Larry Birkhead Gears Up For Third Father's Day With Dannielynn

Access Hollywood - June 19, 2009 3:12 PM PDT
Story photo: Larry Birkhead Gears Up For Third Father's Day With DannielynnLarry and Dannielynn Birkhead, June 2009 Getty ImagesAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Larry Birkhead will celebrate his third Father's Day with daughter Dannielynn, this coming Sunday.

In April 2007, he obtained custody of the beautiful youngster, just months after the tragic death of her mom, Anna Nicole Smith. In the years that have followed, Larry's been tackling life as a single dad, and in an exclusive interview with Access Hollywood's Tony Potts, Larry said he cherishes every moment with his little girl, who turns three in September.

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"She tapped me on my shoulder yesterday and she said, 'Dad, are you healthy?'" Larry recounted to Tony. "I said, 'Where did that come from?'"

It's impossible not to notice Dannielynn's resemblance to Anna Nicole, a fact not lost on Larry.

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"The older that she gets, the more she's starting to look like her mother," he said.

Anna Nicole passed away just five months after Dannielynn's birth and Larry is determined to keep her memory alive for their daughter.

"She's at the age now where she starts, you know, asking about mommy - 'Where's mommy?'" he revealed. "I painted a picture of her mom... She loves it. She goes over and kisses it every night and things like that are real heartbreaking. Above my bed there's pictures of Anna and she climbs up every morning and says, 'Hi mommy!' and 'Goodnight mommy.' Also when she's being naughty I say, 'Mommy's watching!'"

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Tony Potts was with Larry when he left the Bahamas after he won custody of Dannielynn and brought her home to the U.S., and Larry recalled that time during the new interview.

"It's weird, when you look back at all that... [Back] then I didn't even know how to hold her and now I'm like, 'Please let me put her down,'" Larry laughed.

"Would you put her in movies, if she shows an interest?" Tony asked.

"She obviously loves the camera," Larry said. "I wouldn't put her there. If she's at the age she wants to do it, then, you know, we can talk about it... I don't want to hold her back from doing the things she wants to do."

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  • gary mitchell
    "she loves the camera"....how could she know anything else? The camera crews have been thrust upon her since day one, I can only hope that Larry has made enough money from the past coverage of Dannielynn so that he chooses to let Anna Nicole's previous claim against the Marshall Family rest with her, since it's baseless and doomed to fail anyway.
    report abuseposted June 23, 2009 7:11 AM PDT
  • Fran
    Hi - Larry - This is Fran from the Bronx. I don't expect you to remember me, but I wrote you many e-mails. I followed this case from the beginning. What a trip!! With so many obstacles, you marched right through it. She is such a beautiful girl, and I think she looks like you, Anna and Daniel. I m so glad that you have been keeping her mother and her brother alive. HAPPY 3rd BIRHTDA
    report abuseposted June 20, 2009 1:47 PM PDT
  • Rebecca J
    she is abeautiful little girl and she does look a lot like Anna. i am glad that he is keeping her moms memory alive. it is not weird that he keeps photos of anna above his bed, he is a photographer in case veronica m. has forgot, and he was in love with her.
    report abuseposted June 20, 2009 10:52 AM PDT
  • Rebecca J
    she is abeautiful little girl and she does look a lot like Anna. i am glad that he is keeping her moms memory alive. it is not weird that he keeps photos of anna above his bed, he is a photographer in case veronica m. has forgot, and he was in love with her.
    report abuseposted June 20, 2009 10:51 AM PDT
  • Veronica M.
    He keeps pictures of anna nicole above his bed, is it me or does this guy sound like a MASSIVE LUNATIC??!! Seriously, its like he wants his kid to grow up in the hollywood spotlight and BE ANNA NICOLE SMITH. I know I'm not the only one who see's this am I?
    report abuseposted June 20, 2009 7:55 AM PDT
  • Veronica M.
    OK SHE'S A KID AND SHE IN NO WAY RESEMBLES ANNA NICOLE SMITH. SHE LOOKS LIKE A SPITTING IMAGE OF HER DAD.
    report abuseposted June 20, 2009 7:52 AM PDT
  • Apache1
    Good father doing a hard job. Unfortunitly, this child is going to hear a lot of bad things about her mother. Hopefully, he can counter the hate and assure her her mother loved her.
    report abuseposted June 20, 2009 2:27 AM PDT
  • Jo
    You are a awesome daddy! Happy early father day!
    report abuseposted June 19, 2009 4:26 PM PDT
  • simple
    Everytime i see this two makes me cry..(tears of joy) Awesome Daddy!
    report abuseposted June 19, 2009 3:54 PM PDT
  • diana d
    He has done such a great job.....Anna I'm sure is very happy about that. God bless you Larry........you have done a wonderful job!
    report abuseposted June 19, 2009 3:53 PM PDT
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