Robert De Niro's super rare comments on parenting a 9-month-old at age 80 – SheKnows

When news broke that Robert De Niro had become a father again at the age of 79, many wondered what kind of father he would be. Will he be like the other kids? Will he take things slow or faster? In October 2023, when he said he wasn't doing the heavy lifting when it came to raising his and Tiffany Chen's newborn daughter Jia. Many people were stunned. But fast forward to January 2024, and his latest comments are effectively the opposite.

When interviewed for AARP's February/March 2024 issue, he talked about what it was like to be a father in his 80s. “It feels so good,” he said. “When I look at her, all my infatuations with her and my worries about her disappear. It's amazing.”

De Niro tearfully added: “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 gentle way…”

Now, this was the exact opposite of the comments he made in October 2023. I'm there, supporting her. But she does her job. And we have help, which is very important. ”

At the time, his comments were quite controversial, with many thinking that he seemed quite detached when it came to raising children again. But his new teary-eyed comments may tell a different story, and that at age 80 he may be happy to be his new father again. It may be showing.

De Niro has a total of seven children. He gave birth to his first son, named Rafael, with his ex-wife Diane Abbott in 1976. He also adopted Abbott's daughter Drena De Niro, who was born in 1967. In 1995, he had twin sons, Julian and Aaron, with his ex-wife Torquay Smith, and another son, Elliot, with his ex-wife Grace Hightower. Born in 1998, then a daughter named Helen was born in 2011. He and his girlfriend Chen have since had a child together, named Jia, who will be born in April 2023.

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