Robert De Niro Says Mornings Nowadays Are Spent Watching Ms. Rachel with His 20-Month-Old Daughter

Mar. 15, 2025

Robert De Niro and daughter Gia.Photo:Craig Barritt/Getty; Gail Schulman/CBS via Getty

Craig Barritt/Getty; Gail Schulman/CBS via Getty

Robert De Niroloves being a dad!

The Oscar winner, 81, opened up about mornings spent with his 20-month-old daughter Gia in an interview withThe Sunday Timespublished on Saturday, Jan. 4.

“I’m an early riser,” De Niro, who shares Gia withTiffany Chen, said.

“I spend my mornings watchingMs. Rachelwith her, and I give her her bottle,” he added, referencing the popular children’s YouTube star.

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Robert De Niro attends the screening of “Analyze This” during the 2024 Tribeca Festival at Spring Studios on June 14, 2024 in New York City.Rob Kim/Getty

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The actor hasseven kids: daughter Drena, 53, and son Raphael, 48, whom he shares with ex-wifeDiahnne Abbott, twin sons Julian and Aaron, 29, whom he shares with Toukie Smith, son Elliot, 26, and daughter Helen Grace, 12, with his ex-wife,Grace Hightower.

He and Chen welcomed Gia in April 2023.

“So sweet,” he said of his youngest. “[When I] look at her, everything else goes away. So it’s a great joy and relief to just be with her in the moment.”

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In hisTimesinterview, theZero Daystar was also asked how his children would describe him, to which he said, “Oh God, they would all have a different answer.”

“Family is so complex … I try my best, that’s all. I hope they’ll be happy,” De Niro continued.

Robert De Niro and Tiffany Chen attend the CHANEL Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner on June 10, 2024 in New York City.Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage

Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage

TheTaxi Driverstar also spoke about fatherhood onWho’s Talking to Chris Wallace?in September 2024.

“I’m trying my best,” he candidly told CNN anchor Chris Wallace. “I’m going to put on my gravestone, ‘I tried my best.’ "

source: people.com