Richard Gere sells Connecticut house for $11 million; plans to move to Europe with family

Golden Globe-winning actor Richard Gere has sold his $11 million mansion in New Canaan, Connecticut and plans to move to Europe. 

Gere along with his wife Gere Alejandra Silva, who is a Spanish Publicist, lived on the 32-acre property. The couple got married in 2018 and intended to move to Madrid, Spain. As for the Connecticut home, the couple planned to make it a farmhouse. 

According to Vanity Fair, the family, including their sons Alexander, 5, and 4-year-old James, wanted to live closer to Silva’s family in Spain. 

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

He added, “It is a beautiful place, the food is extraordinary and the people exude sensitivity and generosity, as well as a strong will to laugh and enjoy. So I’m looking forward to going there.” 

“For Alejandra, it will be wonderful to be closer to her family, her lifelong friends and her culture. She was very generous in giving me six years living in my world, so it is only fair that I give her at least another six living in hers,” Gere explained, according to the media outlet. 

Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva’s love story began in Positano, Italy, in 2014. The couple wed in 2018, and those close to them often speak of their happiness together. As one insider shared with People magazine at the time of their nuptials, “They’re extraordinarily happy. They’re so comfortable with each other, have fun together, and are looking forward to their future together.”