Robert De Niro recently revealed that he has become a father for the seventh time, at the age of 79 years. The actor now has shared the first glimpse of his baby girl along with her name on a TV show in which he was promoting his upcoming film About My Father.
He revealed that he welcomed daughter Gia Virginia Chen De Niro with girlfriend Tiffany Chen on April 6 and said that the newborn weighed 8 lbs (around 3.6kh) after birth. In the clip that was shared on Twitter by the show, De Niro said, “This baby is planned,” and the decision was made by both sides and they are “over the moon.”
Robert De Niro and his partner Tiffany Chen welcomed Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro in early April — and now, she’s making her national TV debut on #CBSMornings. https://t.co/OJJxGcEKlU pic.twitter.com/opiFRpWkRs
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) May 11, 2023
De Niro’s six other children are daughter Drena, 51, and son Raphael, 46, with his first wife, Diahnne Abbott. In 1995, he welcomed twin sons Julian and Aaron, 27, with his former girlfriend, model, and actress Toukie Smith. De Niro also has a son, Elliot, 24, and a daughter, Helen Grace, 11, with his ex-wife, Grace Hightower.
He stars in About My Father alongside Sebastian Maniscalco. The film is scheduled to release in theatres on May 26, 2023.