Robert De Niro’s Daughter Opens Up About Being Transgender, Talks About Having A Childhood Away From Spotlight!

Airyn is Robert De Niro and actress Toukie Smith's daughter. Read here to know more about it.

Robert De Niro’s Daughter Opens Up About Being Transgender, Talks About Having A Childhood Away From Spotlight!

Being a public figure, one is constantly in the media and under public scrutiny. We can only imagine how they deal with this constant limelight. Recently, the popular Hollywood actor Robert De Niro’s daughter opened up about being transgender and also spoke at length about being away from the spotlight that came her way. Airyn also shed light on how her parents wanted her to have a normal childhood and not be much around the public eye. Read here to know more about it.

Robert De Niro’s Daughter Airyn Comes Out As Transgender

Robert De Niro has seven children, and Airyn is one of them. She also has a twin sister, Julian, and the girls are daughters of actress Toukie Smith. During an interview with Them, Airyn spoke up about being transgender and also talked about having a normal childhood that was away from all the spotlight. During the interview, she said that her parents always wanted her to have a normal childhood and that she was grateful to them for giving her that. She also agreed that parents are not perfect. Airyn also spoke about some misinformation that was spread about her and said that it was the moment when she realised that people didn’t know anything about her.

During the interview, Airyn also spoke about being body-shamed and how she eventually learned that a person is beautiful the way they are. She also showed support for queer and trans women and hoped that there would be more such women who broke the stereotypes of fitting the society standards of body type.

 

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Airyn also said that her father always wanted them to find their own ways in life and make something out of themselves.

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As per the reports, Airyn is currently studying to become a mental health advisor and she hopes to spread more awareness about mental health among the queer people. She is just so brave!

First Published: April 30, 2025 1:28 PM

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