Hollywood Heartthrob Richard Gere Got Married at 67 and Became a Father Again After 70

Richard Gere is a famous heartthrob. He had romances with the first beauties of Hollywood and openly stated that he wasn’t ready to have children. However, at the age of 50, he became a father for the first time, and that changed his life. Today, at 74, Gere is happily married and raising three children, the youngest of whom is barely 3 years old.

The actor got married again at 67.

The actor had long been acquainted with the family of Spanish businessman Ignacio Silva. In 2014, he was introduced to Silva’s daughter, Alejandra. The young woman, who was a publicist and a philanthropist, was over 30 years younger than Gere. But strong feelings arose between the two from the very first moment. Richard and Alejandra couldn’t seem to take their eyes off each other.

At first, everything wasn’t so simple. At the time, both Gere and Silva were going through divorce proceedings. The young woman believed that nothing good would come from their romance. But the actor’s mind was made up, and he persistently sought reciprocity. Alejandra later said that when lovers have to overcome difficulties at the beginning of their relationship, it usually brings them closer together.

In 2018, the couple tied the knot. Both Gere and Silva tried to keep their personal lives private and kept many things secret. The public didn’t even find out about the wedding until some time later. In 2019, their son Alexander was born, and Alejandra didn’t rush into revealing the news of her pregnancy, either.

Alexander was soon followed by a second boy, born in 2020. As of yet, the parents still haven’t revealed his name. Alejandra is very protective of her children’s privacy. If she does post pictures with them on her social media, their faces are always covered. Silva herself admits that she has never been interested in the world of show business and never dreamt of becoming an actress; perhaps, that’s the secret of her and Richard’s happy life together.

In addition to their own sons, Geer and Silva are also raising children from previous marriages.

For a long time, the actor didn’t even think about parenthood. He joked that it was too early for him to think about having children because he himself was still a big kid at heart. But meeting Carey Lowell changed everything.

Carey had a daughter, Hannah, from a previous marriage, so for the first time, Richard tried his hand at the role of a father, and he really liked it. A further addition to the family seemed to him the natural and right thing to do. In 2000, their son Homer James Jigme Gere was born. The first two names were given to the boy after Gere’s and Lowell’s fathers, while the third translates from Tibetan as “fearless.”

The actor quickly embraced his role as a father and became a loving parent to his son. He even shared his emotions in a 2002 interview, “Homer is the joy of my life. Loves music, very fast runner, very smart. Very funny. Pretty quick he learned irony, which is a wonderful quality for any human being.”

Fatherhood has shown the actor which things in life truly matter and which can be discarded as unnecessary nonsense. “The marginal stuff just doesn’t affect you anymore when you weigh it against the real things in your life,” he said. Gere became more responsible when choosing projects. When filming meant that he’d be away for an extended period of time, he always discussed the matter with his son. If Homer was against it, Richard ruthlessly declined the offer because, in the end, family is more important than anything else in the world.

Homer spent his childhood in Westchester, New York. Subsequently, he pursued higher education at Brown University, where he is presently dedicated to the fields of cognitive neuroscience and visual art. Throughout the years, Homer has seldom made public appearances alongside his father, primarily attending events such as sports functions and sporadic red carpet outings.

Gere noted that he has always found it easy to get along with children, having grown up in a large family himself. It was his parents who helped Richard develop his own parenting methods, which he uses to raise his three children. The Geres couldn’t boast much wealth, but even if his father’s pockets were empty, he never forgot to hug and cheer up his family. And no matter how difficult it was, the parents always found the means to give their kids the best education and allow them to pursue what they loved.

Alejandra has a son from a previous marriage to entrepreneur Govind Friedland. Albert was born in 2012, and since his parents’ divorce, he alternates spending time with his father and mother. Silva’s marriage lasted only three years, but it was thanks to her ex-husband that she moved to Italy to work as a hotel manager, and because of this, she met Richard Gere.

The couple doesn’t hold back their emotions.

Richard and Silva don’t like to publicize their life and don’t show their children’s faces. However, Silva still shares personal photos and openly expresses her feelings to her husband. These tender messages receive a lot of likes and comments from the couple’s fans.

“Comes from my heart, I’m so proud to be with you, to share this life with you, to be the mother of our children, to be your friend, to be your Wife! You make me sooo happy! You are the love of my life,” wrote Silva.

Gere isn’t worried about his children’s future.

For a while, Gere was worried that he wouldn’t be able to see his younger children grow up. When you become a father again at the age of 70, such fears are hardly unfounded. That said, the actor believes he will be able to look after his sons and play an important part in their lives either way. And to his wife, he promised at least 20 happy years together. Alejandra herself notes that considering his activity and vigor, her husband can even give her a run for her money.

Richard Gere is not the only celebrity who decided to become a father after the age of 60. Recently, Al Pacino became a dad again at the age of 83, and another father of a three-year-old child is already 92 years old.