Richard Gere and his wife Alejandra Silva, who wed back in April, have confirmed that they are expecting a child together.
The 69-year-old Pretty Woman star and the 35-year-old Spanish activist and publicist posted a photo on Instagram of the couple with the Dalai Lama, saying they were "getting blessings for our precious to come".
The sweet image shows the Dalai Lama with his hand on Silva's stomach, while Gere stands beside his wife with a 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."
Gere and Silva tied the knot in an Indian-inspired ceremony at Gere’s ranch outside of New York in April. The couple arrived together at the ceremony in a tuk-tuk.
In an interview with Hello! magazine, Gere said: "I’m the happiest man in the universe.
"How could I not be? I’m married to a beautiful woman who is smart, sensitive, committed to helping people, who’s fun, patient, who knows how to forgive, who’s a great cook – and who makes the best salads in the world!
"Alejandra meditates, she’s a vegetarian, a great mother, has the touch of an angel and she’s also Spanish – – the land of kings and queens, of Cervantes and Bunuel. You can’t get any better than that," he added.
Gere was previously married to supermodel Cindy Crawford from 1991 to 1995 and actress Carey Lowell from 2002 to 2016, with whom he had his 18-year-old son Homer. This will also be Silva's second child, she has a five-year-old son named Albert from a previous marriage.
