Following a recent health scare, Richard Gere’s wife is offering an update. The actor doesn’t make many headlines these days, but his fans swarmed the internet when it was learned he was recently hospitalized. According to TMZ, the entertainment icon was on vacation with his wife, Alejandra Silva, and their two small children when his bad cough worsened. Things became so bad Gere decided to check himself into a local hospital.
It was there that he was diagnosed with pneumonia. The outlet further stated that Gere stayed in a facility overnight as his illness was treated. The actor was reportedly released the following day but was prescribed antibiotics. His wife shared a new photo to Instagram with a caption suggesting Gere was in a better place than days ago.
Gere is on His Road To Recovery
In her photo, Silva only shows herself with her two small children as they walk across the shores of a beach The family was reportedly celebrating Silva’s 40th birthday, and it seemed everyone was ill at some point or another. “Thank you all for the birthday wishes,” she wrote in the caption. “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! 
#happybirthday #happy40.”
Gere and Silva privately married in early 2018. Their friends told news outlets that Gere was excited about “this half of his life” because “he is settled, confident, and doing what he likes.” The couple welcomed their first son together in 2019, and the second arrived in 2020. In the earlier days of his career, Gere was promoted to be a playboy of sorts; the actor was linked to several women in the industry. They include the likes of Priscilla Presley, Kim Basinger, Diane von Fürstenberg, and Barbara Streisand.
Although his wife has offered a positive update, Gere nor his reps have issued any formal statement. His diagnosis concerned fans because of the unpredictability that pneumonia brings; some recover quickly while others succumb to the illness. Gere’s supporters are happy to hear that he’s on the mend. Check out Silva’s post above.