Richard Gere is loving his new life throughout the Atlantic.
The “Pretty Woman” actor and his spouse, Alejandra Silva, shared an replace on how they’re doing since transferring from Connecticut to Spain in November.
“The truth is that you are seeing us in our momentum,” Gere, 75, informed Elle España on Tuesday alongside Silva, 41. “We are happier than ever.”
Based on the “American Gigolo” alum, their happiness is immediately correlated to residing in Spain. As he put it: “She, because she is at home and I because, if she is happy, I am happy.”
The couple first met in 2014 and have sons Alexander, 5, and James, 4. Gere can be dad to son Homer, 24, from his marriage to Carey Lowell, whereas Silva has an 11-year-old son, Albert, from a previous marriage.
“We are like soulmates,” the publicist gushed throughout their joint interview. “We have the same values, we see the world in the same way and from the first moment we felt like we have known each other for a long time. And this only happens once, if it happens at all.”
Silva added: “We were united by the karma of our past lives.”
The mother of three touched on how the household has settled into their routine in Spain after promoting their sprawling $10.75 million mansion.
“Richard is a very devoted and present father,” gushed Silva about her husband of practically seven years. “He loves to read them stories. It seems like an idyllic photo, but it’s true. He’s a great dad.”
“He doesn’t cook. I do it, but when I cook, he plays the guitar.”
Along with Silva’s want to return to her house nation, the couple have been additionally drawn to the nation for humanitarian causes.
“The only reason why both Richard and I are here in Madrid is to be part of the board of the NGO Hogar Sí,” she continued. “We want to help this country to end homelessness. Our goal is that, within 5 years, no one sleeps on the street.”
Gere paraphrased a bit of recommendation he acquired from the 14th Dalai Lama throughout their interview, sharing, “Whenever you can, be kind. And it is always possible.”
The actor beforehand expressed his pleasure about their transfer final yr.
“My wife is Spanish and she gave me about seven years here, and so we’re going to spend some years in Madrid,” Gere shared on “The Tonight Show” in November 2024. “Our kids are bilingual, so they’re going to flourish there.”
“My wife, she grew up in a very big Spanish family, like a big Italian family,” he continued. “Her grandmother was type of the glue that held that each one collectively, and the grandmother handed away a couple of yr and a half in the past, two years in the past.
“So my wife, I can see her morphing into the new grandmother of this extended family. She’s already planning for, you know, 35 people for Sunday lunches.”
