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Mollie Quirk

Inside Robert De Niro's love life and romances after mystery of seventh baby's mother

New York-born actor Robert De Niro recently revealed that he welcomed a seventh child, at the age of 79, with his 80th birthday just weeks away.

The Hollywood acting legend recently sat down for an interview where he was asked about what it's like being a father-of-six.

ET Canada's Brittnee Blair was the person grilling the icon, with her saying to the Taxi Driver actor: "I know you have six kids," which then sparked Robert to correct the interviewer.

The Academy Award winner then dropped a total bombshell when he commented: "Seven, actually."

Robert subsequently confirmed: "I just had a baby". However, it remains unclear who Robert has actually welcomed the baby with.

So, as speculation spirals around the actor and who his seventh child's mother might be, Mirror Online takes a look inside his love life.

Diahnne Abbott

Robert married Diahnne Abbott in the 1970s after they met on the set of Taxi Driver (Getty Images)
The couple welcomed a child together, with Robert also adopting his wife's daughter from a previous relationship (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)

Starting at the very beginning of his string of romances and relationships, Robert got married to actress Diahnne Abbott in 1976, after the pair met on the set of Taxi Driver.

While Travis Bickle is portrayed by Robert in the hit movie, Diahnne played the role of a character who rejected Travis.

Robert and Diahnne's love story was incredibly different from the one that played out on-screen, with them falling madly in love and even getting married.

Welcoming a child, son Raphael, in the same year that they got hitched, Robert also adopted his wife's daughter from a previous relationship, Drena.

Although the Oscar winner and his first wife split in 1988, he maintained a close bond with his adopted daughter.

Toukie Smith

Toukie was a famous model who dated the world-famous actor (Getty Images)

Following his split from actress Diahnne, Robert began dating American actress and model Toukie Smith.

The high-profiled pair dated from 1988 until 1996, with the couple even welcoming twin sons, Julian and Aaron, in 1995 via surrogate.

Both Robert and Toukie kept their relationship out of the public eye, with the model and 227 starlet famously telling The New York Times: "Do you know how to spell private? P-R-I-V-A-T-E.’ And that’s with a capital P," back in 1992.

Toukie's famous quote about privacy came as she grilled by the publication about her love life.

Grace Hightower

Grace Hightower and Robert parted ways in 2018 (Patrick McMullan)

In 1997 the Meets the Parents actor married American philanthropist, socialite, actress, and singer Grace Hightower.

Getting hitched almost 26 years ago, they welcomed their first child together in 1998 - a son named Elliot.

A year later in 1999, Robert filed for divorce from Grace and sued her for custody of their son, but all was not lost as they soon reconciled.

Rekindling their romance and going on to renew their vows in 2004, they then went on to grow their family again.

Back in 2011, the couple welcomed their second child and their first daughter together, Helen.

In 2018 however, the pair announced that they had parted ways after 11 years together, with them officially separating.

Tiffany Chen?

With rumours swirling and speculation rife over who might be Robert's seventh child's mother, many reports claim that he has been dating Tiffany Chen.

Robert and Tiffany were last photographed together in March, with the couple out on a date in LA.

Spotted leaving the dinner after spending time with Harvey Keitel and Billy Crystal, photos show that Tiffany appeared to have a baby bump at the time.

It's thought the pair have been an item since at least 2021 with the duo first meeting on the set of Robert's hit flick The Intern, which came out in 2015 and stars Anne Hathaway.

In the movie, actress Tiffany - who is a Tai Chi instructor by trade - played the part of a martial arts instructor.

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