Tiffany Chen says Robert De Niro was "very supportive" when her face "melted on itself" after baby 

What a delightfully sweet woman! I’m sorry she’s dealing with this medical issue, but she’s handling it with such grace and strength.

I am so glad that Tiffany Chen is talking about Bell's palsy, it happened to me 25 years ago and it was not easy.

Sharing her story is a sign of who she is as a person - strong, brave, and a true ally. ❤

I had Bell’s palsy 5 weeks postpartum and totally believe my case was related to pregnancy/birth. This topic needs to be talked about more!

I have autism and just not being able to move your face like normal people is hard. People are so mean and treat you like an alien.

🙏 for her. I’ve been dealing with facial paralysis for 6 years and it’s a struggle to see yourself different than what you used to be.

Having a baby is serious business. A lot of medical issues arrive during and after pregnancy. My nurse said (while I was in the hospital for postpartum preeclampsia among other things) that, “it’s a time in a woman’s life where she is right on the doorstep between life and death.” I hope that she gets better. I know it also must have hurt a lot not to be able to smile at her baby. I hope that she can smile the biggest smiles in the future for all of the smiles that she missed giving.

Cutest baby!! Sending her strength and love. She seems very kind.

This happened to my mom as well. She was also very active at the time, going to Zumba twice a week. She had the same behind the ear pain, that's a very common early sign. The whole thing just avalanches though, out of nowhere my mom's left side dropped down a bit. It wasnt the worst ever, but my mom was always very pretty and the type of person that walks to the grocery and says hi to everyone so it was absolutely devastating for her confidence.. I would hug her and she would cry and cry.. I don't pray for myself very often, but those days I prayed everyday for my mom to get better and eventually after she traveled back home to Mexico (my parents have built a very comfortable life in their hometown over the years) she was able to get connected to the right neurologist and opthalmologists. A lot of American doctors just would say to wait it out pretty much, "oh it's stressed caused.. so try to relax." And the treatments offered would be expensive, $300 for steroid shots. Instead she was paying $20 a shot back home in Mexico and another $20 for professional physical therapy days.. she came back home and it was like she was brand new! A couple years have passed and it hasn't came back, but she avoids harsh changes in temperature, too much stress, and overexertion at her workouts just to be safe. Just a horrible thing to deal with, my mom luckily got better but she had to do a lot of treatment that others probably don't have the money or proper insurance for, and she had to travel to find top doctors she felt comfortable with . Just wanted to share her story for anyone that goes through it. It was just so awful because of how sad my mom was, how she avoided pictures whenever we had parties, how we had to buy her a couple new pairs of sunglasses so she'd go out with us . 😢 Just glad those days are a blur now.

A lovely woman who has handled a difficult situation beautifully. I give her much credit. Her daughter is gorgeous. ❤

My paternal cousin's wife got Bells Palsy after giving birth to her first daughter (and first child too) and was so embarrassed about it she refused to post any pictures with herself in them after the birth on social media. Eventually she got the courage to put a few pictures of herself on social media a few weeks postpartum to address her facial paralysis. She saw many doctors and tried different things to help her face be normal again to smile straight but it did little to help her smile without one side of her face drooping. She had another baby girl 2 years ago and it still was no better,just the same,so recently she had a plastic surgery to correct her face so she could smile straight again. When it first happened,she was so upset because it ruined her modeling career but afterwhile she was glad it happened so she could model for advocacy and awareness of Bells Palsy. Her name is Gladys Warden if anyone has heard of her. She has a blog called Steeltoes and Stilletoes on Facebook that she talks about her journey with Bells Palsy on.

I love her for using the media to educate and remind people that what they think they see isn't always the case. Bob's been pretty lucky.

I’m really glad she’s going public so there’s more awareness. I’ve never heard of this. This is good to know. Thank you for being open Ms. Chen ❤❤

She seems like a very level headed and wonderful person. I hope the best for them all!!❤❤❤

I wish her and her family the best. What a cute baby ❤

The way she is describing it… just cuts my soul. I’m so glad she’s recovering. Let’s all take a moment to be grateful for our faces and the necessary functions they serve us all! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

That baby is absolutely adorable! Holy crap she is precious!❤❤❤ Happy to see a beautiful family.❤❤❤

What a graceful woman. Such class and even more so kindness for coming out and informing people of things they need to take into consideration. You go girl (lady)! We love you!

