Gisele Bündchen and Joaquim Valente Want to Get Married ‘Far Away From Prying Eyes’ in Costa Rica, Source Says
The public knows Victoria’s Secret supermodel Gisele Bündchen for her famous marriage and divorce from Tom Brady. Now, she’s making headlines for her pregnancy. She and jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente started romance rumors in 2022 and are allegedly expecting their first child. Here’s what a source said about a potential wedding for the couple.
Gisele Bündchen and Joaquim Valente have allegedly been making marriage plans for months
Gisele Bündchen and Joaquim Valente have been publicly linked since the supermodel’s divorce from NFL star Tom Brady. Brady and Bündchen settled their divorce in October 2022, and Bündchen leaned into her jiu-jitsu practice post-split. She connected with her jiu-jitsu teacher, Joaquim Valente, and romance rumors circulated by November 2022.
Bündchen attempted to squash the romance rumors in March 2023, but the couple continued to hang out outside of class, further feeding the rumor mill. Now, in October 2024, a source close to Bündchen claims she and Valente are expecting their first child. And Bündchen allegedly told Tom Brady about her pregnancy months before the source clued in outsiders.
Bündchen and Valente haven’t publicly shared their long-term plans. However, a source told Life & Style in July 2024 that the couple was planning a “low-key wedding.”
“Gisele and Joaquim are planning a low-key wedding at her Costa Rica estate,” the insider alleged. “She wants to do it far away from prying eyes.”
The source added that Bündchen planned to fly in her family from Brazil. “Her sisters will be there, as well as Joaquim’s brothers, Gui, who will be best man, and Pedro,” they added. “Plus, she’s invited her new friend, Shakira. … The ceremony is expected to be mostly in their native Portuguese, with a little English.”
The insider also noted that the supermodel planned on wearing a white “sexy” dress for the ceremony, and she wanted to include “lots of flowers, fruit, fish” in the wedding for a “tropical” feel. “She also wants a brigadeiro cake, which is famous in Brazil!” they added.
Joaquim Valente has allegedly been living at his supermodel girlfriend’s home in Miami
Joaquim Valente and Gisele Bündchen have a strong bond. And he gets along famously with the two kids she shares with Tom Brady, a source told Us Weekly. “Her kids really like him,” the source said, adding that Valente has been living at Bündchen’s Miami home “for awhile.”
The insider added that Bündchen is “head over heels” in love with Valente — something her friends have never seen from her before. “Their chemistry together has always been there and they have a lot in common,” the source continued. “They’ve been in love for a while.”
Rumors suggested Gisele Bündchen’s romance with the jiu-jitsu instructor was fizzling out in June 2024
Gisele Bündchen and Joaquim Valente are clearly going strong with their relationship as 2024 comes to a close. However, rumors in June 2024 suggested the supermodel and instructor were fizzling out. The rumors started after fans hadn’t seen Bündchen and Valente together in over a month. A source told In Touch Weekly that Valente didn’t like the “spotlight” that dating Bündchen brought him.
“The spotlight was too much for him,” a source told the publication. “Joaquim’s a regular guy. He’s not used to all the attention he was getting.”
The source added that Valente didn’t like Tom Brady’s roast, either, as it brought negativity to his relationship. “Joaquim became part of the joke,” the insider continued. “People actually started asking him if he was the reason for their divorce. He hated that.”
If Bündchen and Valente went through a rough patch, it wasn’t for long. Bündchen likely became pregnant with her third child in May or June 2024.
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