At 81, Robert de Niro spoke to publicly support his daughter Aaron, born Aaron, who revealed his transidentity in an interview published on April 29.
In total, Robert de Niro has seven children, from several relationships. “I love them all,” he justified himself, questioned this Wednesday by TMZ After the Coming Out Trans of one of them. Indeed, Aryn de Niro, born Aaron in 1995, fruit of her union with actress Toukie Smith, revealed her transidentity on April 29 in the pages of the magazine Them. “I am a transgender woman,” she said. “There is a difference between being visible and being seen. I was visible. I do not think I have been seen yet, ”continued the one who wishes to specialize in mental health – a choice of life a thousand leagues from the film career of her father. She also specifies that she started hormonal treatment last November.
“Too large, not slim enough”
In this intimate interview, Airyn – born by Loor and Julian twin – also fought on her fight against body dysmorphia, a psychiatric disorder marked by an obsession with perceived physical defects. She evokes the contradictory injunctions she suffered during her childhood: “Too tall, not thin enough, not black enough, not white enough, too feminine, not male enough … It was never just” you are well as you are “. »»
Faced with these revelations and the media coverage that followed, Robert de Niro wanted to publicly share his support, although Aryyn said that his parents had always accompanied him in his decisions. “I liked and supported Aaron as my son, and I like and now supports Alyn as my daughter,” said the actor, while her daughter was propelled under the spotlight. “I don’t understand why it’s so much noise … I like all my children,” he finally put it into perspective.
