Richard Gere and Wife Alejandra Silva Have Stylish Date Night at amfAR Gala in Venice

Mar. 15, 2025

Alejandra Silva and Richard Gere attend the amfAR Gala in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 1, 2024.Photo:Andreas Rentz/amfAR/Getty

Andreas Rentz/amfAR/Getty

Richard Gereand hiswife Alejandra Silvalooked as glamorous as ever as they celebrated Gere’s latest achievement.

ThePretty Womanstarand the activist attended theamfARGala during the 81st Venice International Film Festival on Sunday, Sept. 1.

For the occasion,Gere, who turned 75 on Saturday, Aug. 31, opted for a classic tuxedo with a black bowtie. Silva, 41, meanwhile, wore a sheer dress adorned with large shimmering navy blue flowers. She completed the halter-style gown with dangling earrings and matching heels.

Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva attend the amfAR Gala in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 1, 2024.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Also on Sunday, the couple attended theWolfsred carpet premiere, which warranted a wardrobe change.

Silva slipped into a flowing white evening gown with an asymmetrical slit, paired with metallic strappy heels.

Silva wore her hair down for both chic ensembles. In one photo on the red carpet ahead of the movie premiere, Gere could be seen bowing down to his wife while she gazed at him.

Gere’s 24-year-old son, Homer, joined them at one point on the carpet, looking dapper in a classic black tux.

Homer Gere, Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 1, 2024.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

At the gala, Gere was presented with amfAR’s Award of Inspiration. “Few in the entertainment industry have done as much as Richard Gere to advance the fight against AIDS,” amfAR CEO Kevin Robert Frost said in a press release.

“His humanitarian instincts and deep desire to help those on the margins of society, make him an inspiration to us all here at amfAR,” Frost added.

Gere has been vocal in campaigning for AIDS awareness for more than 20 years andhas received many awards for his efforts.

Richard Gere bows down to wife Alejandra Silva on the red carpet at the ‘Wolfs’ premiere in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 1, 2024.Alessandro Levati/Getty

Alessandro Levati/Getty

PerAARP Magazine, in 2002, Gere created the charity Healing the Divide, whose goal is to help communities in Asia, the Middle East and the United States take on social and cultural struggles, which included HIV/AIDS awareness early on.

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The goal of the Foundation for AIDS Research is to end the AIDS epidemic with the help of life-saving research.

Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva.Corbis via Getty

Corbis via Getty

Gere and Silva reconnected in 2014 and began dating not long after. Silva toldHola!in 2015 that she had known Gere for more than a decade, and there was chemistry as soon as the pair reconnected.

“Our karma was attracted the moment we saw each other,” she said at the time.

“I’m not ignoring our age difference and what it means to be with a Hollywood star, but when there’s such a strong karmic energy, the problems disappear,” Silva added.

Alejandra Silva and Richard Gere.Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Corbis/Corbis via Getty

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The couple has beenmarried since 2018. Theyshare two sons, Alexander, 5, and his younger brother, 4, whose name remains unknown.

Silva has another son named Albert, 11, with ex-husband Govin Friedland.Gere shares his son Homerwith ex-wifeCarey Lowell.

source: people.com