Cameron Diaz, 53, welcomes third child with Benji Madden, 47, reveals baby’s name
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Actress Cameron Diaz has welcomed her third child at the age of 53. Her rock star husband, Benji Madden, made the surprise announcement on Instagram on Monday, May 4.
Madden shared the news on Instagram, revealing that the couple has welcomed a baby boy as their third child.
Cameron Diaz, Benji Madden welcome baby boy
As Madden announced the arrival of their third child, he chose to share an image of a ship featuring the meaning of his son’s name, rather than posting a photo of the newborn.
In his Instagram post, the rock star wrote, “Cameron and I are Happy, Excited, and feeling so BLESSED to announce the birth of our third Child, Nautas Madden. Welcome to the world, Son!!
“We love life with our family- our kids are healthy&happy, and we are grateful!! having a blast. Sending all our best wishes- the Madden Family.”
Nautas means “Sailor, navigator, voyager.” The description on the image shared by Madden reads, “One who embarks on a journey and fears not the unknown.”
Cameron Diaz reacts with emojis to baby news
Cameron Diaz reacted to the announcement by posting emojis in the comment section, sharing a series of stars and heart emojis under the post.
Cameron and Good Charlotte guitarist Benji already share two children, a daughter and a son. Their eldest, Raddix, was born in December 2019 via surrogate, and their son Cardinal was born in March 2024.
The couple married in 2015.
Cameron Diaz returns to acting with 'Outcome'
Diaz recently returned to acting with the dark comedy film 'Outcome,' starring opposite Keanu Reeves. She stepped back into the spotlight after nearly a decade-long break from her career.
Many were surprised by her earlier decision to step away from acting, given her popularity and rising career. However, Diaz defended the move, saying she wanted to focus on her family life.
The star shared her thoughts at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit: “It felt like the right thing for me to reclaim my own life and I just really didn’t care about anything else.
“Nobody’s opinion, nobody’s success, no one’s offer, no one’s anything could change my mind about my decision of taking care of myself and building the life that I really wanted to have.
“I think it really comes to, ‘What are you passionate about?’ For me, it was to build my family.”
