The supermodel's relationship with her Brazilian jiu-jitsu trainer reportedly ended due to the fallout from the retired NFL player's contentious Netflix roast.
- Jun 14, 2024
AceShowbiz - Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen and her boyfriend Joaquim Valente have reportedly called it quits, and the separation seems to be largely influenced by the spotlight cast on them after Tom Brady's Netflix roast. Bundchen's romance with Valente, her jiu-jitsu trainer-turned-lover, faced immense scrutiny following the roast, which featured pointed jokes about their relationship.
An insider revealed to InTouch Weekly that the intense public attention was too much for Valente, who is not accustomed to media scrutiny. "Joaquim's a regular guy," the source said. "He's not used to all the attention he was getting." The couple, who began dating after Bundchen's divorce from Brady in October 2022, were last seen together publicly in April 2023.
The roast, which included risque jokes from comedians like Kevin Hart and Nikki Glaser, seemingly exacerbated tensions. One of Glaser's jokes was particularly sharp, "How much would it suck for Tom... omg, just knowing your ex-wife's new boyfriend could beat your a** while eating hers." The jokes not only targeted Bundchen and Valente but also dragged her children into the public eye, causing further strain.
Bundchen reportedly blames Brady for the breakup, feeling that by agreeing to the roast, he put a target on Valente's back. "She blames the break on Tom," a source said. "By agreeing to do the roast, he basically put a target on Joaquim's back." This sentiment was echoed by Bundchen in multiple sources, emphasizing her disapproval of how the jokes affected her family.
Brady, on the other hand, expressed regret about his participation in the roast, particularly because it involved his children. "It's the hardest part about, like, the bittersweet aspect of when you do something that you think is one way, and then all of a sudden you realize, 'I wouldn't do that again,' because of the way that affected actually the people that I care about the most in the world," he said during an episode of "The Pivot" podcast.
