Gisele Bündchen opens up about end of marriage to Tom Brady in Vanity Fair cover story

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen is pregnant for the third time, and expecting her first child with her boyfriend, jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente.

The 44-year-old is already a mother to son Benjamin Rein, 14, and daughter Vivian Lake, 11, whom she shares with ex-husband, former NFL star Tom Brady.

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A source close to the model confirmed the news of Bundchen and Valente’s upcoming arrival to People.

“Gisele and Joaquim are happy for this new chapter in their life and they’re looking forward to creating a peaceful and loving environment for the whole family,” they told the outlet.

The couple have been publicly dating since June 2023, after being first spotted together in November 2022.

Joaquim Valente and Gisele Bündchen are seen on a bike ride on July 14, 2024. Credit: MEGA/GC Images

Their first sighting was just weeks after her divorce from Brady in October 2022.

Within hours of the pregnancy news breaking, Bundchen was spotted taking her dog Alfie for a walk around the streets of Miami, Florida.

The former Victoria’s Secret model was seen wearing black shorts, T-shirt and a matching cap along with white sneakers and socks.

Split from Tom Brady

Bundchen was married to the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player for 13 years, before the pair split last year.

In a cover story for Vanity Fair, Bundchen said what had been portrayed in the media about the demise of their marriage, specifically that she sought a divorce because Brady backed out of retirement to play football for one more season, just isn’t true.

“That takes years to happen,” she told the publication in March 2023.

Gisele Bündchen attends The 2023 Met Gala. Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld

Bundchen called the idea of leaving Brady over his football career “the craziest thing I’ve ever heard”.

“Listen, I have always cheered for him, and I would continue forever. If there’s one person I want to be the happiest in the world, it’s him, believe me,” she said.

“I want him to achieve and to conquer. I want all his dreams to come true.

“That’s what I want, really, from the bottom of my heart.”

Gisele Bündchen was previously married to Tom Brady for 13 years. Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

She said their marriage and its ending could not be explained so simply.

“What’s been said is one piece of a much bigger puzzle,” Bundchen said. “It’s not so black and white.”

“Sometimes you grow together; sometimes you grow apart,” she added. “When I was 26 years old and he was 29 years old, we met, we wanted a family, we wanted things together.

“As time goes by, we realise that we just wanted different things, and now we have a choice to make.

“That doesn’t mean you don’t love the person. It just means that in order for you to be authentic and truly live the life that you want to live, you have to have somebody who can meet you in the middle, right?

“It’s a dance. It’s a balance.”

Bundchen likened the process of parting ways to “a death and a rebirth,” and said she is also mourning “the death of my dream.”

“It’s tough because you imagine your life was going to be a certain way, and you did everything you could, you know?” she said.

“I believed in fairy tales when I was a kid. I think it’s beautiful to believe in that. I mean, I’m so grateful I did.”