Robert De Niro has spoken out about celebrating his daughter Gia’s first birthday. The 80-year-old actor described raising his daughter with girlfriend Tiffany Chen during an interview with Entertainment Tonight , published on 31 May. When asked about Gia’s recent birthday, De Niro shared the little celebration his family had for her.
“She had a little cake, it was very nice, sweet,” he said. The Irishman star went on to describe how happy his daughter, who was born in April 2023, makes him. “Well, she’s pure joy,” he said.
“There’s nothing about her, there’s no judgment, there’s no anything. She just is what she is, and it’s just pure joy for god sakes.” He also acknowledged that while he’s continued to get older, he remains committed to his busy acting career.
“I mean, I try to keep active in everything and yeah, what else am I gonna do?” he said. In addition to Gia, De Niro is the father of six other children, who he welcomed during previous relationships. The actor and his first wife, Diahnne Abbott, share one daughter, Drena, 51, and one son, Raphael, 46.
In 1995, he welcomed his twins, Julian and Aaron, 27, with ex-girlfriend Toukie Smith. He also shares his 25-year-old son, Elliot, and 11-year-old daughter, Helen Grace, with ex-wife Grace Hightower. Back in May 2023, De Niro subtly revealed that he’d welcomed his seventh child during an interview with ET Canada .
When interviewer Brittnee Blair stated: “I know you have six kids.