The baby is adorable. The family is adorable.

Much admiration & respect for Tiffany Chen. Her only concern about was how it would affect what people said about her to her daughter. This lady is a true gem!

I love that she is speaking out and honestly it's inspiring that older people can parent. She's right you never know what people are dealing with. Love this!! Oh the baby is cute. I had Bells Palsy in 2012. Thankfully i fully recovered but one of my eyes is smaller than the other. Good for her

What a strong woman with a great sense of perspective. Makes me reevaluate my own priorities.

Thanks for this interview. I learned things about Bell's Palsy that I didn't already know. Tiffany seems like a lovely person. All the best to her and her family.

I did not know that women are affected during pregnancy by this this is news to me and I’m 60 and I had my kids at 38 and 41. Thank you for doing the interview and sharing your experience and giving us knowledge

Aw I feel for her. I had a child hood bells palsy (looks like a stroke) and it was embarrassing. Half my face went frozen. I was a little worried it might happen again during or right after my pregnancy. Thankfully it do not. I hope she fully recovers. It's great that she is sharing her story about this

I’m glad she came forward. I did not know this happened to people. I have not seen the comments, but a lot of people are you-know-whats anyway. Thank you, Tiffany, for coming forward; I’ve learned a lot by clicking on this video. Thank you.

Tiffany I'm a 65 yr old grandma. I had Bells Palsey 2 xs in my 20's. I worked in Health care for 40 yrs. You will get better. Please don't worry.This will resolve. Your in my Thoughts

Oh she’s soooooo cute!!💕 Her mama, Tiffany, is a straight up soldier! I wish her all the best, and I hope she continues to be strong and loving (u can just tell she’s a loving person).💕

I can totally see the DeNiro in the baby's face!! So precious!

Tiffany Chen Rocks! I can't wait to see her smile! Beautiful woman with a great sense of humor.

What a brave and admirable woman. She didn’t have to come out and share such private information, but for the benefit of others and helping spread awareness, she did the right thing to help end stigma in our world… the stigma of so many diseases that keep too many people at home. As a person who has had the experience of not only being housebound due to disease and disability, but has experienced the criticism (and professional discrimination) of “appearing” a certain way (when in truth, it’s not always easy to hide my disability)… I appreciate what she is doing for so many of us who are living through their own medical journeys and how she is (hopefully) fostering understanding and compassion for people who don’t know about these lived and breathed realities. Bravo to Tiffany Chen.

I am so glad she’s talking about her struggles with Bealls palsy I had Bell’s Palsy 20+ years ago and I went through it alone. No one understood what I was going through. Half of my face hurt so much and I used to get sharp pain in my head. This went on for about 5yrs. I would not recommend the steroids, acupuncture healed me.

My sister got this back in Nov. 2009 right after she had her first born. To this day that half of her face hasn’t fully recovered.🙁 She still battles not being able to fully smile like before.

She’s a great woman. Great sense of humor

Great that she shared her story and experience in service of others. Truly don’t know what goes on with peoples lives behind closed doors. Glad she was courageous to want to be open about it and end speculations. Best of luck on your path to recovery 9:38 and congratulations to the family on your beautiful baby girl.

I like her. She's a regular person.

So nice of her to share her story, very brave and helpful

What a CUTE baby!!!! And Tiffany is such a genuine person, RDN is a lucky man!

Wow, what an incredible strong woman. She’s such an inspiration! I don’t think she realizes, but she’s an ally to many even to those outside of the bells palsy community… we can learn a thing or two from her about how to handle life changes/struggles. Strong yet graceful. ❤️

Had Bells Palsy when I was a kid, it was not a fun experience. The good news is its treatable and she'll def. recover, but it takes time..

What a lovely, well spoken woman! Prayers to you and your family 🙏🙏🙏

I am glad she’s talking about it. People should know the symptoms. I had a best friend childhood, whose mother almost died after a stroke, and my best friend a couple years ago it was also Bell’s palsy. by the way her face doesn’t look strange at all I can’t believe people were saying mean things about her smile. ROb Dinero is 79 It’s not like he’s some spring chicken. Glad he was accepting.

