But on March 19, one of those now 29-year-old twins — Airyn De Niro — was unknowingly captured in a paparazzi photo with long, pink, Halle Bailey-inspired locs. A tabloid then announced her identity as a trans woman. To share her experience on her own terms, Airyn gave an in-depth interview to Them magazine, published on April 29.

Robert De Niro and Toukie Smith’s daughter Airyn De Niro, 29, opened up about her relationship with her parents amid publicly coming out as transgender.