Licence To Thrill: Richard Gere makes a rare appearance on the red carpet with his Bond girl wife Carey Lowell

They're rarely seen together in public, so it was a rather special occasion in Rome when Richard Gere and his wife Carey Lowell made an appearance. 

The actor and Carey, a former Bond girl, hit the red carpet at the city's annual film festival. 

And they made for quite a show lapping up the attention and posing for pictures as they made their way into the event. 

Here we are! Richard Gere and his wife, US actress Carey Lowell hit the red carpet at the 6th annual Rome Film Festival, in Rome, Italy

Carey, 50, looked fantastic in an LBD that sat just above her knees. The dress featured gold detailing along the sleeves.

She matched the dress with a pair of heels and a black handbag. 

The actress towered slightly over her husband, who stands at 5ft 10". 

That's my girl! The actor gestures towards his wife as they lap up the attention at the event

Wearing a smart navy pinstripe suit Gere, 62, proudly showed off his wife - with actor gesturing towards her as fans looked on. 

The actor is at the Rome Film Festival to collect the Marcus Aurelius career award. 

Celebrations will include a screening of his 1978 movie Days of Heaven and a discussion with Gere about his work on the film and the early days of his career.

Red carpet queen: Carey looks fantastic as she poses for pictures ahead of the Film Festival

The couple married in secret in November 2002. 

Soon afterwards he spoke to the Daily Mail, revealing his love and adoration for his model wife. 

He said: 'She's changed my life. And marriage does have meaning, if you do it from your heart. It is a milestone for us both.'

Winning: Richard Gere with his Marucs Aurelius award at the Rome Film Festival

The couple met in 1995, after Gere's divorce from supermodel Cindy Crawford, and they have a 11-year-old son, Homer.

After a sustained silence regarding the relationship, he finally opened up to the Mail, saying: 'It's time to tell the world that I am happier, more open and relaxed than I have ever been in my life. I asked her to marry me three years ago, but we have only just got around to doing it.

'I could never figure out how to do it, what with my family, her family and all the moving around we do on our jobs. In the end, we took our kids [Lowell has a daughter by her first marriage], a couple of friends and just did it.

Bond girl: Carey with Timothy Dalton in a promo shot from Licence To Kill in 1989

'We are adults who have been through marriage before and do not take it lightly. I felt married from the moment I met her, to tell the truth. But to take that extra step is the biggest stride imaginable. I have no problems with this one at all.'

Carey Lowell has been married three times. Her first husband was fashion photographer John Stember, to whom she was married from 1984-1988.

A year later she married actor Griffin Dunne from and has a 21-year-old daughter, Hannah Dunne, from that marriage.

The former actress starred alongside Timothy Dalton in Bond movie Licence to Kill Bond in 1989 playing Pam Bouvier.

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