deborah roberts joins us with a preview of tonight's 20/20. we were just saying, we cannot believe it has been 10 years. >> i was actually down in the bahamas 10 years ago just after her death. i have had the opportunity to talk with her ex times since her death. tonight you are going to hear from the daughter she left behind. anna nicole always dreamed of having a daughter and her ex-boyfriend larry birkhead tells us. .anny lynn is now 10 years old one of the things we noticed right now is the striking resemblance to her mother. many people are wondering what became of this little girl. she is living a quiet life outside of louisville with her father, who is determined to give her a normal life. she is more worried about snapchat and her dad not embarrassing her and she is about hollywood life in the glare that attracted her mother. we will take you back to some of those famous scenes that surrounded anna nicole smith's woman wenthow this from rags to riches and obviously descended into a tragic death. you get a chance to hear from her little

here's abc's deborah roberts. >> reporter: she was the original reality celebrity. >> i'm not going toomment on that. >> reporter: fame mouse for being famous. married to an aging oil tycoon who won and lost a fortune and starred in one unforgettable reality show. this week marks ten years since the larger than life platinum blond known as anna nicole smith -- >> at 2:49 this afternoon, anna nicole smith had died. >> reporter: of an accidental drug overdose in a florida hotel room. she was just 39 years old. tonight, a rare glimpse of the little girl anna nicole left behind and her father, larry burkhead. how much is she like her mom? >> i would say she is fearless like her mom. she can work me like her mom could work people. she gets what she wants. i could stand right next to my daughter and we could look like twins, and the first thing they'll say is, "anna nicole, spitting image of the mother." >> reporter: burkhead is raising his 10-year-old outside louisville, kentucky, far from the hollywood glare her mother adored. dannielynn's the classic fifth grader, obsessed with snapchat.

. >> reporter: abc's deborah roberts caught up with roseann days after she lost her leg. >> did you wannaup for a moment? >> i didn't wanna live like this. >> reporter: that firefighter visited at the hospital almost daily. the day she was released from rehab he literally swept her off her feet. >> the fireman, he didn't know what he was in for. >> reporter: mike is now not only one of the people she calls her guardian angels, as of december, she also calls him her fiancee. her mother couldn't be happier. >> i remember it being day two, and she's like that firefighter is so cute and all i could think to myself was, are you kidding me? i was just blown up and you're trying to match make. >> how has he saved your life? >> i'm not sure if i would have the drive to go through all of that by myself. and he's been a savior having him there to support and move me along. >> reporter: she details their relationship in her new book, "perfect strangers." later this year they plan to walk opportunity aisle, but tonight, they plan to run up the empire state building for charity. >> tragedy does happen

. >> reporter: abc's deborah roberts caught up with roseann days after she lost her leg. >> did you wannaup for a moment? >> i didn't wanna live like this. >> reporter: that firefighter visited at the hospital almost daily. the day she was released from rehab he literally swept her off her feet. >> the fireman, he didn't know what he was in for. >> reporter: mike is now not only one of the people she calls her guardian angels, as of december, she also calls him her fiancee. her mother couldn't be happier. >> i remember it being day two, and she's like that firefighter is so cute and all i could think to myself was, are you kidding me? i was just blown up and you're trying to match make. >> how has he saved your life? >> i'm not sure if i would have the drive to go through all of that by myself. and he's been a savior having him there to support and move me along. >> reporter: she details their relationship in her new book, "perfect strangers." later this year they plan to walk opportunity aisle, but tonight, they plan to run up the empire state building for charity. >> tragedy does happen

deborah roberts sat down with her father for tonight's 20/20. >> who would have caguessed thi baby girl>> the baby. >> the center of a media storm. a paternity scandal. >> i told you so. >> today, danny lynn is a typical 10-year-old living with her dad outside louisville, kentucky. but for a twist of fate, her life could have been so different. look closely and you can spot the resemblance to the mother she doesn't remember but who so many others can't forget. this week marks ten years since the larger than life platinum blonde known as anna nicole smith -- >> to the hospital. 2:49 this afternoon, an na nicoe smith died. >> of an accidental overdose. she was just 39. >> she will always be her daughter. how much is she like her mom? >> i would say she is fearless like her mom. she will get on any roller coaster you put in front of her. she can work people. i could stand next to my daughter and we could look like twins. the first thing they will say is, anna nicole's spitting image. it's like any other kid who lost a celebrity parent. they think that the child is automatically destined fo

nicole smith's daughter, dannielynn, ten years after her mother's unexpected death and abc's deborah robertsr father to see what life is like now and, deb, you've been covering them and have been one of the few reporters to sit down with them multiple times. >> in fact, larry birkhead has invited me to sit down with him for some of the crucial mopes in his life including the parenting of his young daughter. the little girl that anna nicole smith dreamed of but sadly wouldn't have a chance to raise. today dannielynn is living a quiet life with her dad far away from the spotlight that her famous mother craved. she was one of the first big reality stars, a flamboyant platinum blond former stripper turned model whose life took one dramatic turn after another. this week marks ten years since anna nicole smith's tragic death from an accidental prescription drug overdose. she was just 39. she left behind an infant daughter who after anna's death was the focus of a paternity scandal. but today if you didn't know you'd never suspect that this carefree 10-year-olds was once at the center of that media