Gisele Bundchen Gave Ex Tom Brady ‘a Heads Up’ She Was Marrying Joaquim Valente: ‘They’re Civil’

Under the radar and over the moon. On Dec. 3, Gisele Bündchen married her beau, Joaquim Valente, in a small, hush-hush wedding in Surfside, Fla., where she owns a $1.65 million home.

A source says the supermodel, who welcomed a son with Joaquim last May, “never thought she’d get married again” following her 2022 divorce from Tom Brady. “But she’s so in love with Joaquim. She wanted a small ceremony, no fuss or fanfare, just an intimate celebration of their love. She’s thrilled they’ve made things official.”

The 45-year-old grew close to her longtime jiu-jitsu instructor, 38, following her split from the NFL GOAT. She revealed to The New York Times in 2024 that her 13-year marriage to Tom, during which she welcomed kids Benjamin, 16, and Vivian, 13, had become an “unhealthy relationship” that she finally mustered the “courage to leave.” Her romance with Joaquim is “very different,” she insisted. “[He] was a friend of mine first… It is very honest, and it’s very transparent.”

The pair enjoy the outdoors together and a low-key life. “Joaquim gets her, there’s no pressure, and the attraction is white-hot,” says the insider. Benjamin and Vivian, who were part of the wedding festivities, “adore him,” claims the source, adding that the Brazilian beauty filled her ex in on her marriage plans. “Gisele gave Tom a heads up beforehand; they’re civil for the sake of the kids.”