Inside Dannielynn Birkhead’s Normal World—Rollercoasters, School and Remembering Anna Nicole Smith

Because, of course, there are moments when it’s clear she’s not your average teen, like when she used to spot herself on the cover of a tabloid in the supermarket checkout line or begged Larry to help her launch her own YouTube channel.

While others her age can simply goof around on the video-sharing site or fantasize about the type of clip that might help them go viral, Larry has to remind his daughter that anything she posted would get massive traction. “I still have to warn her that, you know, your friend might have a YouTube account, but if you have a YouTube account that’s different,” he told Us Weekly, “because people know who you are.”

Instead, she frequents the site for makeup tutorials and dreams of one day starting her own cosmetics or clothing line. Or perhaps solving crimes.

“She takes a forensic class in high school, and she enjoys it, so she’s starting to talk about that, which is great because I like to watch Dateline,” Larry revealed to People in 2023. However, he allowed, “you know how kids do. They can say this today, but tomorrow, she’s into something else.”