CANNES, FRANCE: On Saturday, May 20, Robert de Niro, 79, and his girlfriend Tiffany Chen, made their first formal public appearance together since welcoming their daughter in April. The couple attended the Vanity Fair x Prada Party at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in France and rocked matching black ensembles.
The Academy Award winner wore a classic black tuxedo with a white shirt and dark tie while his girlfriend donned a black zippered jacket over a black dress and dark shades. The duo also posed for a few photos as they walked hand-in-hand into the event. The appearance comes after De Niro revealed their daughter was named Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro while speaking to CBS Mornings host Gayle King through a phone call.
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‘Wonderful news’
Social media users were quick to react to De Niro and Chen’s event appearance and took to Facebook to share their comments. “That’s just wonderful news,” one wrote, “God bless them,” added another. “They look so happy,” a third commented. One mentioned, “He definitely has a type and good for him she is beautiful too!” while another simply wrote, “Congratulations!”
However, one user stated, “No man should have a child knowing he can only give him his name not his time soo sad for the child.” Another user also agreed saying, “your daughter will be without a father before she is a teenager...very sad...very selfish...people should not have children when they are this old.”
‘She was brought here by love’
While speaking to King about his daughter, De Niro said Gia was born on April 6, weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces. He mentioned that both he and Chen wanted to have a child and were “over the moon” after their daughter was born. “This baby is planned,” the actor revealed. “She was brought here by love,” he added.
The actor first announced the birth of his daughter while speaking to ET Canada's Brittnee Blair during the promotion of his new film, ‘About My Father’ earlier this month. “I just had a baby,” De Niro shared at the time. When Blair said, “I know you have six kids,” De Niro corrected her by saying, “Seven actually.” He later told Gayle “In that moment, I didn't want to deny this baby,” in reference to the interview.
The actor also spoke about becoming a father for the seventh time at the New York premiere of ‘About My Father.’ “I’m okay with it. I’m good with it,” he told Extra. When asked if parenthood gets easier with time, the superstar quipped, “Never gets easier.” In addition to his new daughter, The ‘Taxi Driver’ star shares two children, Drena, 51, and Raphael, 46, with his first wife Diahnne Abbott. He also shares twin sons, Aaron and Julian, 27, with former girlfriend, Toukie Smith. He is also the father of daughters Elliot, 25, and Helen, 11, whom he with his ex-wife Grace Hightower.
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