Robert De Niro has admitted that fatherhood “doesn’t get any easier” as he gets older.
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In a recent interview with the Guardian, the man, who became a father for the seventh time this year, revealed that he doesn’t do the “hard work” of caring for his youngest child. “Everything is going well,” the 80-year-old actor said of life with his newborn. “You never know what will happen. They are full of surprises. »
As for going back to diapers and bottles at 80, that actually seems complicated. “It doesn’t get better with time,” The Irishman star admitted. “It is what it is. It’s not serious. I have to say that I don’t do the hard work. I’m here, I support my partner. But she’s the one who does the work. And we have help, which is a lot important is. “
When asked if he enjoys being a father, Robert De Niro replies: “Yes, of course.”
“It’s not the same with a baby as it is with my 11-year-old daughter. With my adult children. My grandchildren. Everything is different,” he told the publication. “I don’t talk to adult children the same way I talk to my baby or my 11-year-old daughter, even though she is very intelligent. »
Robert De Niro announced the birth of his seventh child, Gia, with his partner Tiffany Chen, 45, last May.
He met this martial arts instructor in 2015 on the set of the film “The New Intern”, with whom he has had a romantic relationship since 2021.
In addition to Gia, Robert De Niro is the father of Elliot and Helen, whom he had with his ex-wife Grace Hightower, but also of Drena and Raphael with his former partner Diahnne Abbott. He also had twins Aaron and Julian with Toukie Smith.