In the end, the worst omens are confirmed. After several months of rumors, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen registered their divorce papers -in a Florida court- on October 28. A news that came after thirteen years of marriage and two children in common. The protagonists themselves were in charge of announcing it. “We came to this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we have spent together. We have been blessed with beautiful and wonderful children who will continue to be the center of our world in every way, ”said the football player on his social networks.
For her part, and with the same appeasing tone that Brady used in her message, the model wrote that “with great gratitude for our time together, Tom and I amicably finalized our divorce. My priority has always been and will continue to be our children, whom I love with all my heart. We will continue to care for them with the love, care and attention they deserve." "The decision to end a marriage is never easy, but we have grown apart and although it is difficult to go through something like this, I feel blessed by the time we have spent together and I wish Tom the best always," she added.
When two weeks have passed since the dissolution of their marriage, the Brazilian model would have already found a replacement for Brady. The lucky one is called Joaquim Valente, he is 34 years old -eight younger than Bündchen- and is a popular jiu-jitsu instructor who founded, together with his brothers, 'Valente Brothers', a school with which they seek to "increase physical confidence and the general well-being of students of all ages by teaching a comprehensive and efficient set of self-defense skills.” In addition, it is a discipline that they have inherited from his ancestors -they are the third generation that practices it-.
It was on November 12 when the model and the instructor were immortalized while enjoying a night out in Costa Rica. According to 'TMZ', the American website that made the possible 'affair' public, both were accompanied at all times by the children of the model and the quarterback. Despite the fact that the first images of her have been captured in the tropical country, both Gisele Bündchen and Joaquín Valente reside -separately- in Miami, where he is the model's jui-juitsu teacher.
It is not the first time they have been romantically linked. In 2021, since the publication of a photographic report, for the British magazine 'Dust', in which they appeared recreating different martial arts that they practice, and where the complicity they have could be seen, some spoke that there could be something between them. more than just friendship. Gossip that was left behind and that was not confirmed by any of the protagonists. What's more, at that time, the model and Brady continued together.
Neither Bündchen nor Valente have commented on the matter. Those who have done so are some of those close to him. While a source close to the model assures 'TMZ' that there is no sentimental relationship, another close to Tom does not understand the motivation for which both have agreed in Costa Rica, residing both in Miami. What's more, she adds that "it always seemed strange to me that one day the marriage would end abruptly." Some statements that contrast and that Brady might not like. How will the American football player have received the publication of the images? For now he has not spoken and seeing the good relationship they maintain -he and the model-, it would be difficult for him to express his opinion publicly.
