In a shocking turn of events, supermodel Gisele Bündchen has revealed that she is pregnant with her new boyfriend Joaquim Valente’s child, and her ex-husband, NFL legend Tom Brady, only found out about it last week.
According to sources close to the former power couple, Brady, 47, was aware of the pregnancy when he called the Bills-Seahawks game on Fox Sports last Sunday, but Bündchen, 44, had only informed him of the news just days prior.
“Tom only found out that Gisele was pregnant very recently,” a well-placed Miami source said. “I think they talk when they have to. Tom’s great—a very nice, normal guy. Gisele is…very different. She really blows hot and cold.”
People Magazine first broke the pregnancy news, leaving many to wonder how Brady is coping with the news that his ex-wife is expecting a child with her new partner, a 35-year-old jiu-jitsu instructor.
Sources say the seven-time Super Bowl champion was “blindsided” when Bündchen told him their marriage was over back in October 2022, after 13 years together. “Tom was shocked when she told him it was over; he didn’t expect it,” an insider shared at the time.
Now, it seems, Bündchen has moved on quickly, confirming her relationship with Valente in March 2024 and becoming pregnant shortly after. TMZ reports she is about 5 or 6 months along, meaning the baby is due in early 2025.
In the wake of the news, Brady has offered some cryptic signs of how he’s handling the situation. On Monday, he posted a sunset photo to his Instagram Stories, accompanied by the lyrics to Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” as covered by The Chicks: “Oh, Mirror in the Sky, what is love?” Can the child within my heart rise above?”
The former NFL star has also been auctioning off some of his most prized football memorabilia with Sotheby’s, perhaps as a form of cathartic release. Despite the apparent tension, sources say Brady is doing his best to co-parent the two children he shares with Bündchen—son Benjamin, 14, and daughter Vivian, 11. He also has a 15-year-old son, Jack, from a previous relationship with actress Bridget Moynahan.
“Tom does his best for the kids and puts them first, and that’s all that matters—he’s trying his best,” the source said. For her part, Bündchen seems to be embracing this new chapter in her life. She told the New York Times in a recent interview that her relationship with Valente is “very different” from her marriage to Brady, describing it as “very honest, and it’s very transparent.”
The model, who finalized her divorce from Brady in October 2022, has been spotted frequently in Miami, where both she and her ex-husband have homes. She left a Pilates studio two weeks ago, strategically placing a purse over her growing baby bump.
Now, as Bündchen gets ready to welcome her third child, Brady finds himself struggling to rebuild their once idyllic life together. Friends say the future Hall of Famer is “trying his best” to move forward, but the news of his ex-wife’s surprise pregnancy has undoubtedly left him reeling. Only time will tell how this new chapter in the lives of the former power couple unfolds. But one thing is certain: the Brady-Bündchen saga is far from over.