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Supermodel Gisele Bündchen has entered a new era of her relationship with professional jiu-jitsu trainer Joaquim Valente. On Feb. 5, 2025, TMZ broke the news that the couple recently welcomed their first child. A day later, a source told People they had a baby boy.

Bündchen started dating Valente in June 2023, following her 2022 divorce from Tom Brady . Valente and Bündchen were friends before becoming romantically involved.

In March 2024, Bündchen confirmed that she and Valente were together. In an interview with The New York Times , she said, “This is the first time I am seeing someone that was a friend of mine first. It’s very different. It is very honest, and it’s very transparent.”

So how did they meet...and how did their love story later begin? Ahead, a t

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