Robert De Niro has recently become a dad again (Picture: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Robert De Niro has confirmed that he has recently become a dad of seven at the age of 79.
The Oscar-winning actor dropped the casual news in an interview while promoting his new film, About My Father.
De Niro was talking about fatherhood with a journalist, where he explained that he believes ‘in being loving with [his] kids’, despite sometimes having ‘to be stern about stuff’.
The interviewer for ET Canada then noted De Niro had six kids, with the star replying: ‘Seven actually.’
‘I just had a baby,’ he added.
No details on his newest child were revealed, including the identity of their mother.
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