Richard Gere Sells Connecticut House for $11M After Revealing He’s Leaving the U.S. to Be Closer to In-Laws

Richard Gere has sold his Connecticut home for $10.75 million after revealing his plans to move to Spain.

PEOPLE’s 1999 Sexiest Man Alive, 75, bought his New Canaan townhouse in 2022 for $10.8 million — $50,000 more than what he sold it for — from Paul Simon and Edie Brickell, according to a local outlet New Canaan Advertiser.

The singer-songwriter pair also sold at a significant loss, paying $16.5 million for it 17 years earlier, according to the outlet.

Gere lived in the house with his wife Alejandro Silva for two years and reportedly wanted to turn the property into a farm at one point. The 1938 house has six bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a swimming pool, multiple gardens and a three-bedroom guest cottage. The property spans 32 acres and features “period details” throughout, according to a previous Sothebys listing.

However, the actor recently spoke about his desire to move abroad.

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Since getting married in 2018, Gere and Silva have been living in the United States, but he said in an April 2024 interview with Vanity Fair Spain that he wants to spend more time in his wife’s native Spain and allow her to be closer to her relatives.

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“It will be wonderful for Alejandra to be closer to her family, her lifelong friends and her culture,” he said of Silva, 41, “She was very generous in giving me six years of life in my world, so it’s only fair to give her at least six more to live in it,”

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Madrid will be “a great adventure”, Gere said – for himself, Silva and their two children Alexander, 5, and James, 4, who are moving with them. (Gere is also father to a son, Homer, 24, with second wife, Carey Lowell. Silva also has a son, Albert, 11, with ex-husband Govinda Friedland.

“I love Spain and the ability of the Spanish people to live with joy and happiness,” Gere said.

As for his time VF interview, Gere also said he has a house “in the country near New York,” so it looks like he’ll still have a foothold in America.

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The couple met in 2014 in Positano, Italy at the Treville Hotel, a favorite among celebrities, the newspaper writes.

A source close to the couple told PEOPLE at the time of their 2018 wedding that the two were “unbelievably happy,” adding, “They are so comfortable with each other, having fun together, and looking forward to their future together.”

In August 2024, Silva celebrated Gere’s 75th birthday with a sweet Instagram post.

“After 11 amazing years together, we still feel like the day we first met,” she wrote. “The journey we’ve shared, the beautiful family we’ve built, and the memories we’ve made are more than I could have ever dreamed of. You make my life better in every way and I’m so grateful to have you by my side.”

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