Acclaimed actor Robert De Niro has been in the limelight for more than five decades, leaving an indelible mark on Hollywood. He has won numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He is also known for his off-screen persona, which has always been shrouded in mystery. Despite being in the public eye for most of his life, De Niro has always been notoriously private about his personal affairs.

However, in recent years, the 78-year-old actor’s personal life has made headlines due to his relationship with Tiffany Chen, a martial arts instructor and kickboxer. Chen is not only known for her skills in martial arts, but also for being the mother of De Niro’s seventh child.

Although De Niro has not openly spoken about his relationship with Chen, they have been linked to each other since 2021. De Niro first sparked romance rumors with Chen back in 2021 when he was pictured celebrating his 78th birthday in the South of France. The duo were pictured leaving their hotel, Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, headed towards a boat. Since then, they have been spotted together on several occasions, including leaving Hollywood hot-spot Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica in March 2023.

De Niro’s co-star Kim Cattrall recently spoke about the actor’s relationship with Chen, revealing that she had met her on the set of their new movie, “About My Father.” “God bless him. His significant other, Tiffany, is such a beautiful woman. She came to the set once with her family and watched filming, and she was gorgeous and sweet. And I’m happy for both of them,” Cattrall told “Extra” at the premiere of the movie.

But who is Tiffany Chen? Chen is a martial arts instructor and kickboxer who comes from a long familial line of kung-fu and tai chi practitioners. She has won dozens of gold medals internationally, and she also teaches at her father’s tai chi school. Chen previously told Inside Kung-Fu magazine that she “never practiced tai chi with the intention of looking to fight,” but it ultimately turned into that.

“I surround myself with generous, beautiful people,” Chen said at the time. “Quality people are rarely surrounded by individuals who aren’t motivating factors or inspirational to them. Surround yourself with good people creates a symbiotic relationship that makes everyone’s quality of life go up exponentially.”

In 2015, Chen and De Niro met on the set of his film “The Intern.” She was photographed teaching him and Anne Hathaway tai chi. Although they met on set, they did not begin dating until several years later.

De Niro is no stranger to parenting. He has six children from three separate women, including daughter Drena, 51, and son Raphael, 46, with ex-wife Diahnne Abbott, whom he was married to from 1976-1988. He adopted Drena while married to Abbott. He shares twin sons Julian and Aaron, 27, with ex Toukie Smith, as well as Elliot, 24, and Helen Grace, 11, with his second ex-wife, Grace Hightower. The two were married from 1997-2018, ending their relationship in a contentious divorce.

Despite having been a parent for many years, De Niro admits that the job “never gets easier.” He also revealed that he is both “loving” and “stern” with his children. “I mean, there’s no way around it with kids. I don’t like to have to lay down the law and stuff like that. But, [sometimes] you just have no choice. And any parent