Fathers, Robert De Niro He's just like us.
In a new interview with Sunday TimesDe Niro (81 years old) admitted that he wakes up every morning to hear the voice of his daughter, Gia, and her calm voices. Rachel Accorsoknown as Mrs. Rachel – YouTuber turned millionaire whose videos focus on childhood development and language skills.
“I'm an early riser,” he told the outlet. “I have a 19-month-old. I spend the morning watching Mrs. Rachel with her and giving her her bottle.
As for whether or not the Hollywood icon will change Gia's diapers, the proud father of seven insisted: “No, no, but I'm used to it.”
Gia is De Niro's seventh child and the first with his partner Tiffany ChenWho he met on the set of 2015 trainee. The two-time Oscar winner also shares adult sons Drina, 57, and Rafael, 49, with his ex-wife. Diane Abbott; Twins Julian and Aaron, 29, with ex Tookie Smith; His son Elliot, 26, and daughter Helen, 13, with his second wife, Grace Hightower. De Niro and Hightower, 69, separated in 2018.
De Niro is also a grandfather because Rafael has three young children. Drina's only child, Leandro, He died last July at the age of 19.
Regarding fatherhood, De Niro said he didn't know his children would describe him. “Oh my God, they will all have a different answer. The family is very complicated,” he admitted. “I'm doing my best, that's all. “I hope they are happy.”
There's no denying he made the effort, as De Niro recently took a trip with his son Elliot to see gorillas in Rwanda. “It was worth doing,” he said. The times. “I like safaris too, and I'm interested in going to Madagascar.”
Disneyland, however, is off his list. “I suffer from that – the trips,” he insisted.
De Niro recently described Gia as a “pure joy” after celebrating her first birthday in March Entertainment tonight“She had a little cake, she was very cute, sweet.”
He continued: “Well, it's pure joy, there's nothing about it, there's no judgement, there's nothing, it's just what it is, it's just pure joy for God.”
He added in an interview with: the people Last year, “She's a wonderful baby. So sweet. (When) I look at her, everything else disappears. So, it's a joy and a relief to be with her in this moment.”
De Niro is currently working on his next business venture: opening the Nobu Beach Inn on the small Caribbean island of Barbuda. He now owns 57 restaurants and 42 hotels around the world – an empire built over more than 35 years since he opened his first restaurant, Tribeca Grill, in New York in 1990.
The actor is also scheduled to star in 2025 Alto Knights After appearing in 2024 joker Follow up Folly Dukes.
“I tell any actor, and I tell my kids this: If you're reading for something, assume you're not going to get the part. That will free you, if anything. Maybe it will free you to make a bolder choice,” De Niro said. Stephen Colbert From his advice to auditioning actors.
He has starred in countless films and doesn't plan to stop anytime soon.
When asked if he intends to retire in the aforementioned the people “Not at the moment,” De Niro said simply.