Despite the fact that they are old enough to be grandparents, it will be diaper duty time once again for Robert De Niro, 68, and Grace Hightower De Niro.
The 56-year-old socialite and her actor husband recently welcomed a new baby daughter Helen Grace into their family, via a surrogate.
De Niro and Hightower have an interesting history together. They met in London in 1987 and married ten years later. He filed for divorce in 1999 and a nasty custody battle ensued in 2001 over their young son Elliot, who is now 13. The divorce was never finalized and they renewed their vows in 2004.
Grace began her career in modeling after being ‘discovered’ while working as a flight attendant for TWA. She has done some singing and acting and was honored in 2010 by the New York Women’s Foundation for her philanthropy and as a role model for women.
Hightower was the victim of a kleptomaniac maid, Lucyna Turyk-Wawrynowicz, who stole a pair of $95,500 diamond earrings from her in 2005. The jewelry was recovered and the woman was prosecuted for the theft.
You can catch De Niro in his latest film New Year’s Eve, in theaters now.
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