Robert De Niro is sharing heartfelt moments about celebrating his daughter Gia‘s first birthday.
Talking with ET’s Rachel Smith alongside producer Jane Rosenthal concerning the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival, De Niro expressed the sheer happiness Gia brings into his life.
“Sure, she did. She had just a little cake, it was very good, candy,” De Niro confirmed when requested about Gia’s first birthday celebration and her first cake. Reflecting on his youngest daughter, he added, “Properly, she’s pure pleasure, there’s nothing about her, there’s no judgment, there’s no something, she simply is what she is and it’s simply pure pleasure for god sakes.”
De Niro, who turns 81 this summer season, just isn’t letting age gradual him down. He emphasised his dedication to staying lively, stating, “I imply, I attempt to preserve lively in all the pieces and yeah, what else am I gonna do?” When the notion of retiring to take up golf was prompt, De Niro humorously dismissed it, saying he’s not good at golf and prefers to stay to performing.
In Could, De Niro and his girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, welcomed Gia — their first youngster collectively and his seventh. The joyful couple’s child woman made her tv debut in July on CBS Mornings.
De Niro’s massive household additionally contains his grownup kids Drena, 52, and Raphael, 47, with ex-wife Diahnne Abbott; 28-year-old twin sons, Aaron and Julian, with former girlfriend Toukie Smith; and son Elliot, 25, and daughter Helen, 12, with ex-wife Grace Hightower.
The celebration for Gia got here amid preparations for the 2024 Tribeca Competition, scheduled for June 5-16 in New York Metropolis. This 12 months’s competition, co-founded by De Niro, Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2002, will open with a documentary about Diane Von Furstenberg.
Moreover, De Niro shall be honored with De Niro Con on the competition’s ultimate weekend, showcasing over 300 objects from his illustrious profession and providing followers distinctive activations.
Reflecting on the competition’s legacy, De Niro and Rosenthal admitted they by no means anticipated it to final over 20 years. “I imply, I solely thought we had been doing it that one time simply to deliver individuals again downtown, however I didn’t understand we’d signal multi-year offers with a whole lot of our sponsors on the time. Anyway, right here we’re,” Rosenthal stated.
She added, “We had been began due to the act of terrorism in our metropolis and in our nation and we took artists’ voices, our voices, passionate voices and confirmed completely different factors of view from world wide that now we have given platforms to so many rising and numerous voices.”
In October, De Niro informed The Guardian that elevating a toddler “doesn’t get simpler,” however his companion makes issues simpler.
“You by no means know what’s going to occur,” De Niro stated of being a father or mother. “They shock you.”
“It’s what it’s. It’s OK. I imply, I don’t do the heavy lifting,” De Niro admitted. “I’m there, I assist my girlfriend. However she does the work. And now we have assist, which is so necessary.”
The 2-time Oscar winner admitted that he nonetheless loves fatherhood.
“In fact I do… [I enjoy] all of it!” he famous. “With a child it’s completely different to with my 11-year-old. My grownup kids. My grandchildren. It’s all completely different.”
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