That’s unfortunate story of mine too. My heart goes to you Tiffany. It’s very hard to explain and well done to speak publicly about this. We are stronger now for our babies especially xx

She has such a great attitude . So glad she's bringing awareness to this issue

How beautiful and what a precious baby ! Oh my goodness gracious ❤❤❤❤ such a sweet woman- my goodness that is just heartbreaking that Tiffany had to go through having palsy at such a tender time- it’s good to see she is improving though. People are always so quick to judge - when they don’t know anything about other ppl’s personal lives and their business. By Tiffany coming out to do this interview will absolutely help others who may suffer that same illness

I’ve had it a few times! It is initially very scary, being proactive is a must! I had it on one side each time…Sending Tiffany continued healing prayers & strength. 💕🙏🏽💕

Its a cold world I got BP and some people laughed at me. Its a cold world I say again but thankfully I have tough skin too. I was glad it was not a stroke. I hope God remembers the people that laughed at me and repays them but then again He weighs the hearts of man.

That is a CUTE baby - best wishes to the family in this battle they have found themselves in.

What a lovely woman and a medical pioneer! Doctors learn something new every day. Now they know BP can be symmetrical!

She seems like someone who is practical and empowered. Good way to stay centered and unbothered by what other people think!

Been 3 years for me and still fighting with this monster. I had bells pasly then i developed Occipital neuralgia very painful. I pray she has a speedy recovery some people never fully heal.

Good for her!! What a gorgeous baby! Congrats on the birth!❤ Condolences to the loved ones of the grandson. So sad. 😢

I like her attitude. Lets all be kind and merciful to each other. 🙏 ❤

What a beautiful baby!!! Hermosa niña!!

If nothing else, glad her story is helping people.

I love how strong she seems. She’s adorable.

Pregnancy ain't no joke!

My husband contracted (?) Bell's on his right side on the evening of my birthday, 2 years ago. I thought his eye was looking a bit different, and over the evening it just got worse. I gave him the tests of a stroke to perform( I know the signs very well), and he passed all of those. We had no idea what it was, until the ER Doctor told us. 2 years later, he still has the look of it, tho not as bad. It bothers him a little, but not enough to hide away. He is still handsome to me🥰 Bravo to Tiffany, for not letting this define her. She is beautiful, and she has a wonderful man at her side.

She’s amazing for being a voice 🥹🥹🥹

IMAGINE bullying someone online for not smiling and then realising they have a full blown illness. Will we ever learn to just mind our own business?

A confident strong woman. Wonderful!

My younger sister got Bells Palsy and we took her to the ED. They gave her some meds and told us to come back two week later. Now, some family friends had a similar experience with Bells Palsy and they directed us to go to a family phyiscan who'd well known for successfully treating it. He did several accupuncture on her face, gave some phyiscal therapy exercises for her to do at home (at the beginning, we had to move the paralaysed side of her face with our hands for her), and he also gave her two different (and strong meds) compared to what she had before. One was an antiviral med if I remember correctly. Her sessions with him lasted 2-3 weeks, we went 3 times for the accupuncture in the first week, then we had 3 session in the follow two weeks. We saw improvement after the first 2 sessions. And she's completely free of it now. I highly recommend people check out this route. My mum has Bells Palsy during her second pregnancy and never got effective treatment for it.

Thank you CBS and Ms. Chen for bringing this story to light. Education is everything, except for parents and their babies!🙏🏼❤

Being human is one of most happy and saddest times you can have. We all go along loving life and then wham! Tears...

My goodness that woman is THEE BEST interviewer ever. I don't even like talking and I wanna be interviewed by her 😂🤣

It happened to me the day I was going to give birth to my 3rd child. I'm glad I got through it.

Sharing this story is so important, good on you guys for doing so! Also I love how supportive the CBS team is of each other, especially Nate! Such detailed compliments show how thoughtful he is

Doesn't she just shine natural beauty. What a fantastic photo of baby and Dad, a little sweetheart ❤

Tiffany is lovely. Her baby is so adorable and precious. Thank you for this story.

This happened to a friend of mine many years ago when we were in high school. She wore a pirate patch for awhile. It took awhile but her face eventually went back to normal. My first husband claimed that it happened to him long before we met and an acupuncturist fixed it in one treatment. Wishing her a speedy recovery.

thank you ! I know whats its like to have Bells Palsy and thank god i recovered! very kind of her to tell her story and get well soon !

