Robert De Niro’s girlfriend has been revealed after the actor confirmed he recently welcomed his seventh child.
The Taxi Driver actor, 79, raised a few eyebrows this week by surprising the world with his baby announcement, while promoting his new film, About My Father.
The Hollywood icon stars in the film opposite Sex and the City alum Kim Cattrall, 66, who congratulated De Niro on his new baby and praised his ‘beautiful’ girlfriend, Tiffany Chen.
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Cattral sounds over the moon about De Niro’s latest addition.
“God bless him,” she told Extra on Tuesday (9 May). “His significant other, Tiffany is such a beautiful woman.”
De Niro and Chen, who is a martial arts instructor, are said to have met on the set of the 2015 film, The Intern, and have been a rumoured item following the actor’s divorce from Grace Hightower in 2018.
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The Oscar-winner and the acclaimed martial arts professional were spotted out and about holding hands on vacation in the south of France in August 2021. It was the first time De Niro had been spotted with a new partner after his divorce, People reported at the time. The duo were also snapped getting close on a boat, according to pictures obtained by the Daily Mail.
Cattrall revealed Chen and her family visited the About My Father set during filming.
“She was gorgeous and sweet and I’m happy for both of them.”
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The Filthy Rich actress said she was not aware of De Niro’s baby news until she entered hair and makeup for the film’s premiere on Tuesday.
Chen is a martial arts professional with dozens of world titles and gold medals under her belt.
Until this week, De Niro had six children by three different mothers, but he said in an interview with ET Canada that he just welcomed a new child.
The actor shares his oldest kids with ex-wife Diahnne Abbott, adopting her daughter Drena, while the couple had son Raphael together.
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He has sons Julian and Aaron with ex Toukie Smith via a surrogate, and from his marriage to Grace Hightower there is his son Elliot and daughter Helen, also born via a surrogate.
"I just had a baby," De Niro said, though he didn't reveal the identity of the child's mother.
Topics: Celebrity, Robert De Niro, Parenting
Gregory Robinson