A resurfaced clip of Richard Gere catching Savannah Guthrie off guard is heating up the internet all over again.QN

The 76-year-old rom-com star caused Guthrie to fan herself after sitting very close to her

Runaway Gere!

Richard Gere took over the Today show on Thursday, Oct. 16. The 76-year-old rom-com king visited the news program for an interview about his new project with the Dalai Lama, Wisdom of Happiness, which he executive produces.

However, he crashed the Today couch earlier in the show, while Jenna Bush Hager, Dylan Dreyer, Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin and Carson Daly were in the middle of their Pop Start entertainment segment.

“It’s hard for Savannah to keep her concentration right now,” Melvin teased his co-anchor as the Pretty Woman star made his way across the studio to sit next to Guthrie, 53.

“Oh, look, come sit down,” Guthrie said, clearly flustered. “Hi, Richard Gere.”

Gere claimed that the show often shares teases that “really embarrass” him, but it was Guthrie who was in the hot seat.

“Now I’m like, ‘Oh, is it getting hot in here?’ ” Guthrie quipped, fanning herself.

However, Gere didn’t mind giving Guthrie a hard time, calling out the fact that the journalist was scheduled to leave the show before his interview.

“Well, I have to catch a flight,” Guthrie revealed, noting she was going to Tucson, Ariz., for a future Today segment.

“Did you come here for her? For Savannah?” Bush Hager asked Gere.

“Yes! Yes! I thought well at least I’m going to come over and sit with her for a second before she leaves for Tucson,” Gere said, and proceeded to stay close by Guthrie’s side for the remainder of the segment.

It turned out that Gere didn’t have to get upset as Guthrie’s flight was delayed, allowing her to stay to conduct his interview alongside Melvin.

“She hasn’t seen the film, but she’s also leaving for Tucson,” Gere teased.

“She stuck around just for you!” Melvin told Gere of Guthrie.

“She put off the flight to Tucson!” Gere quipped after Guthrie clarified that the flight had been delayed.

He then told Guthrie to “call me afterwards” when she shared that she planned to watch his film amid her travels.

Of course the playful banter was all in good fun. Guthrie has been married to Mike Feldman since 2014, and Gere has been married to publicist Alejandra Silva since 2018.