Gisele Bündchen’s family is worried about her decision to wed her baby daddy and jiu-jitsu instructor, Joaquim Valente, fearing she didn’t go into the match with a strong enough defensive strategy.
A source tells Page Six that, “Her family warned her that marrying a penniless guy when she is worth millions is a mistake.”
While everyman Valente is certainly no slouch with celebrity clients — and has his own academy in Miami, Fla., with his brothers — Bündchen is in a different weight class of fame.
The Brazilian stunner has been named the top paid supermodel numerous times, and has amassed a $400 million fortune according to celebritynetworth.com.
“Her family told her to just live with him,” says our source. “But between Valente‘s pressure and her being a traditionalist, she felt since they have a child, they might as well marry.”
The pair welcomed a son in February and — as exclusively reported by Page Six — tied the knot in a quiet ceremony in November.
A source told us at the time that Valente was, “thrilled they finally tied the knot after having a kid together.”
We hear the couple has a prenup, but it’s not the black-belt level protection her family would’ve wanted.
“There is a prenup, but with some loopholes that mean if they divorce there will be a financial settlement for him,” says our source.
In 2000, Bündchen signed the biggest modeling contract in history at the time with a massive $25 million, five-year deal with Victoria’s Secret. Besides strutting the runway, she also did campaigns for Chanel, Pantene, Under Armour, Apple, IWC and more. She also had ownership in lingerie and sandal lines.
Bündchen has a big family that she’s close with, including her father, Vladir, and five sisters Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Rafaela and (fraternal twin) Patricia.
“My family is everything to me and my sisters are my best friends even if sometimes we disagree,” Gisele told People in May 2023.
Bündchen’s mother Vânia died in January 2024 at the age of 75 after battling cancer.
Bündchen divorced football star Tom Brady in 2022. They share kids Benjamin, 16, and Vivian, 13.
Reps for Bündchen and Valente did not respond to request for comment.
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