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RICHARD GERE

RICHARD Gere has become a father for the second time.

The 69-year-old actor, who was previously married to Cindy Crawford and has a 19-year-old son, Homer, from his second marriage to Carey Lowell, reportedly welcomed a son, his first child with wife Alejandra Silva, 35, into the world on Saturday in New York.

Gere previously said he had no worries about being an older father.

Meanwhile, the Pretty Woman star recently admitted he “instantly” fell in love with his wife.

He said he felt a connection he’d never experienced before when he met the blonde beauty almost five years ago.

Asked if he fell in love at first sight, he said: “Instant from my side. I instantly became happy just looking at her. It was one of those powerful things.

And pressed whether he’d felt the same connection in the past, he said: “Yes, I’ve been married three times, but it didn’t happen with the kind of power of this one. But I do remember the first time I met each of my wives.”

Silva – who has a 6-year-old son, Albert, with her ex-husband, Govind Freidland, revealed they were expecting a child in September.

She shared a picture of her and Gere getting a blessing from the Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, to announce their happy news. She wrote on Instagram at the time: “A very special moment just a few minutes ago... Getting blessings for our precious to come…”

Gere and the businesswoman tied the knot in an Indian-inspired ceremony in New York City last April.

The couple met four years ago through a mutual friend in Positano, Italy. | Bang Showbiz