Richard Gere, 72, is joined by his wife Alejandra Silva, 39, at the Magna Graecia Film Festival

Richard Gere was joined by his wife Alejandra Silva as he accepted a lifetime achievement award at the Magna Graecia Film Festival on Friday.

The 72-year-old actor and his partner, who is 33 years his junior, looked as smitten as ever as they posed on the red carpet at the ceremony in Catanzaro, Italy.

The American star has appeared in several acclaimed films over the years, including ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’, ‘Pretty Woman’ and ‘Chicago’.

Lucky in love: Richard Gere was joined by his wife Alejandra Silva as he accepted a lifetime achievement award at the Magna Graecia Film Festival on Friday

And at the event he was presented with the Golden Pillar for Lifetime Achievement and was spotted posing with his wife for a variety of snaps as he received the award.

During the festival, Richard wore an extremely smart black suit and paired the chic ensemble with a classic white shirt.

His wife wowed in a stunning gold maxi dress for the star-studded event.

Stunning: The actor, 72, and his partner, 39, who is 33 years his junior, looked as smitten as ever as they posed on the red carpet at the ceremony in Catanzaro, Italy

Awards ceremony: The American star has appeared in several acclaimed films over the years, including An Officer And A Gentleman, Pretty Woman and Chicago

Achievement: He was awarded the Golden Pillar for Lifetime Achievement

The blonde bombshell also upped her height with a pair of white wedge heels.

And decided to further accessorize her look with some orange earrings and a smartwatch.

She also let her blonde locks flow freely and opted for a glamorous makeup look for the event.

Happy: The American actor appeared to be in very good spirits as he took the stage

Another milestone: And beamed from ear to ear when he accepted the award for the Golden Pillar for his life’s work

Looking Elegant: Before the awards ceremony, Richard took to the red carpet to pose for a variety of snaps, and Richard looked very elegant in an all-black suit

The happy couple were spotted taking the opportunity to pose for a variety of sweet snaps together on the red carpet ahead of the event.

And Alejandra shows Richard a lot of affection, seemingly holding his face lovingly in her hands as they posed for the snaps.

It comes after Richard and his wife recently enjoyed some quality family time in Ibiza with their two sons.

Where they spent most of their time on the beach enjoying the sun’s rays with their children.

The perfect couple: who adorned a stunning gold maxi dress for the star-studded event

Blonde beauty: The blonde bombshell also upped her height with a pair of white wedge heels. And decided to further accessorize her look with some orange earrings and a smartwatch

And although they’ve been married for a little over four years now, Richard and his wife originally had a long-distance relationship.

claims that they would have to split their time between the US and Spain. However, they now live in New York.

The couple also have children from previous relationships: Gere and his second ex-wife, Carey Cowell, have a 22-year-old son, Homer.

Silva, the daughter of Ignacio Silva, a businessman and former vice-president of Real Madrid Football Club, and her first husband Govind Friedland, are joint parents to their nine-year-old son Albert.

Richard also seems to have recently retired from his Hollywood workload, however his last on-screen appearance was in the BBC Studios series MotherFatherSon which premiered in March 2019.

His last film roles were in the drama The Dinner which aired in February 2017 and the drama Three Christs later that same year in September.

His Hollywood resume also includes The Cotton Club (1984), First Knight (1995), The Jackal (1997), Runaway Bride (1999), The Mothman Prophecies (2002), Unfaithful (2002) and Nights in Rodanthe (2008). among other.

Family time: The awards ceremony comes after Richard and his wife recently enjoyed some quality family time in Ibiza with their two sons. Where they spent most of their time at the beach

Source: | Dailymail.co.uk