Robert De Niro got emotional as he described the impact his youngest child, Gia Virginia, has made in his life over the past nine months.
While speaking about recently becoming a dad again, the Killers of the Flower Moon star, 80, teared up as he discussed the joys of fatherhood to AARP The Magazine.
‘Everything that I’m consumed with or worried about just goes away when I look at her. It’s wondrous,’ he gushed.
De Niro continued: ‘When she gets older — who knows? But that very sweet way she has of looking at you, taking you in, thinking and watching and observing.’
Robert De Niro got emotional as he described the impact his youngest child, Gia Virginia, has made in his life over the past nine months
Overall, the two-time Oscar winner said life with a seventh child ‘feels great.’
In May 2023, De Niro announced he has recently welcomed a baby with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen.
When asked about his feelings about becoming a father again, at age 79, the New York native told Page Six that Chen’s pregnancy was ‘planned.’
‘I’m ok with it,’ the actor told Extra when asked if he was excited. ‘I’m good with it.’ When asked if becoming a parent ever gets easier the Taxi Driver quipped, ‘Never gets easier.’
De Niro confirmed the surprising new addition to his family during an interview with ET Canada, after he was asked what it was like to be a father of six children.
That is when he said he did not have six, but rather seven children, then shared that he recently welcomed a new child into his life.
‘I just had a baby,’ he said.
He did not share the name of the baby or the gender at the time of the interview.
The Godfather actor has six other other children; Drena, 51, and Raphael, 46 with his ex-wife Diahnne Abbott, Elliot, 25, and Helen, 11, with ex-wife Grace Hightower, and twins Aaron and Julian, 27, with former girlfriend, Toukie Smith.
While speaking about recently becoming a dad again, the Killers of the Flower Moon star, 80, teared up as he described the joys of fatherhood to AARP The Magazine
‘Everything that I’m consumed with or worried about just goes away when I look at her. It’s wondrous,’ he gushed (seen in 2020)
Tiffany and Robert are thought to have first met in 2015 when they worked on the film The Intern together.
The film also starred Anne Hathaway as a workaholic CEO, with Robert working at her company as a senior intern.
Tiffany had a small role as a Tai Chi instructor who helps out Robert’s character.
Robert was spotted with Tiffany in August 2021 as they enjoyed a vacation in the South of France together.
The pair’s romance was evident as they were seen holding hands while strolling through the sunshine and were later seen kissing on a yacht.
They were also pictured together in New York in June and attended the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa on July 31, in pictures which appeared on social media but were later deleted.
At the time, the Raging Bull actor was locked in a bitter divorce battle with his now ex wife Grace Hightower.
In April 2022, a judge ruled that his ex-wife, 66, should receive $1 million annually and that the couple will split the proceeds after selling their $20 million home.
