Gisele Bündchen is getting candid about the rumors surrounding her divorce from ex-husband Tom Brady — and she’s also opening up about her romance with Joaquim Valente.
In a new interview with The New York Times promote your cookbook Feedthe supermodel, 43, revealed she didn’t cheat on Brady, 46, ahead of the couple’s divorce in 2022.
“That’s a lie,” Bündchen told the newspaper, responding to allegations that she began a romance with her jiu-jitsu coach Valente before ending up with the retired NFL star.
“I really don’t want to make a tabloid out of my life,” she added of the allegations. “I don’t want to open myself up to all that.”
Bündchen spoke about her marriage in a new interview.
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During the interview, Bündchen also acknowledged the unfair criticism she faced after she and Brady ended their relationship.
“This is something that happens to many women who are blamed when they have the courage to leave an unhealthy relationship and are labeled unfaithful,” she explained. “They have to deal with their communities. They have to deal with their family.”
“Of course for me, it just happens to be a little bit louder,” Bündchen added.
Speaking further about her relationships, Bündchen noted, “No one really knows what goes on between two people, only two people in a relationship.”
As for her last relationship, Bündchen said yes times“This is the first time I see someone who used to be my friend.”
“It’s very different. It’s very honest and very transparent,” she continued.
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Bündchen and Brady filed for divorce on October 28, 2022 after 13 years of marriage. On the same day, the court declared their marriage dissolved and “irretrievably dissolved”.
The couple first met in December 2006 on a blind date set up by mutual friends. They have two children: son Benjamin, 13, and daughter Vivian, 10. (Brady is also father to son John “Jack” Edward with ex Bridget Moynahan.)
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Earlier this month, Bündchen discussed her split in an emotional interview with Robin Roberts.
During the interview, Bündchen said, “I think there are easier days than others, but I think it’s amazing that the kids are… super smart kids. They know what they can get away with. So I think it’s only natural that [our houses] they have different rules and then the kids just adapt.”
“And they’re going to try to do what they want. And I can only control what I do. And I think for me now it’s about balance,” added the supermodel.
When asked by Roberts, 63, if she would be able to “open my heart to someone again,” Bündchen shrugged, then with a soft smile replied, “Where my heart is now, that’s where I am. I live my truth and I don’t apologize because of that.”
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