Gisele Bündchen is disputing claims that she has resumed dating.
Following the announcement of their divorce last October, rumours have surfaced linking the supermodel to the Valente family’s jiu-jitsu coach Joaquim. But as the Brazilian national who has two children with the former football player, Benjamin, 13, and Vivian, 10, said, Joaquim only acts as their instructor in the martial arts.
“I think, at this point, unfortunately, because I’m divorced, I’m sure that they’re going to try to attach me to anything,” Gisele told Vanity Fair in its April cover story published March 22. Referring to Joaquim and his brothers Pedro and Gui, she added, “I’m so grateful to know all of them, because not only have they helped me and helped my kids, but they have become great friends, and Joaquim especially.”
As the 42-year-old put it, “He’s our teacher and, most importantly, he’s a person that I admire and that I trust. It’s so good to have that kind of energy, to have my kids around that type of energy.”