Where is Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter Dannielynn Birkhead now?

Dannielynn Birkhead was just five months old when her mother Anna Nicole Smith died of a prescription drug overdose at age 39 on February 8, 2007.

Anna Nicole gained early fame as a model for Guess and Playboy magazines before becoming known for her marriage to 89-year-old oil magnate J. Howard Marshall when she was just 26.

But while her American mother, whose roller coaster life mirrored the tragic circumstances of Anna Nicole’s heroine Marilyn Monroe, was no stranger to fame, Dannielynn prefers to stay out of the limelight.

In May 2021, her father and Anna Nicole’s ex, Larry Birkhead, told her TMZ that her 16-year-old daughter has said no to various modeling and acting jobs over the years.

American celebrity photographer Larry, 50, said acting isn’t really Dannielynn’s ‘thing’ and admitted he doesn’t have a manager or a portfolio of models, preferring to stay out of the limelight.

However, the father-daughter duo makes an exception for Janet Jackson concerts, adorable Instagram snaps shared on Larry’s public social media page, and the Kentucky Derby.

The annual American horse racing event is a fixture on the couple’s calendar and holds a special place in the family’s heart, as Larry first met Anna there in 2004 when she was photographed wearing a famous pink hat.

At the time of Dannielynn’s birth, Anna Nicole insisted that the child’s father was her lawyer Howard K Stern and that his name was on the birth certificate.

However, after her death in a Florida hotel room in 2007, Larry managed to successfully prove that he was Dannielynn’s father and secured custody, taking her to live with him in Kentucky.

Anna Nicole’s marriage to billionaire Marshall should have entitled the former model to a share of her fortune, part of which passed into the hands of Dannielynn.

But despite being regularly touted as one of the richest girls in America, Dannielynn was not entitled to any part of Marshall’s estate following a 2014 court case that ruled that Anna Nicole’s estate should not inherit anything from her late husband.

speaking to inside edition in 2017, Larry said: “We saw a video on YouTube saying that she was one of the 10 richest girls in America.” She then wanted to go to the mall. And I’m like, “No, it’s not that. Trust me, it’s not that.”

On the show, Larry also took the opportunity to deny claims that there was a breakup with Anna Nicole’s mother, Virgie Arthur.

He said: ‘I’ve never talked about it before, but that headline hurts me. Anna’s mom has seen Dannielynn, she has seen her several times. I say that only because I want the story to stop.

‘If Anna’s mom wants to see Dannielynn, she knows how to reach me and can call me anytime.’

Despite her famous mom, Dannielynn has a normal life in Louisville, Kentucky, where she reportedly likes to sing and dance.

Three days after Dannielynn’s birth, Anna Nicole’s 20-year-old son from her first marriage, Daniel, died of a drug overdose.

Larry said: ‘I think she died of a broken heart because of her son. He never recovered.

Anna Nicole was performing at a strip club when she met aging oil magnate J Howard Marshall, and became an instant sensation after appearing on the cover of Playboy and replacing Claudia Schiffer as the model for Guess jeans.

She married Marshall in 1994 (she was 26 and he was 89) and his death a year later sparked a lengthy court battle between Anna Nicole and the Marshall family over the billion-pound estate of the tycoon.

She began dating Larry, a photographer, in 2004, “but it wasn’t an easy relationship,” he admitted in the 2013 documentary Life After Anna Nicole.

“She had an entourage and that sometimes got in the way, but I loved her and we talked about marriage. She was just a guy, I never thought I would have a chance with Anna Nicole Smith, but we ended up having a child together.

To preserve Anna Nicole’s status as a sex symbol, she insisted that they keep their relationship a secret, only informing Larry that he was going to be a father via text message.

“But I really wanted to be there at the birth,” she said. “I imagined myself in the delivery room and thought that the worst that could happen was to pass out. I was so wrong.’

Without warning, Anna Nicole went to the Bahamas with her lawyer, Howard K Stern, and a couple of months later, in September 2006, she gave birth to Dannielynn, news Larry only found out after paying a subscription fee for access the Anna Nicole website.

“I had been planning to be there for the birth, and then one day it was just taken away from me. It was disconcerting when he left. I never saw her again, so we didn’t have any kind of closure.

Larry found himself embroiled in a custody battle over Dannielynn after several men came forward claiming to be the father, including Anna Nicole’s lawyer Howard K Stern, a previous boyfriend Mark Hatten and, most bizarrely, Anna Nicole’s husband. Zsa Zsa Gabor, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt, who claimed to have had a ten-year affair with her.

“I hadn’t minded that Anna had wanted to keep our relationship a secret, but when I had to prove paternity it became difficult. She only had about 20 photos of us together, but she could have been a fan, anyone.

In the end, while Dannielynn was living in the Bahamas with Stern, DNA tests confirmed that Larry was the father. “I couldn’t see my daughter for months, but now I have her and that’s all that matters.”

Although he insists that he wants to keep Dannielynn out of the limelight, Larry allows her to do a photo shoot for Guess jeans as his mother. “Dannielynn loves the Guess photos of Anna,” he said, “it’s like a connection to her.” However, it is not common.

Larry insists that his daughter just wants to be herself, but still takes the comparisons to her mother as a compliment even though it gets tedious at times.

Her father also admitted to TMZ that he’s not sure if the offers they’ve received have to do with her striking resemblance to her mother or the fact that she’s actually the daughter of the quintessential blonde bombshell, but they’re still on board. being rejected.

Larry said that Dannielynn is more concerned with doing her homework than fame, as she is interested in art, animation, and drawing.

He previously displayed acting skills, according to his father, but ultimately decided not to continue.

However, the door isn’t completely closed on acting, as Larry told the publication that he would definitely take a role in either Stranger Things or The Mandalorian.