Richard Gere's wife refuses to move to the USA with him
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Richard and Alejandra chose not to share the details of their wedding, so the public can only speculate... Previously, 35-year-old Alejandra said that she wanted to get married in her native province of Galicia.
“Richard and I are believers, it’s important for us to get married,” she asserted. “My ex-husband and I didn’t have a church ceremony, so this will be my first real marriage.”
To the surprise of many, the newlywed immediately made it clear that after the American part of the celebrations she would return to live in Madrid. There she has parents, friends, preparatory school for her 5-year-old son Albert...
“Now there is no problem in crossing the ocean,” says Alejandra. “We have been living between continents for three years, but we manage to spend no more than two weeks apart.”
Dark times
Alejandra Silva did not appear in Richard’s life by chance or suddenly. The actor has long been friends with her father, Ignacio, a construction magnate and former vice-president of the Real Madrid football club. Young Alejandra knew that her father’s friend was acting in films, but she did not watch films with his participation. She had other idols and interests.
When Alejandra married engineer Govind Friedland, whose family made a fortune in natural resource extraction, she had no time for Richard. They met again only eight years later, in the summer of 2014, at the Villa Treville hotel on the Italian coast. Richard came to rest. Alejandra was spending her last days as a manager at a hotel owned by her husband, from whom she was about to divorce.
“I felt lost,” she said. “There was no light or meaning in life except for my son.”
New mother-in-law Paola Garcia-Baquero treats her son-in-law favorably // Photo: Getty Images
Richard's marital affairs were not much better. He no longer lived with his second wife, Carey Lowell, but the divorce threatened the actor with the loss of half his fortune. Carey believed that Richard should compensate her for having to give up her career to raise her son Homer. Nevertheless, Gere threw his own problems out of his head and rushed to save the daughter of an old friend from depression.
“It was like he took me by the hand and led me onto the right path,” Alejandra said. “He became a prince, next to whom I could feel like a princess again.” I will never forget what Richard did for me then.”
Deferred karma
Alejandra's affair with a man 33 years older caused understandable panic among her family. However, recently journalists managed to get a surprisingly favorable comment from the actor’s new mother-in-law, Paola.
“We always knew that Richard would give any guy a hundred points,” she said. “As soon as we got to know him not as an acquaintance, but as a family member, doubts gave way to adoration.” We think Alejandra should have his baby."
The young wife answers questions about expanding the family evasively, although the paparazzi once managed to catch her and Richard near a reproductive medicine clinic.
“My primary focus is on my son and second on my work at the Homeless Foundation,” Mrs. Geere sets her priorities. Richard prompted Alejandra to undertake this mission. When she first came to see him in New York, the actor was preparing for the role of a homeless man in the film “Break for Thoughtlessness”: he spent the night on the street and begged with real tramps. Alejandra did not expect such a turn, but after talking with new friends, Ghira was imbued with a desire to help.
Richard met Alejandra while still officially married to Carey Lowell // Photo: Getty Images
“I love Richard for his ability to be compassionate,” she explained. “He has many advantages - intelligence, a sense of humor, but for me the most important thing is his big heart.”
A common passion for improving the world means that the couple is easier to catch at a meeting of the Spanish government or at a reception with the Pope than at social events.
Richard claims that with his third wife he found harmony and peace of mind that he lacked. “Our karmas are drawn to each other,” the actor believes. Ex-wives, Cindy Crawford and Carey Lowell, also thought it was a matter of karma, but they put a completely different meaning into it. When they lived with Gere, he was the star of the family. His needs, opinions and desires were of paramount importance. Now Richard is not so fresh, in demand and popular, and his wife is young, energetic and used to getting everything she wants. Therefore, he, a Buddhist, agrees to get married in a Catholic church and flies to Madrid much more often than Alejandra flies to New York. And what will happen if the young lady is disappointed, Richard can be told in vivid detail by her ex-husband. When he came home to pick up his things after the breakup, the Spanish woman’s bodyguards laid him face down on the floor and put a gun to his head.
“I didn’t give him permission to come in,” Alejandra calmly explained to the arriving police. “In my opinion, he was trying to commit burglary.”
