Gisele Bündchen and Joaquim Valente are taking a major step forward. The supermodel and fitness instructor are expecting their first baby together , but their relationship has been heating up for a while now. In fact, Joaquim was a part of Gisele's life before her October 2022 divorce from ex-husband Tom Brady , with whom she shares son Benjamin Reid , 14, and daughter Vivian Lake , 11, as well as stepson Jack Edward Thomas , 16.
After all, the Victoria's Secret angel has been getting jiu-jitsu lessons from the 35-year-old as far back as February of that year, when Gisele shared a video of one of their sessions. "I feel stronger, more confidence and empowered since I started practicing self-defense," the 44-year-old captioned her Instagram at the time. "I feel it’s an important skill for all, but specially for us women.
" Thanking Joaquim and his two brothers—who together founded the self-defense academy, Valente Brothers—for "being awesome teachers and for making training so much fun," Gisele added, "I am looking forward to keep improving. Let’s go!" And Gisele later admitted that Joaquim was the one who convinced her to get involved in the training program alongside her son. "Initially, I wasn't even considering it for myself," she told Dust magazine in 2022.
"But when I brought Ben to the first class and started talking to Joaquim, I realized that it was much more than self-defense." But while the academy founder may have been showing her some moves in the gym sin.