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Richard Gere was recently hospitalized after he suffered pneumonia during a family trip with his wife and two children. Per TMZ, the 73-year-old actor caught the flu while vacationing in Mexico for his wife, Alejandra Silva’s 40th birthday. A representative for the actor also confirmed the news in a statement made through email to NBC Newsย but refused to make further comments about the situation.
The news outlet revealed that before the family getaway, The American Gigolo star had a bad cough; however, it worsened when he got to Mexico, thus making him check himself into a hospital, where he got the pneumonia diagnosis. Gere stayed overnight in the hospital but was released the following day.
Silva gives an update on Gereโs health
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Gere’s wife, Silva took to social media to share information about his husband’s health posting a photo of her and Gere walking with their son on her Instagram, appreciating fans for their support .โI woke up this morning and I saw the news and all your kind and [worried] messages,” she captioned the post. “He is recovering โค๏ธโ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ he is feeling much better today!โ
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She further revealed that the actor is much better at the moment. โThe worst has already [passed]!โ Silva continued. โThank you all for [your] sweet messages we really appreciate them! โฅ๏ธโฅ๏ธ #thankyou.โ
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Alejandra Silva revealed that the whole family was sick earlier
Posting details of their trip on Instagram, the publicist shared a picture that showed her walking towards the water on the beach with their kids. In the caption, she gave a hint about some health challenges her family had faced over the past weeks.
โThank you all for the birthday wishes.. after almost 3 weeks of everyone being sick in our family, today finally I feel much better!โ Silva wrote in the caption. โThank you for all the love โค๏ธ I give it all back to you! ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ #happybirthday #happy40.โ