69-year-old Richard Gere made his first public appearance with his 6-month-old son
The romantic story of 69-year-old Hollywood actor Richard Gere and 36-year-old journalist Alejandra Silva is one of the clearest examples of the fact that even world-famous stars are capable of sincere feelings and the advanced age of love is not an obstacle.
Having played a secret wedding in Buddhist traditions at the actor’s Indian ranch, the couple live in perfect harmony and love each other more and more every day.
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Lately, nothing can stop older stars from wanting to become parents again. Gere's age-old Caitlyn Jenner, at 69, finally decided to try herself as a mother, and 75-year-old Julio Iglesias recently became the father of a 43-year-old son, although not entirely of his own free will.
Therefore, when it became known a year ago that a new addition was expected to Richard and Alejandra’s family, we were not very surprised, but we were sincerely happy for them and froze in anticipation of the baby.
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The couple announced the good news to the public immediately after sharing it with the great guru.
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“Just a few minutes ago... We received a blessing for our precious one. We couldn't announce it before we told the Dalai Lama. This is a very important moment for us,” said Alejandra.
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And on February 11, 2020, baby Alexander Gir was born, named after his mother. The couple decided not to make a public statement, but the news spread around the world with lightning speed.
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During pregnancy and the first time after his wife gave birth, Richard even refused a couple of attractive roles in order to spend this unique period in the family.
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We had to wait a long time before we could even catch a glimpse of the charming Alexander, but finally it happened, and the paparazzi finally caught Richard Gere and his family during their vacation in Italian Tuscany.
In the photo, the actor literally does not let go of his son, constantly hugging him to his chest and gently wrapping him in a blanket.
The family appears to be having fun in a relaxed environment, and the happy dad even helped his wife with changing her diaper.
Apparently, the baby is confidently gaining weight, growing healthy, surrounded by the love and care of his parents.
Let us remember that both Richard and Alejandra have children from previous marriages. The journalist is raising a 7-year-old son, Albert, with Govind Fredland, the son of American tycoon Robert Fredland. And Gere is the proud father of a 19-year-old son named Homer with actress and model Carey Lowell.
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Now, as the couple themselves claim, their happy family has three sons, and we hope they will all delight and inspire their parents with their future achievements.
Well, now Richard and Alejandra are fully enjoying such an important period in the life of their youngest son, it seems that the tender feelings in their couple are only growing every day.
Personal life
Despite the fact that women from all over the world are in love with him, Richard does not have such a stormy personal life. He had his first long-term romance at the age of 22, followed by a second no less serious and long-term relationship. His lovers secretly dreamed of a wedding and a family, but in his youth Richard did not want to think about it. Only after reaching his 40th birthday did he mature and be ready for marriage.
Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford
Richard Gere has been married twice. His first marriage to top model Cindy Crawford, concluded in 1991, lasted 5 years. Seven years later, Richard married for the second time – his chosen one was actress Carey Lowell, known to the public for her role as James Bond’s passion in the film “License to Kill.”
Children were in the couple’s plans from the beginning, so the birth of a son did not take long to arrive. The boy was named Homer. Carey also had a daughter from a previous marriage who also lived with them. The wife abandoned her career and devoted herself to marriage, husband and raising children. It was a friendly family, a real home front that turned Richard from a rather gloomy and withdrawn man into a truly happy person who knows how to enjoy every day.
Richard Gere and Carey Lowell
However, fate brought Richard together with a beautiful TV presenter from India, and a passionate romance broke out that lasted many months. His wife became aware of the affair, and in 2013, Richard and his wife decided to divorce due to loss of trust. The trial was closed; according to witnesses, it turned out to be a painful and extremely lengthy process (three years passed from the moment the application for divorce was filed until the case was closed in 2020), and the spouses separated on a completely “unfriendly note.”
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On August 31, the famous American actor Richard Gere turned 71 . Today he remains as in demand in the profession as in the 1990s, at the peak of his popularity, and still continues to surprise fans with news about his personal life - at the age of 68 he married for the third time, and at 69 became a father for the second time. There have always been legends about his novels, although not all of them were true...
