Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden welcomed their third child, Nautas Madden, on May 4, 2026. The couple announced the birth shortly after Diaz’s Hollywood comeback.
Nautas means ‘Sailor, navigator, voyager. One who embarks on a journey and fears not the unknown.’ Cameron Diaz is 53 years old, while Benji Madden is 47. The couple married in 2015 and has two other children: Raddix, born in December 2019, and Cardinal, born in March 2024.
Both Raddix and Cardinal were born via surrogate after the couple faced challenges with infertility. They opted for surrogacy as a path to expand their family. Cameron Diaz expressed that being a mother is the “best part” of her life.
Diaz took a decade-long acting hiatus starting in 2014 to focus on family life. She returned to acting with the Netflix film Back in Action, released in January 2025. Most recently, she starred alongside Keanu Reeves in Outcome, released in April 2026.
Benji Madden shared the news of Nautas’s birth on Instagram, expressing happiness and gratitude for their growing family. He stated, “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!!”
Cameron Diaz remarked on her journey into motherhood: “Having a family when you’re young…it’s like anything when you’re young: You do it. But when you’re my age and you decide to do it, it’s a real choice. You really have to work hard for it.” Observers note that this baby feels like a miracle for the couple.
The couple continues to navigate parenting while balancing their careers. As they settle into life with three children, fans are eager to see how this new addition influences Diaz’s future projects.
