Richard Gere and his wife Alejandra Silva put on a very loved-up display on the cover of Elle Spain’s February issue, as they opened up on relocating to Madrid with their family.

The 41-year-old wife of the 75-year-old actor, hails from Spain, and the couple previously discussed their intentions to move to the European country with their two sons, Alexander, five, and James, four.

Despite the 33-year age gap and the geographical distance that separated them at the beginning, the married couple are now ‘happier than ever’.

In the new interview, he opened up on the move as he explained: ‘This is our momentum. We are happier than ever. She, because she is at home and I because, if Alejandra is happy, I am too.’ 

‘We are like soul mates,’ Alejandra gushed, ‘We have the same values, we see the world in the same way and from the first moment we feel like we have known each other for a long time. 

‘And this only happens once, if it happens at all. We were united by the karma of our past lives.’

Richard Gere and his wife Alejandra Silva put on a very loved-up display on the cover of Elle Spain ‘s February issue, after relocating to Madrid with their family

The 41-year-old wife of the 75-year-old actor, hails from Spain, and the couple previously discussed their intentions to move to the European country with their children

Giving an insight into their family life, she added: ‘Richard is a very dedicated and present father. He loves reading stories to children. 

‘It seems like an idyllic picture, but it’s true. He’s a great dad. He doesn’t cook. I do, but when I cook, he plays the guitar.

She continued: ‘One of the things that unites us the most and what made us fall deeply in love was our activist hearts.’ 

Elsewhere in the interview, Richard said: ‘The new world will be built with and thanks to women. The Dalai Lama once told me that he inherited compᴀssion and kindness not from his father, but from his mother. 

‘Together they are extremely powerful. If you give money to a woman, she invests it and puts it at the service of the community and improves the whole village.’

The bestted couple looked as loved-up as ever in the new cover shoot, with Richard allowing his wife to take centre-stage as he stood behind her.

Alejandra looked incredible in a plunging white short complete with black trousers and a silver statement necklace in the shape of a snake.

In another snap, she slipped into a gold strapless gown, wearing her choppy brunette tresses in a straight style.

She opted for a glamorous palette of makeup as she smiled at the camera while her husband nuzzled into her face, before she turned around to gaze into his eyes.

In the new interview, he opened up on the move as he explained: ‘This is our momentum. We are happier than ever’

Despite the 33-year age gap and the geographical distance that separated them at the beginning, the married couple are now ‘happier than ever’

It comes after Richard spent his Thanksgiving holiday in his new overseas home with Alejandra, both hitting the red carpet at the Elle for Future Awards in Madrid 

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It comes after Richard spent his Thanksgiving holiday in his new overseas home with Alejandra, both hitting the red carpet at the Elle for Future Awards in Madrid.

The actor and wife were spotted rocking black ensembles at the pH๏τocall, held at the Four Seasons in Madrid.

The couple’s November outing was their first time seen in public since they both made the move to Madrid.

The Emmy-nominated actor was spotted donning a classic black tuxedo with a black coat, white shirt, black bowtie, black pants and black shoes.

His wife opted for a stunning strapless black dress with colorful pink and blue encrusted embellishments all over the gown.

She accessorized with gold hoop earrings, a stunning gold necklace with encrusted diamonds and matching gold and diamond bracelets.

She also accessorized with a number of gold and diamond rings for her time on the red carpet.

Her long flowing gown obscured her footwear for the evening as she walked the red carpet with her husband of five years.

They sold their Connecticut ranch last year for $10.75 million, ahead of the couple’s move to Spain with their children.

The couple’s November outing was their first time seen in public since they both moved to Madrid, bringing his wife back to her home country of Spain

They sold their Connecticut ranch last year for $10.75 million, ahead of the couple’s move to Spain with their two sons, Alexander, five, and James, four

Richard did confirm that he won’t be quitting America forever and added: ‘Of course I’ll be back’ 

He revealed the move back in April in an interview with Vanity Fair Espana, revealing they plan on spending at least six years there.

‘She was very generous in giving me six years living in my world, so I think it is only fair that I give her at least another six living in hers,’ he told the magazine.

Lifting the lid on the major move on an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Richard began by joking: ‘My wife is Spanish. Is this a problem for anybody out there?’.

He then announced: ‘But my wife is Spanish, and she gave me about seven years here, so we’re going to spend some years in Madrid.’

‘Our kids are bilingual so they’re going to flourish there,’ he continued.

In addition to his two sons with Alejandra, the Hollywood A-lister is stepfather to the Spanish activist’s 11-year-son, Albert and he is also the proud dad of son Homer, 24, whom he welcomed with his second wife, actress Carey Lowell.

Richard did confirm that he won’t be quitting America forever and added: ‘Of course I’ll be back.’

Speaking about his family, the Chicago star gushed: ‘I love my wife, she’s incredible. Great mother. Kids are healthy and happy. Of course, there’s nothing more than that.’

Richard and Alejandra’s romance began in 2014, when they reconnected in Italy after first meeting years earlier through a mutual friend 

Turning his attention to their Thanksgiving plans, he continued: ‘My wife grew up in a big Spanish family, like a big Italian family, and her grandmother was kind of the glue that held that all together.

‘And the grandmother pᴀssed away [about] two years ago, so my wife, I can see her morphing into the new grandmother of this extended family. So she’s already planning for 35 people for Sunday lunches.’

Prior to moving to Connecticut, Richard owned an estate in the celebrity-favored area of Pound Ridge, New York, roughly an hour from Manhattan.

In May 2022, he sold that property for $28 million, according to Mansion Global, just two months before purchasing his New Canaan home.

Richard and Alejandra’s romance began in 2014, when they reconnected in Italy after first meeting years earlier through a mutual friend.

Despite their age difference, the two quickly bonded over their shared pᴀssions for humanitarian work and spirituality.

They married in a private ceremony at Gere’s estate in upstate New York in 2018.

Read the full interview in the February issue of Elle Spain.