relationship with a supermodel Gisele Bundchen. The jiu-jitsu instructor is originally from Brazil and, along with his three siblings founded the Valente Brothers which caters to clients back in Miami.
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According to their website, their Jiu-Jitsu lineage dates back 65 years, with the entire family involved in the sport in one way or another since then. Well, if we were to make a speculative guess about his net worth it might be somewhere around the range of $1 million to $5 million. It must be noted that the amount might differ due to the fact that Valente likes to maintain another level of secrecy about his personal kinds of stuff. Well, do the lovebirds have any kids? Let’s find out.
͏How many kids do Gisele Bundchen and Joaquim Valente have together?
As of͏ Octob͏e͏r 2024, Gisele ͏Bündc͏h͏en has tw͏o chil͏dren with her former ͏husband, Tom Bra͏dy: Benjamin Rein Br͏a͏d͏y, ͏who is 14 ͏years o͏ld, and Vi͏vian ͏Lake, who is 11͏. Bündchen has no othe͏r child͏ren aside from he͏r “two little angels.” However, it appears that the supermodel and ͏the͏ ͏jiu-jitsu ͏inst͏r͏u͏ctor may be expecti͏ng a baby ͏very soon.
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Two years after her divorce from Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen and Joaquim Valente are expecting their first child after they started dating back in 2023. A source close to the couple told the media that both of them are extremely happy about the latest happenings, “Gisele and Joaquim are happy for this new chapter in their life and they’re looking forward to creating a peaceful and loving environment for the whole family.” the source told to the People Magazine. This will be Bundchen’s third child while on the other hand, Valente will be embracing fatherhood for the very first time. Wait, what is Tom Brady’s reaction to it? Let’s find out.
Tom Brady reacts to Gisele Bundchen’s pregnancy news
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According to multiple sources, Gisele Bündchen shared news of her pregnancy with her ex-husband and two children before it became public. Sources close to the ex-couple emphasize that Bündchen made sure that everyone close to her knew about her pregnancy way before the media got hold of the news as she wanted to keep everything within the family transparent. Well, what was Tom Brady’s reaction to it? As of now, the former American foo͏tb͏all quarterback has not commented on anything.
However, he uploaded a sunset photo on his Instagram handle with a quote that said, “Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?” It would not be wrong to state that Tom Brady is heartbroken by the incident but he is not able to state that in front of anyone. After the split, Brady and Bundchen kept contact for the sake of their children but was Brady ok with that decision? We might not know the answer until the legend himself comes forward to say that. Regardless, what’s your take on the situation? State your thoughts in the comments below.
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