Pregnant Gisele Bündchen spent Christmas in Costa Rica with boyfriend Joaquim Valente.
The supermodel, 44, confirmed off her child bump in a black bikini throughout a December 24 seashore day, in response to photographs printed by the Day by day Mail on Sunday, December 29. A shirtless Valente, 37, stood by her facet within the surf sporting swim trunks.
Bündchen and Valente began relationship in summer season 2023 and at the moment are anticipating their first child collectively. (Bündchen additionally shares son Benjamin, 14, and daughter Vivian, 12, with ex-husband Tom Brady. She is the stepmother to Brady’s son Jack, 17, whom he shares with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.)
“They’re deeply dedicated to one another, however there are at present no plans for marriage,” a supply solely revealed to Us Weekly in November, noting on the time that Bündchen and her new beau had been “joyful concerning the being pregnant” and never “speaking about marriage.”
The insider famous: “They’re in love and joyful. However proper now, marriage shouldn’t be on prime of their to-do record.”
Information of the being pregnant broke October 28, and days later, Bündchen confirmed her rising bump whereas stepping out in Miami in just a little black costume.
Two years in the past, Bündchen and Brady, 47, divorced after greater than 13 years of marriage. A supply informed Us in November that the retired NFL quarterback was at peace together with her determination to broaden her household — and transfer on with a brand new man.
“He needs to see her joyful,” the supply mentioned of Brady, noting that he and Bündchen stay amicable following their October 2022 cut up. “They preserve a coparenting relationship that’s solely centered on their youngsters’s well-being.”
In October, an insider informed Us that Brady was one of many first individuals to study Bündchen’s being pregnant.
“When Gisele informed the children about her being pregnant, she made positive to let Tom know as properly,” an insider near Brady shared on the time. “This occurred a number of months in the past. She wished to offer him that courtesy and knew the children would inform him both approach.”
In response to the supply, Valente has “developed a optimistic relationship with [Gisele’s] youngsters” and “participated in household actions and helps [Benjamin and Vivian’s] pursuits.”
In the meantime, the children are “wanting ahead” to the arrival of their youthful sibling, the insider added.
Bündchen and Valente, who’re each from Brazil, met when she enrolled son Benjamin at Valente’s martial arts academy in Miami. She started coaching with him quickly after.
“I really feel stronger, extra confidence and empowered since I began working towards self-defense,” she wrote in a February 2022 Instagram put up that includes Valente, thanking him and his brothers for “being superior lecturers and for making coaching a lot enjoyable.”
When her divorce from Brady “was finalized, they moved in collectively and have been connected on the hip ever since,” a separate supply informed Us earlier this 12 months.