'Today a great man was born': supermodel's flying-kick tribute

Gisele Bündchen celebrated her husband Joaquim Valente's birthday with a kick to the head. Almost.

The supermodel, 46, appears in a black-and-white photo aiming a high kick at the jiu-jitsu instructor, who dodges it, posted on Saturday as Valente turned 39, InStyle reports.

What she wore for it got just as much attention: a tiny black string bikini top under an open blazer.

Suits, socks and a bikini top

The look was pure menswear, apart from one detail. Bündchen paired the bikini top and blazer with wide-legged, cuffed black trousers, black socks and black leather dress shoes, her long blonde-highlighted hair in beachy waves.

Valente matched her in a black suit, white dress shirt and black dress shoes, leaning back out of range of her foot.

The photo was posted by the family's Valente Brothers Jiu-Jitsu account, which has 77,000 followers. "Always prepared. Always there for others. Today a great man was born. Happy birthday, Joaquim," the caption read.

Bündchen commented in Portuguese, "Happy birthday to the most precious man I know," with a red heart, according to InStyle. The post has drawn nearly 7,000 likes and more than 200 comments.

"How lucky I am"

She didn't stop there. On her Instagram Stories, she shared a second tribute: a photo of the couple smiling at the camera, her in a mustard yellow halter top, cozied up beside him, E! News reports.

"Today a great man was born, @joaquimvalente," she wrote in Portuguese. "How lucky I am. I love you so much!"

It's become a habit. On Father's Day, June 21, she posted a carousel praising Valente as a dad, calling him "an incredible role model" and listing the values she sees in him, including love, humility and integrity.

On Oct. 29, he was by her side in Miami when she was honored at the Lotus House gala, where Karlie Kloss was a fellow honoree. Bündchen kept it casual in a button-down shirt, jeans and a sun hat, while Valente wore jeans, a gray button-down and a brown vest. She wrote that she felt "so grateful to be part of the Lotus House family."

The pair married last December in a private ceremony at their home in Surfside, Florida.

They share a son, born in 2025, who is now 19 months old. Becoming a mother again "reshaped everything," she wrote in her 2025 recap. Bündchen also has two children, Benjamin, 16, and Vivian, 13, with her ex-husband, Tom Brady.

She has embraced the wider family too. In a 2024 birthday post, she called Jack, Brady's son with Bridget Moynahan, her "bonus child" and "sweet peanut."

Judging by Saturday's photo, Valente should stay on his toes.