Supermodel Gisele Bündchen is reportedly pregnant with her third child, her first child with boyfriend Joaquim Valente.
Bündchen, 44, has been dating Valente, 37, who was the family’s jiu-jitsu instructor, since June 2023. She has two children, ages 14 and 11, with ex-husband Tom Brady.
People reported the baby announcement. A spokeswoman for Bündchen did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment.
The Brazilian-born model was noticeably missing from the star-studded 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which featured previous Angels including Tyra Banks and Gigi Hadid. “Angel” was the term used to describe the brand’s spokesmodels who showed off their wings during the show’s return on October 15 after a six-year hiatus.
Bündchen folded her wings in 2006 after seven years and was one of the highest-earning models of 2022, according to Forbes. That same year, she told Elle that she had no desire to return to the runway and preferred photography instead.
Brady and Bündchen, who retired in 2023 after 23 seasons as a quarterback in the NFL, divorced in October 2022 after 13 years of marriage. The couple shares joint custody of their children, but the split has brought them a whirlwind of tabloid drama.
Bündchen dismissed rumors that Brady had an affair with Valente while they were married, telling The New York Times in March, “That’s a lie.”
“This is what happens to many women who are criticized when they have the courage to be in unhealthy relationships and are labeled as unfaithful,” she said. Bündchen was candid last year about slowing down his career when Brady switched teams, moving from Boston to Tampa Bay. She blamed the problems in their marriage on a gradual drift away from Brady’s retirement plans, rather than a sudden change in them, as football fans suggested on the Internet.
In a Hulu interview with Robin Roberts, she said of co-parenting, “Some days are easier than others.” She said her children are smart. Bündchen said with a smile. “They know what they can do. “So I think it makes sense that there would be different rules. Then children will adapt and try to do what they want. And I can only control what I do.”
An anonymous source told People that Valente, who was a friend at the time, “was a great source of comfort to Giselle during her divorce.”
She told the New York Times that she is protective of her new relationship. “This is the first time I’m meeting someone who was my friend first,” she said. “It’s very different. Very honest and very transparent.”
