Richard Gere dotes on three children as wife brands him ‘a great dad’

Richard Gere has rapidly and fortunately adjusted to his new life in Spain, along with his spouse Alejandra (née Silvia) and their three youngsters.

In a brand new interview with ELLE Spain, the Fairly Lady actor and his spouse, Alejandra (née Silva) gushed about their new household life in Madrid, having moved simply earlier than Thanksgiving final 12 months.

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“Richard is a really devoted and current father,” Alejandra, 41, mentioned. “He likes to learn them tales. It looks as if an idyllic photograph, but it surely’s true. He is an incredible dad.” She additionally shared one other glimpse into their home way of life: “He does not cook dinner, I do it, however once I cook dinner he performs the guitar.”

However the devotion goes each methods: “The youngsters did not need me to go away this morning, “Richard defined. “They requested me about their mom and I informed them she was in a gathering. ‘And the place are you going, Dad?’, they requested me as I used to be leaving. ‘To a gathering too!’”

Richard and Alejandra’s life in Spain 

The glad couple relocated to Spain simply earlier than Thanksgiving final 12 months with their three sons: Alejandra’s son Albert, 11, whom she shares with ex-husband Govind Friedland, Alexander, 5, and James, 4.

“The reality is that you’re seeing us in our momentum,” Richard mentioned. “We’re happier than ever. She, as a result of she’s at house, and I, as a result of if she’s glad, I am glad.”

A big a part of his motivation to maneuver is for his spouse. “She gave me about seven years right here, so we’ll spend some years in Madrid together with her household,” he informed chat present host Jimmy Fallon.

Richard and Alejandra first met in 2014, whereas he was staying at her household owned resort in Positano, Italy, earlier than tying the knot 4 years later. “A buddy launched us, we checked out one another and felt a really robust connection. We could not cease taking a look at one another all evening, and since then we have not been aside,” she beforehand informed HELLO!.

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Social activism has shaped a big a part of their relationship from the beginning. “One of many issues that unites us essentially the most, and what made us fall deeply in love was our activist hearts,” Alejandra mentioned. “Being an activist leads you to infuse your values into the world to enhance it.”

Their activism can be a core cause for his or her transfer to Spain: “The one cause why each Richard and I are right here in Madrid is to be part of the board for the NGO Hogar Sí. We need to assist this nation put an finish to homelessness. Our objective is that, in 5 years, nobody sleeps on the road.”