Robert De Niro said it's a “great feeling” to be a father again, even at age 80.
The Goodfellas star, who welcomed daughter Gia with girlfriend Tiffany Chen last year, appeared overcome with emotion as he opened up about his nine-month-old child in a new interview.
“Everything I'm obsessed with or worried about disappears when I look at her,” he says. As stated in the February/March 2024 issue of AARP The Magazine.
“It is wonderful.”
De Niro admitted that because she is already old, she doesn't really know what will happen when Gia grows up, but she is focused on the present.
“When she gets older, you never know. But the way she looks at you, accepts you, thinks about you, observes you, observes you in such a sweet way…” said the “Meet the Parents” star. He spoke with tears in his eyes.
Chen, 45, gave birth to Gia on April 6, 2023, but De Niro did not announce the birth for about a month when he corrected a reporter who asked about their six children. .
“Seven, actually,” he retorted.
The two met on the set of “The Intern” in 2015. Found on a trip to Spain following year.
A few years later, De Niro was photographed celebrating his 78th birthday with a martial arts instructor in France.
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As of June 2023, De Niro's six older children had yet to meet Gia.
While the “Killers of the Flower Moon” star and Cheng experienced overwhelming joy at Gia's arrival, De Niro also felt heartbroken when his grandson Leandro died in 2023 at just 19 years old. faced.
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of my beloved grandson, Leo,” the actor said in a statement to Page Six through his representative in July.
“We greatly appreciate everyone's condolences. We ask that you please allow us privacy as we grieve Leo's death.”
Leandro's mother, Dorena De Niro, said her son died of an accidental fentanyl overdose.
“Someone sold him pills laced with fentanyl knowing they were laced,” she claimed on Instagram.
Drena, 52, added: “My son is gone forever because of the people who are still playing around, buying and selling this product.”
