{"id":411249,"date":"2026-05-04T12:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/411249\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:18:08","slug":"cameron-diaz-53-welcomes-third-child-with-husband-benji-madden-as-pair-share-heartfelt-meaning-behind-baby-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/411249\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron Diaz, 53, welcomes third child with husband Benji Madden as pair share heartfelt meaning behind baby name"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cameron Diaz and her husband Benji Madden have revealed they are now parents to a third child, a baby boy named Nautas Madden. <\/p>\n

The Good Charlotte musician, 47, shared the happy news on Instagram this morning, accompanying his announcement with an image of a ship rather than a photograph of the newborn.<\/p>\n

The picture of the naval vessel reflects the meaning behind their son’s unique name: “Sailor, navigator, voyager. One who embarks on a journey and fears not the unknown.”<\/p>\n

In his post, Mr Madden 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!!” (sic)<\/p>\n

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Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden have welcomed their third child <\/p>\n

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The 53-year-old actress responded with star and heart emojis beneath her husband’s announcement.<\/p>\n

Nautas joins siblings Raddix, who arrived in December 2019, and Cardinal, born in March 2024. All three children were born through surrogacy.<\/p>\n

Ms Diaz and Mr Madden tied the knot in 2015 after being introduced by the actress’s close friend Nicole Richie, who is married to the rocker’s twin brother Joel Madden.<\/p>\n

The couple have maintained a notably private approach to their family life, previously stating they would not share photographs of their children “for safety and privacy.”<\/p>\n

When announcing Cardinal’s birth last year, they adopted the same protective stance.<\/p>\n

Sources have previously indicated the pair underwent extensive fertility treatments, including IVF and acupuncture, on their journey to parenthood.<\/p>\n

Speaking to OK! Magazine last week, the Hollywood star reflected on becoming a mother later in life, having welcomed her first child at 47.<\/p>\n

“I love being a mother. It’s the best, best, best part of my life,” she told the publication.<\/p>\n

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Benji Madden (left) announced the news of the birth on Instagram <\/p>\n

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Ms Diaz acknowledged the unique position of being an older parent, noting that mothers of children her kids’ ages are typically two decades younger than her.<\/p>\n

“The only pressure for me now is I have to live to be, like, 107, you know?” she said, adding that she wants to “feel vital” for her children.<\/p>\n

“I’m just trying to stay alive just like every other mother,” the actress remarked.<\/p>\n

The birth announcement arrives during a particularly active period for Ms Diaz professionally.<\/p>\n

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Benji Madden (left) and Cameron Diaz pictured in 2015 <\/p>\n

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After stepping away from Hollywood in 2014 following the release of the film Annie, she returned to the screen last year with Back in Action alongside Jamie Foxx.<\/p>\n

Her second project since ending her decade-long hiatus, Outcome, was released in April 2026 and features her starring opposite Keanu Reeves.<\/p>\n

“To be able to still do this at such a high level with people like Keanu Reeves is a thrill for me,” she told OK! Magazine.<\/p>\n

The actress is also currently filming The Sham, a romantic comedy with Stephen Merchant, which began production in New York City last month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cameron Diaz and her husband Benji Madden have revealed they are now parents to a third child, a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":411250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,3623,156,593,111,43,139,69,51066,3040,258],"class_list":["post-411249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity","tag-entertainment","tag-film","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sgg","tag-us","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}