Richard Gere, 73, rushed to hospital with pneumonia on vacation in Mexico after bad cough gets worse
ACTOR Richard Gere is enduring a hospital stay in Mexico this weekend.
The Pretty Woman icon has been struck with a case of pneumonia, but reports say he will be in proper health in due time.
Gere, 73, was on vacation with family when the illness hit, and celebrating his wife Alejandra Silva’s 40th birthday, according to TMZ.
He reportedly had a nasty cough in the time leading up to their travels, and it progressed badly enough that the American Gigilo star had to check himself into the medical facility, a source told the outlet.
Gere stayed the night, and doctors informed him the cough was pneumonia.
The next day, Gere was out and about again, however cautious.
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 one 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!”
Alejandra and Gere married in 2018 gaining attention for their 33-year-age difference, People wrote.
The two desired to start a family, and a picture of the Dalai Lama serving a blessing to the baby bump was how they announced the soon-to-be arrival of their first born, according to the outlet.
When their oldest son was nine months old, they revealed that they were pregnant again.
Recently, the pair was seen together at premier of Gere’s new film Maybe I Do on January 17, 2023.
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