Alejandra (Silva) Gere, Richard Gere’s wife, shared an update on the actor’s health, saying that he is recovering and “much better” after being hospitalized with pneumonia during a family trip to Mexico. The Spain-born publicist shared the news on Instagram, saying that the worst of it is luckily over. The family was in Mexico to celebrate her 40th birthday when the 73-year-old actor fell ill.
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“I woke up this morning and I saw the news and all your kind and worry messages, he is recovering ❤️🩹 he is felling [sic] much better today! The worst has already pass! [sic] Thank you all for you sweet messages we really appreciate them! ♥️♥️ #thankyou” she captioned the Instagram post, which was featured a photo of the couple walking hand-in-hand with their son.
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Two days prior, Alejandra stated that her whole family had been feeling under the weather for a few weeks now. “Thank you for all the birthday wishes..after almost 3 weeks of everyone being sick in our family today finally I feel much better,” she wrote a day after her birthday. In the photo, she can be seen walking on the beach with her two children
The Runaway Bride actor had reportedly developed a severe cough before heading off on vacation, which deteriorated while he was away, leading to a hospital visit where he was diagnosed with pneumonia, as per a report by TMZ.
The happy couple tied the knot in 2018 and have since become parents to two sons, born in February 2019 and April 2020. The actor also has a 23-year-old son, Homer James Jigme Gere, from his previous marriage to Carey Lowell, while Alejandra has a third son, Albert, from a prior relationship.