Richard Gere recovers from the pneumonia he was hospitalized for

Richard Gere (‘American Gigolo’, ‘Pretty Woman’, ‘Chicago’), da 73 years oldhe’s in Mexico recovering from pneumonia, a rep for the actor confirmed to the American medium Deadline.

Gere was on vacation with his family in Nuevo Vallarta (Mexico) to celebrate his wife’s birthday with his children when, After several weeks of illness, he went to the hospital and was diagnosed with pneumonia. As reported by TMZ, the actor checked into the medical center after a spectacular cough he suffered before going on vacation didn’t improve. While it doesn’t specify the specific date, the outlet does add it Gere spent a night in hospital with pneumonia.but that the next morning he was discharged and antibiotics were prescribed for his recovery.

Gere’s wife, Spanish publicist Alejandra Silva, shared a post on her Instagram account updating her husband’s health status and thanking him for their interest: “Woke up this morning, saw the news and all your kind messages of concern. He’s on the mend, he’s on the mend!Feeling much better today! The worst is over! Thank you all for your lovely messages, we really appreciate them”says the caption.

the whole family sick

Although there are no details on the degree of illness of the others or their diagnoses, Alejandra Silva shared a publication days earlier in which she explains that the whole family has been ill for a while: “Thank you all for the birthday wishes. After nearly 3 weeks where our entire family was sickToday I finally feel much better. Thanks for all the love.”