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Richard Gere Shares his Experiences Living in Spain and the Things He Longs for in New York City (Exclusive)
Richard Gere shares his delights living in Spain and what he misses about New York City
On the occasion of DOC NYC Visionaries Tribute Luncheon on Nov. 12, Richard Gere unmasked the lifestyle details with his wife in Spain. The 76-year-old actor informed that the greatest thing about the new place is to see his wife beaming, and she is indeed very fortunate to be surrounded by a lovely family and friends.
Further, he said that the Spanish culture is a “very open joy” and he described the people as “very warm and very open” and “a lot less stressed” than in the U.S. Besides, Gere made a good point about Spanish food and culture and compared them to the lively Latin cultures of Italy that “understand life in a different way” than in America.”
Although Richard Gere misses New York’s “addictive” energy, he is living a fulfilled life in Spain
Richard Gere, though he loves life in Spain, has to admit that he misses the “energy” of New York City and referred to it as “very addictive” in his talk to Elle España in January.
Gere in an interview with Elle España in January, talked about how relocating to Europe with his wife, Alejandra Silva, 41, and children is a change that has brought him new fulfillment. Their sons Alexander, 5, and James, 4, and Silva’s son Albert, 11, are the children they have.
“You are seeing us when we are at our peak. We have never been happier,” said Gere. “Alejandra, as she is at home and I, because if she is happy, I am happy.”
Richard Gere and wife Alejandra Silva bond over environmental work
The actor of The Agency, after his separation from ex-wife Carey Lowell (with whom he has a son, Homer James, 25), met Alejandra Silva in Italy in 2014 and later shared that their joint passion for nature conservation projects is what makes their relationship strong.
“We are all capable of lessening this very strong feeling of ego, of the self. And it is at that point when real change takes place,” Gere told the interviewer while talking about the their work together on the Sierra a Mar project in Mexico.
Richard Gere admires his wife Alejandra Silva for her open-mindedness; Silva refers to them as soul mates
“My wife is outstanding for her open-mindedness and her very heartfelt gratitude,” Richard Gere remarked. “And if you take that contact, whether you call it spirit, religion, love, or compassion … it’s endless.”
After meeting with Gere in Positano on the Amalfi Coast and getting married in 2018, Alejandra Silva told Elle España that they are “soul mates.”
“We share the same values, we perceive the world in the same way, and right from the first time we felt like we had known each other for a very long time. And this only happens once, if it happens at all … We were connected by the karma of our past lives,” she explained.
