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Gisele Bündchen has embarked on a new chapter in her life, celebrating her second marriage in a discreet ceremony with Joaquim Valente, her partner.
The couple exchanged vows in a private setting at their home in Surfside, Florida. Details of the nuptials were confirmed by a marriage license obtained by the Daily Mail, which noted that the document was issued on December 1. The ceremony took place two days later, on December 3.
Efforts have been made by the Daily Mail to reach out to Bündchen for further comments regarding the occasion.
Gisele and Joaquim, who initially crossed paths when he was hired as her family’s Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor, made their union official more than three years following her divorce from Tom Brady, the celebrated American football quarterback.
Gisele and Joaquim — who originally worked as her family’s Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor — were married just over three years after she finalized her divorce from American football icon Tom Brady.
Their wedding comes after Bündchen — who is currently visiting Brazil — and Valente welcomed their first child together, a baby boy.
Gisele Bündchen is married for the second time after tying the knot with her fiancé Joaquim Valente. The couple wed in a private ceremony held at their home in Surfside, Florida, Page Six reported on Friday; pictured November 22 in Doha, Qatar
A marriage license obtained by TMZ indicates that it was issued on December 1, and Gisele and Joaquim (pictured on September 28 in Miami) were married two days later on December 3
The nuptials reportedly come just over three years after Bündchen’s divorce from American football icon Tom Brady; pictured together in 2017 in NYC
A source told Page Six, which first broke the news, that Valente ‘is thrilled they finally tied the knot after having a kid together.’
Bündchen also shares two older children — 16-year-old Benjamin and 13-year-old Vivian — with Brady.
Following her secret wedding, the supermodel returned to Brazil — where she and Valente were born — to attend an event for Vivara jewelry held Thursday in São Paulo.
She notably wore a dress with extra-long sleeves, which completely covered up her left hand and obscured whether she was wearing a wedding ring.
Although Bündchen and Joaquim kept their at-home wedding under wraps, sources claimed to TMZ that it wasn’t completely clandestine, as some family members were reportedly invited.
The future couple were first acquainted in December of 2021, when Bündchen and her children with Brady began studying at the Valente Brothers jiu-jitsu academy.
She was still married to Brady at the time, but the two were beset by rumors of marital strife in the months after the star quarterback decided to end his brief retirement to play a 23rd season in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Then, on October 28, 2022, it was revealed that Bündchen and Brady had filed for divorce and finalized the agreement in the same day, after reportedly working behind the scenes on a settlement leading up to the filing.
Their wedding comes after Bündchen and Valente welcomed their first child together, a baby boy. A source told Page Six that Valente ‘is thrilled they finally tied the knot after having a kid together’; Bündchen and Valente share a passionate kiss in March in Miami
The future couple were first acquainted in December of 2021, when Bündchen and her children with Brady began studying at the Valente Brothers jiu-jitsu Academy; Joaquim is pictured
Then, on October 28, 2022, it was revealed that Bündchen and Brady had filed for divorce and finalized the agreement in the same day, after reportedly working behind the scenes on a settlement leading up to the filing; Brady and Bündchen pictured in 2019 at the Met Gala in NYC
By June of the following year, the Brazilian model was reported to be dating her jiu-jitsu instructor.
However, it wasn’t until February of 2024 that the news was confirmed, as the two kept their relationship relatively low key.
A month later, Bündchen made one of her first public statements about Valente while speaking to the New York Times about her cookbook Nourish.
‘This is the first time I am seeing someone that was a friend of mine first,’ she revealed. ‘It’s very different. It is very honest, and it’s very transparent.’