After revealing that he is leaving the United States to be nearer to his in-laws, Richard Gere sells his Connecticut home for $11 million

After revealing that he is leaving the United States to be nearer to his in-laws, Richard Gere sells his Connecticut home for $11 million

The home, which had been owned by Paul Simon and Edie Brickell, was purchased in 2022 by the “Pretty Woman” star and former S exiest Man Alive (1999) contestant.

After announcing his intention to move to Spain, Richard Gere sold his house in Connecticut for $10.75 million.

According to local publication the New Canaan Advertiser, 75-year-old Sexiest Man Alive, who appeared in PEOPLE’s 1999 Sexiest Man Alive, purchased his home in the town of New Canaan for $10.8 million in 2022, which was $50,000 more than the price he sold it for.

According to the publication, the singer-songwriter duo had already paid $16.5 million for it 17 years prior, and they had also sold it at a substantial loss.

After two years of living there with his wife, Alejandra Silva, Gere allegedly had plans to convert the house into a farm. The 1938 home features several gardens, a pool, six bedrooms, eleven bathrooms, and a guest cottage with three bedrooms.

A prior ad with Sothebys stated that the property is 32 acres in size and has “period details” throughout.

But the actor recently talked about his desire to relocate elsewhere.Gere and Silva had resided in the United States since their 2018 marriage, but in an April 2024 interview with Vanity Fair Spain, he stated that he wished to spend more time in his wife’s home country of Spain and give her the opportunity to be nearer to her family.

“For Alejandra, it will be wonderful to be closer to her family, her lifelong friends and her culture,” Silva, 41, said to him. “It is only right that I give her at least six more years to live because she was so kind to give me six years.”