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Who is Tiffany Chen, baby mama to Robert De Niro’s 7th child? The tai chi star met the actor on the set of The Intern, and Kim Cattrall called her ‘sweet’ on the About My Father red carpet

Tiffany Chen gave birth to Robert De Niro’s seventh child. Photos: Handout, Getty Images
Tiffany Chen gave birth to Robert De Niro’s seventh child. Photos: Handout, Getty Images

  • The Academy Award-winning actor surprised the world when he revealed he just had a 7th baby at age 79, with girlfriend and martial arts instructor Tiffany Chen
  • He shared 1-month-old Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro’s name and sex in a recent interview, and first met Chen on the set of The Intern, a hit film also starring Anne Hathaway

Here’s something we didn’t see coming in 2023 – Robert De Niro has become a dad for the seventh time at age 79. While the baby news made headlines around the world though, not much is known about little Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro’s mother.

Enter Tiffany Chen, a low-key martial arts instructor who is believed to be 45, according to multiple reports.

 
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De Niro was previously married to actress Grace Hightower, but the couple called it quits in 2018 after more than 20 years together. Before that, he was married to Diahnne Abbott for 12 years until 1988.

So who is the new lady on the Academy Award winner’s arm, and how does he feel about fatherhood on the brink of 80?

Robert De Niro’s new baby reveal

Robert De Niro attends a premiere during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC in May 2019, in New York City. Photo: Getty Images
Robert De Niro attends a premiere during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC in May 2019, in New York City. Photo: Getty Images

On May 9, De Niro’s team confirmed to the media that the actor had recently welcomed his seventh child.

Just a few days prior, the legendary actor made headlines when he corrected an ET Canada journalist who said he was a father of six, revealing that he’d “just had a baby”.
Robert De Niro attends the About My Father premiere at the SVA Theater on May 9, in New York. Photo: AP
Robert De Niro attends the About My Father premiere at the SVA Theater on May 9, in New York. Photo: AP