Robert De Niro’s daughter Airyn De Niro is opening up on her transition and growing up with famous parents.
The 29-year-old, whose mother is actress and model Toukie Smith, opened up to Them in an interview published Tuesday, saying she was “grateful” for her parents’ attempts at normalcy in her youth.
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“Obviously no parent is perfect, but I am grateful that both my parents agreed to keep me out of the limelight. They wanted it very private,” she said. “They have told me they wanted me to have as much of a normal childhood as possible.”
“There’s a difference between being visible and being seen,” she continued. “I’ve been visible. I don’t think I’ve been seen yet.”
The actress also touched on feeling like an outsider during her youth due to being a “bigger-bodied person” and biracial…