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Gisele Bündchenis focusing on her career following herOct. 28 divorcefromTom Brady.
A source close to the 42-year-old supermodel says that Bündchen is “starting over in a good frame of mind” and that she feels “confident, strong and better than she has in a long, long time.”
“She knows she made the right decision in her life, and is focused on her career and her kids,” the source adds of Bündchen, who shares 12-year-old son Benjamin and 10-year-old daughter Vivian with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, 45.
The source also reveals that “Gisele will do what she needs to do and go where she needs to be, and I think that includes theMet Galared carpet.”
The annual fashion fête, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on the first Monday in May, will honorKarl Lagerfeld for its themeand thecelebrity co-chairshave already been announced.
If Bündchen attends this year’s high-profile fashion event, it would mark her first solo Met Gala in 15 years. As a long time face of Chanel and a close Lagerfeld collaborator, it wouldn’t be surprising for her to honor the late designer on the Met red carpet.
Withintheir Met Gala history, the now-exes were named two of the co-chairs of the 2017 “Art of the In-Between” exhibit honoring the work of Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo.
Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady.Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
Sincefinalizing her splitfrom the NFL player after 13 years of marriage, Bündchen is ready to dive back into work.
“She is super charged about her career in the next few months,” aninsider told PEOPLEearlier month. “She is busy making decisions and feels happy and more settled than she has in a long time.”
The same source said that “she feels a sense of renewal with newfound energy and a happy future outlook,” adding, “Her life was in flux for so long and now it is more settled. She is optimistic.”
These days, Bündchen has also been spending quality time with her jiu jitsu trainerJoaquim Valente, who she"adores and trusts,“according to another insider close to the mom of two. But, the pair are not rushing to put a romantic label on their close bond.
“But I don’t think it’s a traditional dating scenario,” a source told PEOPLE. “They have a deep personal relationship, and he is a teacher to her and the kids. Whether or not it will ever become more than that rests on the table.”
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Bündchen took up the sport in 2021 andmet Valente,alongside his brothers Pedro and Gui, when she brought Benjamin to their Miami martial arts academy, per a November interview withDustmagazine that can be found on the theValente Brothers website.
The two first sparked romance rumors during Bündchen’sfamily vacation to Costa Ricain November, which also included Valente and other children and adults, including one of the kids' school teachers. A source told PEOPLE they were not romantically involved at the time.
source: people.com
