Robert De Niro welcomes seventh child at 79

Robert De Niro, the 79-year-old Hollywood star, has confirmed helium precocious fathered a seventh child.

He broke the quality successful an interview with ET Canada astir his forthcoming, suitably-titled movie About My Father.

When asked astir being a dada of six, the Oscar-winning US histrion replied: "Seven, actually... I conscionable had a baby."

De Niro, who has six different children from erstwhile relationships with 3 women, did not uncover the individuality of the parent of his seventh.

He stars alongside Sebastian Maniscalco successful the caller film, astir a antheral who takes his begetter connected vacation with his fiancée and her wealthy, eccentric family.

"I don't deliberation I've ever been a chill father," said De Niro, erstwhile quizzed further astir his ain experiences of fatherhood. "I'm OK. My kids disagree with maine astatine times, they're respectful.

"My girl is 11 and she gives maine grief sometimes and I reason with her and adore her."

He added: "With my youngest present determination volition beryllium much to travel but that's, you cognize - that's what it is."

The star, who has been joined doubly and is besides a grandfather, went connected to accidental that helium sometimes has to beryllium "stern astir stuff" with his children but admitted that he'd alternatively not be.

"I mean, there's nary mode astir it with kids. I don't similar to person to laic down the instrumentality and worldly similar that. But you conscionable person nary choice," helium said.

"And immoderate parent, I think, would accidental the aforesaid thing. You ever privation to bash the close happening by the children and springiness them the payment of the uncertainty but sometimes you can't."

Recent reports person linked him to Tiffany Chen, who, according to US work People, is simply a martial arts instructor, but neither the histrion nor Chen person publically addressed their relationship.

De Niro's six different children are from erstwhile relationships with 3 women, including 2 with histrion and vocalist Diahnne Abbott - a son, and a girl from Abbott's erstwhile narration whom De Niro adopted.

He besides has duplicate sons with histrion Toukie Smith, and a lad and girl with Grace Hightower