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Richard Gere Found Marital Bliss At A Mature Age And Has Become Dad Again After 70
Hoping for more wonderful years to come for them!
Richard Gere started his family very late in life in many people’s eyes, but he can only see it as the most perfect time for him. Now at 73 years old, he’s raising three children and his youngest is just two years old.
Gere has long known Alejandra’s family, her father was a Spanish businessman named Ignacio Silva. She got to meet Gere for the first time in 2014.
At the time, she was a publicist and philantrophist who was 30 years younger than the actor. But the two had quite the chemistry and enjoyed each other’s company. The situation, however, was complicated as they were both going through their own divorce.
Alejandra wasn’t confident about starting a relationship with Gere, but he wasn’t letting go. This was after Gere ended his marriage of 11 years to Carey Lowell.
They started dating and by 2018, the couple already tied the knot. After marriage, they keep their personal lives private and didn’t even share about their marriage until much later. They welcomed their first son together, Alexander, in 2019.
A second child, also a boy, was born in 2020, and his name was never revealed.
Richard Gere only started thinking about family when he met Carey Lowell and shares Homer James Jigme Gere with her.
Meanwhile Alejandra has one daughter from a previous marriage.
The actor admitted that parenthood had shown him things and he’s been working towards becoming a responsible father that puts his family first. For example, he refuses project when his son can’t stand having him being away from home for too long.
Today, Richard is raising three children together in his new family and attributed his own parents who helped him find his own methods.
Alejandra grew up in a well-off family, but refuses to be completely reliant of their wealth. She started her career in hospitality and has also worked in sales for an airline.
She also took part in charity works and started the Beautiful Life Foundation with model Karolina Kurkova in 2007.
Born to the vice president of the Real Madrid football club, she worked with her dad to start the Africa Initiative, aimed at creating sports leagues that reach underprivileged children to help integrate them into society.
And she’s now also helping Rais Fundación that helps take care of homeless people in Spain. She once said, “I’m not scared of rolling up my sleeves and diving into work. If I do something, I put 100% effort in. If I can’t, I’d rather not do it.”
The two get involved in these events very often and they’re both charmed by each other’s willingness to help others in need.
That said, Gere admits to worrying about his age and not being able to watch his children grow up. But Alejandra reassures that he’s very healthy and held on his words that he’ll give her at least 20 more happy years together!
