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Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere relationship timeline: Supermodel recalls changing herself during brief marriage to actor

Cindy Crawford married Richard Gere in 1991 when she was 23 and he was 40

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Supermodel Cindy Crawford, 57, has broken her silence on her past relationship with ex-husband Richard Gere, 74.

The iconic fashion figure opened up about her former relationship with Gere, who was 17 years her senior, in the latest installment of her docuseries 'The Super Models' now available for streaming on Apple TV+. 

"In the beginning of a relationship, when you’re a young woman, you’re like ‘You like baseball? I like baseball. You’re really into Tibetan Buddhism? I might be into that. I’ll try that,’" the Vogue cover star admitted, referring to the now 74-year-old Gere’s known religion.

"You’re willing to kind of mold yourself around whoever you are in love with," she continued, as per the NY Post. "He was older, so I just was like in a different circle and not doing some of those same fashiony things anymore."

Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere's relationship timeline

Let's take a look at Cindy Crawford and actor Richard Gere's relationship.

Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere first met in 1988

The couple first met at a barbecue party around 1988. Crawford, 21 at the time, found herself in awe of the gathering of celebrities, with the 38-year-old Gere notably capturing her attention.

Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere made their relationship public in 1991

Crawford and Gere made a lasting mark on fashion history with their arrival at the 1991 Academy Awards.

Crawford's iconic moment in a plunging red Versace gown sparked a wave of similar dresses and left an indelible influence on the fashion landscape. 

 "If I’m going to go to the Oscars, I better be a freaking supermodel. When I showed up in that red dress, I think it was a little like, ‘Wow, fashion is back at the Oscars,'" she told the NY Post.

Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere eloped in 1991

Crawford and Gere surprised everyone by tying the knot in an impromptu ceremony in Las Vegas, with aluminum foil rings exchanged at the altar.

"Richard [Gere] and I had been dating for several years, and at one point, I was like, 'Are we doing this or what?' And he said, 'Let's go to Vegas tonight,'" recounted Crawford, per Yahoo.

"It wasn't the wedding I dreamed of. It was so last minute I wore this Armani suit. It was a nice Armani suit, but I didn't dream of getting married in a navy blue suit. And the ring was made out of tinfoil because it was so last minute. But I did have Herb Ritts as my bridesmaid — and taking the pictures!"

Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere got divorced in 1995

Crawford and Gere's marriage came to an end in 1995 primarily due to their significant age difference and divergent priorities.

Gere was 17 years older than Crawford, and their varying stages in life contributed to their eventual divorce.

In 2015, Crawford told Porter magazine, per People, that she and Gere "didn't spend enough time together" throughout their marriage.

"I was still 22, and at 22 — as a young woman — I was kind of still figuring out who I was and what I wanted to be," Crawford said on Oprah's Master Class.

"I just think your 20s for women is such a time when you're starting to come into your own and feel your own power and connect to your inner strength, and it's hard to do that — it's hard to change — in a relationship, because what one person might have signed up for, all of a sudden, you're not that anymore."

She added, "I think I was more willing at 22 to be, like, 'OK, I'll follow,' but then you start going, 'Well, I don't want to just follow — I want to lead sometimes, and I want to walk side-by-side sometimes.'"

How long were Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere married?

Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere were married for four years, from 1991-1995.

Is Cindy Crawford still friends with Richard Gere?

In 2016, Crawford told Today, "We're friendly, but I think it's almost like he's gone back to being, like, 'Richard Gere' again, like a stranger, because we don't really see each other that much."

"I think part of the problem in our relationship was that we were a lot of other things, but I don't know if we were ever friends — like peers, because I was young, and he was Richard Gere. And then, as I started kind of growing up and growing into myself — it's hard to change the nature of a relationship once you're already in it," she said.