Richard Gere's terrifying health scare
Richard Gere has been rushed to hospital while holidaying with his family in Mexico.
The 73-year-old actor was struck with a bad case of pneumonia, with reports saying he was perfectly healthy just days prior to falling ill.
Gere was on vacation with his family when the illness hit, as they celebrated his wife Alejandra Silva’s 40th birthday, according to reports by The Sun.
He reportedly had a nasty cough in the time leading up to their travels, and it progressed badly enough that the Pretty Woman actor had to check himself into a medical facility, a source told TMZ.
After a night in hospital, Gere was told he had contracted pneumonia and was discharged from the facility and continued to rest and recover at home.
In a recent Instagram story posted by Alejandra, Gere is seen walking on the beach with his son and wife, wearing a mask.
Other information shared on social media suggests that Gere was not the only member of his family who was under the weather recently.
On a post of Alejandra walking on the beach holding hands with one of their children, she wrote, “Thank you all for the birthday wishes. After almost 3 weeks of everyone being sick in our family today finally I feel much better!"
“Thank you for all the love, I give it all back to you!”
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