The change Gisele Bündchen is making with her life after Tom Brady

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By Jaclyn Hendricks

Gisele Bündchen intends to keep her private life just that: private.

The Brazilian supermodel, 43, “preferred not to comment” on dating rumors involving his jiu-jitsu coach, Joaquim Valenteduring a wide-ranging interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts on “IMPACT x Nightline: Gisele Bündchen: Climbing the Mountain,” which aired Thursday on Hulu.

Bündchen, who was first linked to Valente in November 2022 following her divorce from Tom Brady, revealed to Roberts: “That in the future, she intends to keep her personal life private to protect her family.”

That family includes daughter Vivian, 11, and son Benjamin, 14, whom she shares with the seven-time Super Bowl champion.

Once considered one of the most powerful couples on the planet, Bündchen and Brady, 47, separated in October 2022 after 13 years of marriage.

Discussing the fallout from her split with Roberts, 63, an emotional Bündchen paused briefly before talking about her “new chapter.”

“I think sometimes things happen in life. “I feel very blessed because I wouldn’t change anything in my life,” she said.

“I learned a lot, I have my children, who are the greatest blessings in my life, and now I can create: it is a new season, it is a new chapter of my life and I can learn new things, and I can walk my path in a way different”.

Although Bündchen focuses on her family, she is once again open to love.

“I think right now my priority is my kids and creating this beautiful sanctuary for the family and then, yeah, why not, right?” she told Roberts.

A source told People last month that Bündchen and Valente “have been dating since June.”

“They are taking it easy. First they started as great friends. “She is very secretive about this and she wanted to keep it a secret while they got to know each other,” the source said.

Since the divorce, Brady has been linked to Russian supermodel Irina Shayk.