Gisele Bundchen and Joaquim Valente’s relationship timeline: from friends to partners

Gisele Bundchen And Joaquim Valente‘s relationship started out friendly before turning romantic.

Bündchen said she first connected with the jiu-jitsu instructor after registering her and Tom Brady‘s son, Benjamin, at Valente’s martial arts academy in Miami. (Brady and Bündchen also share daughter Vivian.)

“It is actually thanks to my son that I met Joaquim,” said the model Dust magazine in 2021. “I have a friend who told me about the Valente brothers and their martial arts school, and since I wanted to point my almost teenage son in the right direction, I thought he might be interested in this.”

After Benjamin was brought in, Bündchen also started getting involved in the training classes. Bündchen and Valente formed a friendship while training together. Their bond grew stronger after Bündchen and Brady called it quits in October 2022 after 13 years of marriage.

While Bündchen and Valente were spotted together on several outings after her split, she and the fitness instructor didn’t start dating until a year later.

“Joaquim was there for Gisele during her divorce, as a friend, and they became romantic last summer,” a source exclusively shared We weekly in February 2024.

In October 2024, People reported that Bündchen is expecting her first child with Valente.

Keep scrolling for Bündchen and Valente’s relationship timeline:

2021

Bündchen and Valente did a photo shoot together for it Dust magazine. The Victoria’s Secret Angel opened up about how practicing martial arts helped her with her well-being.

“I got really interested in the philosophy (behind practicing jiu-jitsu),” she told the outlet. “It felt very aligned with what I believe in and what I’m looking for in my life, and how I have a path to develop and become the best version of myself.”

For his part, Valente talked about how great it was to work with Bündchen and see her improve.

“I think what happened with Gisele is that she was already aligned with our philosophy,” Valente told Dust. “She always strived to live her life in a way that sought to better herself as a person, and once she understood the philosophy of the 753 Code (a set of principles that allow you to find peace, happiness and understanding), I think that it clicked with a mission and a path she was already on.”

February 2022

Bündchen posted a video of her and Valente’s workout via social media.

“I believe the more tools we have in our toolbox, the better. I feel stronger, more confident and more powerful since I started practicing self-defense,” she says subtitled a role of her and Valente in his gym. “I think it’s an important skill for everyone, but especially for us women. Thank you @ValenteBrothers for being great teachers and making training so much fun. I look forward to continuing to improve. Let’s go! .”

November 2022

A month after news of her divorce broke, Bündchen was spotted with Valente during a family trip to Costa Rica.

April 2023

Bündchen addressed the speculation about her relationship with Valente and shut down the romance rumors.

“I think right now, because I’m divorced, I’m unfortunately certain that (people) will try to attach me to whatever,” she said in an interview. Vanity fair cover story. “I am so grateful to know (Joaquim and his siblings) because not only have they helped me and my children, but they have also become great friends, and Joaquim in particular. … It’s so good to have that kind of energy, to have my kids around that kind of energy.”

Summer 2023

The couple’s connection turned romantic months later.

February 2024

Bündchen and Valente were photographed packing on the PDA on Valentine’s Day Daily mail.

March 2024

Bündchen cleared the air and said that she and Valente were never romantically linked while she was married to Brady.

“This is something that happens to many women who are blamed for having the courage to leave an unhealthy relationship and labeled as unfaithful,” she said in an interview with the New York Times. “They have to interact with their communities. They need to interact with their families.”

October 2024

People broke the news that Bündchen and Valente are expecting their first baby.

“Gisele and Joaquim are happy with this new chapter in their lives and they look forward to creating a peaceful and loving environment for the whole family,” a source told the outlet.