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Richard Gere says he’s the ‘happiest man’ after marrying younger wife

Jun 04, 2018

Richard Gere says he's "the happiest man in the universe" after marrying Alejandra Silva. Source: Getty

Richard Gere is living proof that age is no barrier when it comes to love. The Pretty Woman actor revealed he’s the “happiest man in the universe” after marrying his third wife Alejandra Silva in April.

The 68-year-old exchanged vows with the Spanish activist, 35, in an Indian-inspired ceremony at Gere’s ranch outside of New York.

In an exclusive interview with Hello! magazine, Gere said: “I’m the happiest man in the universe. How could I not be?

“I’m married to a beautiful woman who is smart, sensitive, committed to helping people, who’s fun, patient, who knows how to forgive, who’s a great cook — and who makes the best salads in the world!”

He added: “Alejandra meditates, she’s a vegetarian, a great mother, has the touch of an angel … and she’s also Spanish: the land of kings and queens, of Cervantes and Buñuel … You can’t get any better than that.”

The loved-up couple met in Italy in 2014 when the actor stayed at a hotel Silva’s family owned.

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Silva, who is a publicist, attended Leweston School in Dorset, UK, and is described in local press as a regular among Madrid’s glitterati and Spanish aristocracy. The Spanish activist runs a charity that aims to eliminate homelessness in Spain. Her foundation hosted a screening of Gere’s film The Dinner in 2017.

In the couple’s interview with Hello! Silva revealed that Gere wooed her the old-fashioned way and sent her flowers until she agreed to date him. As if that wasn’t romantic enough, he also regularly writes songs for her.

“I feel like I’m in a true fairytale,” she told the magazine. “Without a doubt, I feel like the luckiest woman in the world.”

Speaking about the first time they met, she said: “A friend introduced us, we looked at each other and felt a very strong connection. We couldn’t stop looking at each other all night, and since then we haven’t been apart.”

Gere was previously married to American model Cindy Crawford from 1991 to 1995 and actress Carole Lowell from 2002 to 2016, with whom he shares his 18-year-old son, Hunter. Silva has a five-year-old son from a previous marriage.