Gisele enjoys Costa Rica dinner date with her new man Joaquim Valente.. Tom Brady has gone 2-0 since the divorce.
Gisele Bündchen may have a new man in her life after her divorce from Tom Brady, stepping out with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente on Saturday.
The duo grabbed a bite to eat at Koji in Provincia de Puntarenas with the 42-year-old model’s two children — Benjamin, 12, and Vivian, 9, — and Valente’s pal.
Bündchen showed her stomach in a cropped top and flowing black pants on the dinner date.
While it is unclear when the pair’s possible romance began, Bündchen and Valente did a shoot for Dust magazine with his brothers, Pedro Valente and Giu Valente, in 2021.
In February of the following year, the businesswoman tried her hand at jiu-jitsu, calling Joaquim, Pedro and Gui “awesome teachers” via Instagram.
“Thank you @ValenteBrothers for … making training so much fun,” she continued while sharing footage of her fighting skills at the Valente Brothers facility in Miami, Fla. “I am looking forward to keep improving. Let’s go!”
Brady reacted to the video via Twitter at the time, writing, “My days of leaving dishes in the sink are numbered.”
Page Six broke the news in September that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and Bündchen’s marriage was on the rocks after an “epic fight.”
The former couple waited weeks to break their silence on their split, announcing in separate Instagram Stories last month that they had already finalized their “painful” and “difficult” divorce.
Gisele Bündchen’s rumored romance with a handsome jiu-jitsu instructor appears to be nothing more than a close friendship – according to pals of the supermodel, who have furiously hit back at claims she’s already moved on from her former husband Tom Brady.
Just two weeks after announcing her divorce from Brady, the supermodel was seen enjoying a dinner date in Costa Rica with hunky Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente – but now, an insider close to the fashion star has insisted to DailyMail.com that they are just friends.
The 42-year-old Brazilian fashion model and the handsome martial arts teacher were spotted out together on Saturday evening at Koji in Provincia de Puntarenas alongside her two children – Benjamin, 12, and Vivian, nine – which quickly sparked romance rumors between the pair.
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However, a source close to Gisele has now furiously denied that they’re in a relationship, insisting that the date was anything but romantic – and noting that Joaquim is nothing more than a close family friend who has served as her kids’ jiu-jitsu instructor ‘for years.’
Page Six was the first to report that Gisele and Joaquim were an item, while sharing photos from their night out on Saturday and branding Joaquim as her ‘new man.’
The New York Post also called Joaquim her ‘a new squeeze’ and ‘rebound following the divorce.’
Gisele and Joaquim appear to go way back, and they even participated in a photoshoot for Dust Magazine together alongside Joaquim’s brothers, Pedro and Giu Valente, last year.
The siblings own Valente Brothers Self Defense Gym in Miami, where they teach the submission and grappling-based martial art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Back in February, Gisele shared a video of herself practicing the sport with Joaquim and his brothers at their gym, where at one point, she even put Joaquim in a rear-naked choke.
She gushed about the brothers in the caption of the post, writing: ‘I believe the more tools we have in our toolbox the better. I feel stronger, more confidence and empowered since I started practicing self-defense.
At the time, Gisele’s then-husband Tom, 45, replied to her Twitter post, joking: ‘My days of leaving dishes in the sink are numbered.’
Joaquim and his brothers are sons of Pedro Valente Sr. who was awarded the highest degree in Brazilian jiu-jitsu – the red belt and title of Grand Master by Grandmaster Hélio Gracie, who famously developed the martial art itself.
Tom and Gisele confirmed that they were divorcing after 13 years of marriage on October 28.
In a statement posted to Instagram, the athlete called his and Gisele’s decision to end their relationship ‘painful,’ but vowed to put their kids first so that they ‘receive the love and attention they deserve.’
‘In recent days, my wife and I finalized our divorce from one another after 13 years of marriage,’ he wrote. ‘We arrived at this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together.
‘We are blessed with beautiful and wonderful children who will continue to be the center of our world in every way.
