Pregnant Gisele Bündchen Is ‘Excited’ About Baby with Boyfriend Joaquim Valente and Plans for Home Birth: ‘She Feels Good’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Gisele Bundchen and boyfriend Joaquim Valente.Photo:Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images; VALENTE BROTHERS/Instagram

Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images; VALENTE BROTHERS/Instagram

Gisele Bündchenis “excited” abouther third pregnancy, her first with boyfriendJoaquim Valente, a source exclusively tells PEOPLE.

“Gisele’s very happy in Miami,” the source says. “She enjoys her life there. Everyone’s thriving.”

Bündchen feels “very lucky” to have met Valente, a jiu-jitsu instructor, the source says.

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“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,” the source told PEOPLE.

Gisele Bundchen and her kids.Gisele Bundchen/Instagram

Gisele Bundchen/Instagram

Bündchen and her ex-husband, retired NFL quarterback Tom Brady, have two children, sonBenjamin Rein, 14, and daughterVivian Lake, 11. Brady, 47, and Bündchen announced their divorce wasfinalized in October 2022after 13 years of marriage. The former couplehave joint custody of their children.

Bündchen and Valentewere first seen together in November 2022. They denied having a romantic relationship for months, but a source told PEOPLE in February 2024 that they began dating in June 2023.

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“They have been dating since June. They’re taking it slow,”the source said at the time. “They started out as great friends first. She’s very private about this and wanted to keep it quiet while they got to know each other.”

source: people.com