No, this isn’t a Hollywood hunk politics story. The “Pretty Woman” star — who recently sold her Connecticut estate — is leaving the country to be closer to family.

The 75-year-old’s wife, Alejandra Silva, is from La Coruna, Spain, and he wants to live closer to his in-laws, according to an interview he gave earlier this year to Vanity Fair Spain.

“For Alejandra, it will be wonderful to be closer to her family, her lifelong friends and her culture,” Gere told the magazine in April. “She was very generous in giving me six years to live in my world, so it’s only fair that I give her at least six more years to live in hers.”

Gere and his wife of 41 years married in 2018 and have two young children. The family had lived in Fairfield County for two years. He did not give a timetable for their move abroad.

The “An Officer and a Gentleman” star sold the 32-acre New Canaan property, located at 82 Brookwood Lane, for $10.75 million last month, according to city real estate records.

Gere still has his New York home in Westchester County so it appears that it will retain some presence in the United States.

Gere purchased the New Canaan home for $10.8 million through the Kensho Trust in July 2022. He intended to turn part of the property into a farm and harvest mushrooms, honey and vegetables in addition to having chickens and goats, according to NBC.

He bought the house from Grammy-winning singer-songwriters Paul Simon and Edie Brickell. The couple had lived in the house for 17 years.

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