Richard Gere is set to become a dad again – at 69!
It’s never too late to become a dad, just look at Richard Gere who is set to become a father once again at 69 years old.
The Pretty Woman star and his wife, Alejandra Silva, 35, have confirmed they are expecting a baby.
Publicist and Spanish activist Silva took to social media to make the pregnancy announcement. Posting on her Instagram page, Silva uploaded a photo of the couple with the Dalai Lama, saying they were “getting blessings for our precious to come.”
The image shows the Dalai Lama resting his hand on Silva’s stomach.
Gere, who is a Buddhist, is stood beside his wife with his hand on her side.
“A very special moment just a few minutes ago … Getting blessings for our precious to come,” Silva wrote.
“We couldn’t announce it before telling HH Dalai Lama.”
Pregnancy rumours have been surrounding the couple ever since Gere married his third wife, Silva, in April.
Speaking to Hello! magazine, he said he was “the happiest man in the universe” after they tied the knot.
Gere was previously married to supermodel Cindy Crawford from 1991 to 1995, and actress Carey Lowell from 2002 to 2016, who he shares an 18-year-old son, Homer, with.
Silva also has a five-year-old son from a previous relationship.