Actor in his youth | Photo: 24smi.org
He has been called the standard of male beauty since the early 1980s. – since the movie “American Gigolo” was released. There were many explicit scenes in this film, in one of which the actor even appeared in the frame without clothes, facing the camera, at full height. According to him, this was not intended in the script: “ It happened quite naturally in the process of making the film. Of course, I felt defenseless, but I think women feel it differently
" Although the image of his hero, who provides intimate services to rich women, did not have a single trait close to him, it was this film that brought Gere his first great popularity and created his reputation as one of the most attractive and desirable men in Hollywood.
Richard Gere in the film *American Gigolo*, 1980 | Photo: esquire.ru
After the release of this film, everyone expected that the actor would forever remain in the role of a hero-lover, because many directors exploited his spectacular appearance and ability to impress women. But some of them noticed his acting talent, his versatile talents, his irony, and his ability to emphasize the distance between himself and the image. For example, F. Coppola gave Richard Gere the opportunity to demonstrate his ability to play various musical instruments in the film “The Cotton Club.” The actor played non-standard character roles in the films “King David”, “Internal Affairs”, “Power”, “August Rhapsody”.
Still from the movie *Pretty Woman*, 1990 | Photo: teleprogramma.pro
Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in the film *Pretty Woman*, 1990 | Photo: kino-teatr.ru
Richard Gere played his most famous role at the age of 40 in the melodrama “Pretty Woman,” after which the title of the first prince of Hollywood was assigned to him. He had already enjoyed great success with women, but after “Pretty Woman” he became a real idol, an object of worship. Initially, the actor refused this role - he did not want to return to the role of a romantic hero, from which he had long ago grown out, but later he did not regret that as a result he allowed himself to be persuaded. Moreover, Julia Roberts herself then asked for it. Richard Gere later admitted: “ We really liked each other right away... We flirted and were generally very nice to each other... And when I spoke on the phone with Garry Marshall, Julia wrote on a piece of paper “Please say yes!” and showed it to me. It was so touching, I immediately agreed
».
Still from the movie *Pretty Woman*, 1990 | Photo: kino-teatr.ru
Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in the film *Pretty Woman*, 1990 | Photo: lifeguide.com.ua
Together with Julia Roberts, they looked so harmonious on the screens that journalists immediately attributed an off-screen romance to them.
During filming, the aspiring 21-year-old actress really tried with all her might to attract the attention of the Hollywood star, but he remained indifferent to her tricks. Years later, Julia Roberts said: “ I was quite young, and he was just the type of man who could make an impression.
So all mysterious, calm, impressive, confident... I, of course, tried to draw his attention to myself with some mediocre tricks, I did it for the sake of coquetry, not counting on anything, but I was faced with such indifference! It felt as if he didn't see anyone around. Of course, I was offended. But now I understand that he just didn’t want to offend me, it was easier for him to pretend that nothing was happening .”
Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford | Photo: instyle.ru
By the age of 40, Richard Gere had never been married, but his personal life was not as turbulent as it was written in the press. The actor had his first long-term romance only at the age of 22, which was also followed by a rather serious and long-term relationship, but for a long time he did not dare to tie the knot. Only after 40 years did he realize that he was finally ready for marriage.
Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford | Photo: 7days.ru, spletnik.ru
A year after the release of “Pretty Woman,” Richard Gere, to the disappointment of fans of this film, married not Julia Roberts, as announced in many publications, but another equally spectacular young woman, supermodel Cindy Crawford. True, their marriage lasted only 4 years. At first, both were so in love that they did not even notice how different they were. Their hobbies practically did not intersect, their schedules did not coincide, each was busy with his own career. Richard Gere was very passionate about Buddhism and traveled to Tibet, but his wife did not share his interests and was filming her own fitness lessons, to which her husband remained indifferent.
The actor with his first wife, Cindy Crawford | Photo: stuki-druki.com
Their family union was called the “romance of the century”; they were indeed one of the most beautiful celebrity couples, but their relationship lacked harmony. Each of them lived their own lives, besides, 42-year-old Richard Gere did not see an independent unit in his 25-year-old chosen one and, according to her, was prone to an authoritarian style of relationships.
