This news really shocked the public: the 69-year-old Richard Gere had a second child. This event was no less unexpected than the marriage of the famous actor with the Spanish journalist Alejandra Silva, who is 33 years younger than him.
Love story
Alejandra and Richard met in 2014 in the Italian town of Positano: the Hollywood actor stayed for several days in a boutique hotel owned by the Silva family. At the same time, Gere had few chances to intersect with his future wife, even being with her under the same roof, but fate decreed otherwise.
The love story of Richard and Alejandra is like a fairy tale. The future spouses met through a mutual friend, and literally from the first minutes they felt an inexplicable attraction. "We did not stop looking at each other all evening and since then we have never parted," recalls Alejandra. "For a long time I have been absolutely happy with this man. He is the most gentle, sensitive, attentive, cheerful and generous person in the world! I am Infinitely in love with him. Every morning he asks what he can do today to make me even happier!"
Richard Gere himself speaks no less warmly of his young wife. “I am the happiest man in the world! How else? I am married to a beautiful, noble, intelligent, sympathetic woman. Who, moreover, also cooks amazingly."
Family relationships
For Richard's sake, Alejandra left her native Spain, adopted Buddhism, which Gere professes, and moved to her future spouse in New York. The Spanish woman entered the new religion sincerely and considers it one of the family values. Until now, she claims that her connection with Gere is karmic, so the lovers had no chance to pass by each other in this life. Now, the couple meditate together, adhere to vegetarianism and contribute to the development of Buddhism on a global level, since Gere has been supporting such projects for several decades in a row.
Richard Gere already has a son, Homer James Jigme Carey. Even he was once called "the late child": the boy was born when the star of "Pretty Woman" was 50 years old.
Alejandro Silva is also raising six-year-old Albert. The woman had a rather complicated relationship with the boy's father. The divorce of the spouses was extremely difficult and painful, so Alejandra was not ready for a new relationship for several years. However, despite this, the romance with Richard Gere spun very rapidly: the Spanish beauty was not embarrassed by either the age difference or the previous high-profile novels of her American fan.
Happy event
Close couples are aware of how warm and sincere relations Richard and Alejandra have, so the news about the baby did not come as a surprise to them. What can not be said about the general public: rumors of pregnancy have been exaggerated in the press for a long time. Various versions have been put forward - from surrogacy to adopted children. Some even condemned Gere for choosing to become a father at such an advanced age. However, the spouses did not pay attention to speculation and gossip, occasionally and very calmly sharing their happiness in social networks.
Neither Alejandra nor Richard gave official comments about the pregnancy for a long time. The famous actor is known for his manner of hiding his private life. His name can rarely be seen on the front pages of tabloids: he simply does not give any sensational news reasons, preferring to remain silent about his personal events. On Alejandra's Instagram page, her photo "in an interesting position" appeared only when it was impossible to hide the pregnancy. In one of the first frames that saw the world, the Dalai Lama puts his hand to the woman's belly. According to Alejandra, it was a kind of blessing from the guru, after which the spouses stopped hiding the upcoming happy event.
However, in the last months of pregnancy, Spanish journalism traveled to Europe and the United States and often fell into the lens of the paparazzi.
Not surprisingly, the fact of the birth of a common child, Gere and Silva, was completely classified. The couple chose to hide the place of the upcoming birth in order to avoid the attention of journalists. The world learned about the happy event only after the fact. Richard Gere's baby was born on February 11, 2019. According to insiders, the actor himself proposed to name his son in honor of his beloved wife - Alexander. It is possible that this name will be pronounced in the Spanish manner - Alejandro. The young mother feels great, but she is not yet ready to share any pictures of the baby or any other details about him.
