How's Richard Gere doing after his hospitalization?

He was going to have a beautiful birthday party with his family, but he ended up in the hospital. What happened to Hollywood hero Richard Gere?

The actor went on vacation with his family to Nuevo Vallarta (Mexico) to celebrate the 40th birthday of his wife Alejandra Gere, which had been on February 16.

"Thank you all for the birthday wishes.. after almost 3 weeks of everyone being sick in our family today finally I feel much better," Alejandra Gere commented on her Instagram account, indicating that there were some problems during the vacation.

Photo: @alejandragere / Instagram

As fate would have it, the Gere family couldn't blow out the candles because the actor (age 73) had to be taken to a local hospital for pneumonia, as reported by TMZ.

It appears that the three difficult weeks Alejandra Gere referred to on Instagram, affected her husband to the extent that he came down with pneumonia.

As TMZ points out, the actor already had a cough before going on vacation. His condition worsened during the trip to Mexico and forced him to seek medical assistance.

As a precaution, the actor stayed in a Mexican hospital for a night. After verifying his good progress, he was released with a prescription for antibiotics, TMZ reports.

Seeing Richard Gere's improvement, the couple, along with their two children, decided to stay in Mexico to enjoy the holidays and Alejandra Gere's birthday.

Alejandra Gere responded to the commotion about her husband's hospital admission with a reassuring message on Instagram.

"I woke up this morning and I saw the news and all your kind and worry [sic] messages," Alejandra Gere commented. "He is recovering, he is [feeling] much better today!"

In addition, she pointed out that "The worst has already pass! [sic]" and she took the opportunity to say: "Thank you all for [your] sweet messages, we really appreciate them!"

Photo: @alejandragere / Instagram

The rollercoaster of Alejandra Gere's birthday, therefore, ended with good news and with the family together on vacation.

Richard and Alejandra Gere turn out to be a couple through thick and thin.

The couple met in 2015 and, after three years of dating, they tied the knot in a secret civil ceremony in 2018.

The couple has two children together. Alexander was born in 2019. Another son, whose name was not disclosed, arrived in 2020.

Photo: @alejandragere / Instagram

Alejandra Gere, who had been born in Spain, obtained American nationality in November 2022.

Photo: @alejandragere / Instagram