The actor with his first wife, Cindy Crawford | Photo: instyle.ru, kp.ru
Cindy Crawford admitted: “
At the age of 20, I was still ready to follow Richard - that’s how he perceived me: he leads, and I follow - but as I got older, I wanted not to step on his heels, but at least to walk side by side... He was not ready to accept such a model of behavior... Everything happened the way it happened.
Richard is a very smart man, I learned a lot of new things with him. Our marriage has become a big chapter in my life... ”
And the actor himself spoke allegorically about this: “ What is a relationship in a couple?
How to keep them alive and honest? Maybe they should always be on the move, like sharks? Maybe in order for the relationship not to die, you need to dive to greater and greater depths? I think so ".
Richard Gere and his second wife Carey Lowell | Photo: stuki-druki.com
On the screens, Richard Gere looked like a womanizer, but in real life he was far from this image - he gravitated towards serious and long-term relationships, spiritual quests and Eastern philosophy fascinated him much more than whirlwind romances, and social and charitable activities - more than social events . There were even rumors in Hollywood that he was going to become a Tibetan monk, but this was not true. The actor defended the rights of the people of Tibet, took part in protests and press conferences on this issue more than once, advocated for the independence of Tibet, was a student of the Dalai Lama, but did not intend to become a monk.
Richard Gere and his second wife Carey Lowell | Photo: 24smi.org
In 1996, Richard Gere met former model and actress Carey Lowell, who played a Bond girl in one of the Bond films.
They officially got married in 2002, although by that time they had already been living together for 3 years. On this occasion, he said: “ We are adults and have been married before, so for us it is not so simple.
But honestly, I felt married the moment I first saw her... ”
Famous American actor Richard Gere | Photo: biography-
The actor and his third wife Alejandra Silva | Photo: 24smi.org
At 51, the actor became a father for the first time - he and his wife had a son, Homer James Jigmy Geer. Friends said that during this period Richard Gere glowed with happiness. His wife abandoned her own acting career for the sake of the family. But in 2013, the actor’s second marriage broke up, and 3 years later an official divorce took place. None of the spouses commented on the reasons, citing “differences in lifestyle.” And then there were rumors in the press about Gere’s affair with a beautiful TV presenter from India. She herself confirmed them, but their relationship ended after 8 months.
Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva | Photo: strana.ua
The actor and his third wife Alejandra Silva | Photo: stuki-druki.com
In 2020, Richard Gere married for the third time. His chosen one was the young Spanish businesswoman Alejandra Silva, the daughter of the former vice-president of the Real Madrid football club. At the age of 69, the actor became a father for the second time - he and his wife had a son. Today Richard Gere admits that he does not feel his age, although he does not hide it. He continues to act in films, and tries to spend his free time with his children.
Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva | Photo: showbiz.fakty.ua
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Personal life of Richard Gere
Convinced bachelor?
For a very long time, Gere was single. Evil tongues claimed that meditation and trips to Tibet (the actor is a convinced Buddhist) are more important for Richard than family life. He did not take his first great love, Penelope Milford, to the altar, although the affair lasted almost five years. The Brazilian artist Silvia Martins also did not become a wife.
It is said that during the filming of Pretty Woman, Roberts was attracted to her partner, but he rejected her advances. Just then, Gere began an affair with supermodel Cindy Crawford.
And finally, at 42, Gere got married. He was not stopped by the fact that the bride is 17 years younger. And she was not at all inspired by her husband’s Tibetan escapades, so the marriage lasted only 4 years.
Lover of solitude
After this, the actor almost went to a monastery - he was so drawn into the East. New love managed to distract Gira from such thoughts. The ex-Bond girl, thirty-five-year-old Carey Lowell, became Richard’s second wife (although she remained only a common-law wife for seven years: the couple formalized their relationship only in 2002).
Only at 50 did Gere experience the joy of fatherhood: Carey gave birth to a son, whom the couple named after the artist’s father, Homer.
They needed to spend 18 years together to understand how different they were. Carey likes parties and going out into “society”; Richard likes solitude. At the end of 2013, the marriage was dissolved.
In 2014, the artist began to be increasingly noticed in the company of TV presenter of Indian origin Padma Lakshmi (she is 21 years younger than the star). The romantic atmosphere of their dinners together spoke volumes, but there was no talk of marriage.
