Airyn, whose mother is actress and model Toukie Smith, also opened up about feeling "more proud of my Blackness" throughout her journey.

Almost a month ago, on March 19, Robert De Niro‘s daughter, 29-year-old Airyn De Niro, was photographed by paparazzi at the Greenwich Hotel in New York City. Wearing heeled combat boots and her hair in long baby pink braids, outlets were quick to call it a “shock transformation,” per Daily Mail, or “striking,” per Hello!, while …

Airyn De Niro, daughter of actors Robert De Niro and Toukie Smith, came out as transgender in an April 29 interview with 'Them,' shedding light on growing up "out of the limelight," and finding success on her own merit and more.