Richard Gere and Wife Alejandra Smile While on Outing Together in Spain Following Overseas Move

Mar. 15, 2025

Alejandra and Richard Gere in Madrid on Dec. 1, 2024.Photo:Carlos Del Pozo / MEGA

Carlos Del Pozo / MEGA

Richard Gereand wifeAlejandra Gereare taking in their new home base.The couple were spotted out and about in Madrid on Sunday, Dec. 1, after the 75-year-old actor revealed that they hadrelocated to his wife’s home country of Spainto be closer to her relatives.Both Gere and Alejandra (née Silva), 41, were dressed warmly in the smiley photos snapped, with theAgencystar in jeans and a blue shirt under a brown jacket and his wife in a cream-colored turtleneck under a coordinating long coat.Gere and Alejandramarried in a secret ceremonyin April 2018. They are parents to 5-year-old sonAlexanderand 4-year-old sonJames.Gere is also a stepfather to his wife’s 11-year-old sonAlbertfrom a previous marriage, and a dad to sonHomer, 24, whom he shares with ex-wifeCarey Lowell.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Richard and Alejandra Gere in Madrid on Dec. 1, 2024.Carlos Del Pozo / MEGA (2)OnThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonNov. 20, Gere revealed that their familywould be in Spain for Thanksgiving, and opened up about why he opted to move to the European country.“My wife is Spanish and she gave me about seven years here, so we’re going to spend some years in Madrid with her family,” he said. “Our kids are bilingual, so they’re going to flourish there.“ThePretty Womanactor added that he hopes he and his wife will settle in their new home.“My wife grew up in a big Spanish family, like a big Italian family, and her grandmother was kind of the glue that held that all together,” Gere said. “And the grandmother passed away [about] two years ago, so my wife, I can see her morphing into the new grandmother of this extended family. So she’s already planning for 35 people for Sunday lunches.“The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Alejandra and Richard Gere in Zurich on Oct. 8, 2024.Andreas Rentz/GettyThis past Friday, Alejandra shared a sweet snap on Instagram from their home in Spain as the couple’slittle ones helped set up some holiday décor.While one child hung ornaments on their large, lit-up Christmas tree, the other unpacked boxes of Santa statues and seasonal knickknacks.“As James says, mom, mom, today is the first day of Christmas!” the proud mother of threecaptioned her post, translated from Spanish to English.Added Alejandra, “How I like their energy, their innocence ♥️ , this year finally, Christmas in Spain!#merrychristmas#feliznavidad.”

Richard Gereand wifeAlejandra Gereare taking in their new home base.

The couple were spotted out and about in Madrid on Sunday, Dec. 1, after the 75-year-old actor revealed that they hadrelocated to his wife’s home country of Spainto be closer to her relatives.

Both Gere and Alejandra (née Silva), 41, were dressed warmly in the smiley photos snapped, with theAgencystar in jeans and a blue shirt under a brown jacket and his wife in a cream-colored turtleneck under a coordinating long coat.

Gere and Alejandramarried in a secret ceremonyin April 2018. They are parents to 5-year-old sonAlexanderand 4-year-old sonJames.

Gere is also a stepfather to his wife’s 11-year-old sonAlbertfrom a previous marriage, and a dad to sonHomer, 24, whom he shares with ex-wifeCarey Lowell.

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Richard and Alejandra Gere in Madrid on Dec. 1, 2024.Carlos Del Pozo / MEGA (2)

Carlos Del Pozo / MEGA (2)

OnThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonNov. 20, Gere revealed that their familywould be in Spain for Thanksgiving, and opened up about why he opted to move to the European country.

“My wife is Spanish and she gave me about seven years here, so we’re going to spend some years in Madrid with her family,” he said. “Our kids are bilingual, so they’re going to flourish there.”

ThePretty Womanactor added that he hopes he and his wife will settle in their new home.

“My wife grew up in a big Spanish family, like a big Italian family, and her grandmother was kind of the glue that held that all together,” Gere said. “And the grandmother passed away [about] two years ago, so my wife, I can see her morphing into the new grandmother of this extended family. So she’s already planning for 35 people for Sunday lunches.”

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Alejandra and Richard Gere in Zurich on Oct. 8, 2024.Andreas Rentz/Getty

Andreas Rentz/Getty

This past Friday, Alejandra shared a sweet snap on Instagram from their home in Spain as the couple’slittle ones helped set up some holiday décor.

While one child hung ornaments on their large, lit-up Christmas tree, the other unpacked boxes of Santa statues and seasonal knickknacks.

“As James says, mom, mom, today is the first day of Christmas!” the proud mother of threecaptioned her post, translated from Spanish to English.

Added Alejandra, “How I like their energy, their innocence ♥️ , this year finally, Christmas in Spain!#merrychristmas#feliznavidad.”

source: people.com