Gisele's Father's Day omission
Gisele Bündchen Praises New Husband on Father's Day, Omits Ex Tom Brady
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Bündchen’s Instagram post included a specific set of “eight photos,” with Valente “taking center stage,” and it featured him “cuddling” not only their infant son but also her two stepchildren (Benjamin and Vivian).
The tribute message itself listed additional/variant values—beyond what’s summarized—including “perseverance” (along with love, humility, integrity, discipline, and kindness) and later thanked Valente for “leading by example.”
Bündchen previously described her relationship with Valente in terms of it being her “first time” seeing someone she’d known “first,” calling it “very honest” and “very transparent,” and she denied any overlap during her split—saying, “That is a lie,” in response to speculation she had been unfaithful.
Several reports emphasized broader family context around Brady’s role as co-parent: Benjamin (16) and Vivian (13) are her children from the Brady marriage, and Brady also shares a son, Jack (18), with Bridget Moynahan.
Gisele Bündchen used Father's Day to publicly crown her husband, jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente, as the role model of her household — and left ex-husband Tom Brady out entirely. In an eight-photo Instagram carousel posted June 21, 2026, she praised Valente for "love, humility, integrity, discipline, kindness, consistency, and perseverance" and thanked him for "leading by example," according to TMZ.
The post included rare photos of Valente with the couple's infant son and with Bündchen's two older children, Benjamin, 16, and Vivian, 13 — both of whom she shares with Brady. She also honored her own father, Valdir Bündchen. Brady was not mentioned. He has not responded publicly, Parade reported.
Valente Takes Center Stage in Blended Family Photos
The Instagram carousel put Valente front and center across all eight images. Us Weekly noted one photo shows Vivian hugging him and another shows Benjamin measuring his height against Valente's. A third captures Valente cradling the infant son he and Bündchen welcomed in February 2025. The images present a single, unified household — not a split co-parenting arrangement.
Bündchen called Valente "an incredible role model" and wrote, "We are all so grateful for you, and we love you so much." The word "all" visibly includes her children with Brady. That framing, analysts told Ground News, amounts to a public signal that Valente now holds the primary father-figure role inside her home.
Brady Honored Gisele on Mother's Day — She Did Not Return the Gesture
The contrast with Brady's own behavior is sharp. On May 10, 2026 — Mother's Day — Brady posted a tribute on Instagram praising the mothers of his children. He included both Bündchen and Bridget Moynahan, calling them "incredible moms," according to TMZ. Bündchen made no equivalent gesture toward Brady six weeks later.
Parade and other outlets framed the omission as a deliberate choice rather than an oversight. Brady also has an 18-year-old son, Jack, with Moynahan. He was not mentioned in Bündchen's post either. Brady's team has not issued any comment.
A Relationship Timeline That Reframes the Brady Split
Bündchen and Brady finalized their divorce on October 28, 2022, after 13 years of marriage. She was first spotted with Valente in Costa Rica just weeks later, in November 2022. In a 2024 profile, The New York Times reported she denied any overlap, saying rumors of infidelity were "a lie." She described Valente as someone she had known as a friend first, calling the relationship "very honest" and "very transparent."
The pair married in a private ceremony in Surfside, Florida on December 3, 2025. Their son arrived roughly nine months earlier, in February 2025. By Father's Day 2026, the household includes a newborn, two teenagers, and a marriage less than a year old — a fully consolidated new family, TMZ noted.
Fans and Media Split Over Whether Brady Deserved a Mention
Online reaction was immediate and divided. Some fans argued Bündchen should have acknowledged Brady as the biological father of Benjamin and Vivian. Others said she had every right to celebrate the men actively present in her home. TMZ used the headline "TOM BRADY WHO?!?" while Parade took a calmer tone, focusing on the values she listed rather than the absence.
Ground News tracked the story across seven major outlets within four hours of the post going live. Coverage split roughly 40% center and 40% right-leaning by bias rating. Relationship analysts quoted in coverage described the post as "public boundary setting" — a move that shifts the co-parenting story away from Brady and toward the Valente household as the new center of gravity.
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