The same thing happened to me- very, very, very difficult. I am sending healing!!

The baby looks just like the Mom.

I'm so glad she came out to talk. Very informative. Very brave and courageous of her.

A lovely woman. She is so sweet to inform the public about bells palsy

Straight up she definitely has a great sense of humor.

Lyme has a classic bells palsy link. Always check other illnesses as the possible cause. Wonderful family Mr DiNiro.

She is so genuine and Robert is so sweet. Thank you for bringing awareness ❤

That baby is soooooooooooooo adorable!

Tiffany, this hapoened to me. When I told doctors they would look the other way like I never said anything. They completely ignored me !! So I went into a healthfood store by chance and just happened to mention to the owner that my face was numb and had been for a YEAR AND A HALF !!! She immediately said it was my glands and had me take a multi gland supplement. I was completely better within days. I would go to a homeopath/natural medicine doctor. They know things that western medicine doesn't. Your baby is just gorgeous !!! CONGRATS to you and Robert !!! How lucky for you both !!! Much Aloha ❤

It's Chadwick Boseman all over again. The media making comments about someone's appearance only to find out they were absolutely wrong about what was going on. You would have thought they would have learned their lesson with him, but apparently not.

While watching this you fall in love with Tiffany because she’s real. Simply real. Who she is permeates through physical symptoms. Very down to earth Woman. That’s a blessing to Robert Deniro and the daughter they’ll raise together. Love and light to them and everyone in their Family 🙌🏼🤍.

she's so real and calm and confident. what an amazing woman!

Informative and touching I pray they’ll have a great life as a family

All the best of health to her and her baby. Condolences to Robert De Niro and his family for the sad loss of his grandson. God will watch over them all. Amen

I recovered from Bell's Palsy several years ago. It was quite a difficult recovery period.... and you never know what approach works best so I ended up trying them all (western and eastern approaches) because it was my face. I had the same realization about how painful judgemental people can be of people's faces. I hope she recovers soon and keeps her spirit up. ❤

Thankyou for raising awareness. I have rhis and had complications and really struggled with mental health. It feels good to see people care and talk about it

Such a beautiful baby

I love how genuine and humble she is! I love how she has remained humble, despite in the circles of big money!

First, I would like to congratulate you on the birth of your beautiful daughter. I recently viewed your interview with Gayle King regarding your experience with Bell’s palsy. I was also diagnosed with Bell’s palsy as well. Hearing your story brought tears to my eyes because you made the world aware of the emotional and physical struggle of this diagnosis. I have experienced hurtful comments about how I look, stares from strangers, and even being questioned if this would interfere with my job performance. You are beautiful, strong, and loved by all who struggle with Bell’s palsy. I wish you a speedy recovery.

Tiffany is so personable and funny. I could see how they could fall for each other and create a life haha. That is a perfect baby. So bright eyed, and clearly LOVED. Blessings to all of them 🤍🤍🤍🤍

Tiffany Chen seemed really nice. It's a shock to get BP but she had it on both sides and just as she should be enjoying her baby. The worry is that you don't know how permanent the situation is. She's looking good and hopefully she will get continue to improve.

I like that she's speaking about this. She's right that women shouldn't be shamed for this and feel like they have to hide away. I had no idea that Bell's palsy could manifest after pregnancy.

Thank you Tiffany your interview may help others,the baby is adorable,she is strong woman.!

That baby is absolutely gorgeous.

What a lovely mom and a beautiful shiny baby!! May God bless you and keep you safe and loved always.

Tiffany, you are gorgeous and obviously a great Mom. Your child is so precious, my goodness such an angel. Thank you for sharing your story. Positive thoughts and blessing to you and your family. Continue to keep your chin up.🙏🙏🤗🤗

She's so badass! I'm sorry she's struggling with this condition. They seem like a delightful couple

"You see how many nasty people there are out there." Couldn't have said it any better. So true.

I had Bell's Palsy on half of my face a couple of days after giving birth. I knew exactly what it was because the same thing happened to my mom when she gave birth to me. It was 99% better without any kind of treatment after a few weeks. But it's been 6.5 years, and my face is less symmetrical than it once was.