Richard Gere hits the beach with Alejandra Silva and children after being trolled for being an old father
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: Richard Gere became a father for the third time when he welcomed a baby boy with wife Alejandra Silva at the age of 69. When Gere, now 73, welcomed the baby boy with his 40-year-old wife in April 2020, fans had conveyed their mixed emotions, in view of the ‘Pretty Woman’ actor’s take on fatherhood, with many commenting that he's too old to embrace it.
But it seems that Gere has taken to fatherhood like a fish to water, if recent pics by his wife are any indications. Gere and Silva were seen with their children, including the newest arrival, enjoying some good beach time together. Now officially a father of three, Gere has a child from a previous marriage and so does Silva. While the 73-year-old actor has a son named Homer with ex-wife Carey Lowell. Silva has a 5-year-old son named Albert with ex Govind Friedland. They earlier welcomed a son called Alexander in 2019. So, there is no doubt that the couple would be hardly bothered by what the trolls say. Moreover, the Instagram pictures of the happy family is enough to shut down the negativity.
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A love that was meant to be
Ever since the start of Richard and Alejandra’s whirlwind romance, the two have been inseparable. The two first connected when Alejandra was a young child because of Gere's close friendship with her family. After then, they crossed paths once again in 2014 at the Treville hotel in Positano, Italy, which Alejandra was in charge of. After four years of dating, Alejandra and the veteran actor were married in April 2018 at his estate outside of New York in an Indian-influenced ceremony - marking his third marriage.
Richard claimed in an interview with the Sunday Times magazine that he 'instantly' fell in love with her and felt a connection he'd never had before. Irrespective of their age gap, the beautiful couple welcomed their first son named Alexander in 2019 and another baby boy in 2020.
No worries about being an older father
Only a few months to his 70th birthday, the 'Primal Fear' star welcomed his second child and gushed about how much he loved being an older parent. Gere genuinely cherishes all his children.
The 'American Gigolo' actor once admitted that the breakdown of his marriage to Cindy Crawford was due to his unwillingness to have children. Gere acknowledged his lack of desire in starting a family at the time. Yet in 2002, he declared that he had always wanted to be a father and that his first reluctance was more of a cliché.
No space for trolls
In his role as a parent, Gere has faced criticism from online trolls for having children in his late sixties. Instagram users poured into the comments area of his wife's picture showing her growing belly to voice their dissatisfaction. One Instagram user said, "Sad baby will never get to play ball or have dad see him graduate college," expressing sympathy for the youngster.