Cameron Diaz and Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden have welcomed their third child together, a boy, surprising fans with the news of their growing family on May 4.
“Happy, excited, and feeling so blessed,” Madden wrote on his Instagram, adding that their crew is “healthy & happy” and “having a blast.”
Diaz responded in the comments with a string of heart emoji.
The couple chose the name Nautas for their son. Drawn from the Latin nauta, meaning sailor, the name leans into a spirit of adventure.
In the announcement graphic, Madden included a definition describing Nautas as “sailor, navigator, voyager, one who embarks on a journey and fears not the unknown,” pairing it with an image of a ship in full sail, marked with a bold “N.”
They did not disclose additional details about the birth.
Madden, 47, and Diaz, 53, are also parents to daughter Raddix, 6, and son Cardinal, 2, and have long made a point of keeping their children out of the spotlight, opting not to share photos of them publicly.
Diaz was, for a stretch in the early 2000s, one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood, earning up to $30 million for certain projects, according to The Los Angeles Times. In the years that followed, she gradually stepped back from acting, but returned in 2025 for a Netflix film, “Back In Action,” alongside Jamie Foxx. It was her first time acting since her 2014 film “Annie.”
In a conversation with Gwyneth Paltrow in 2020, she said she stepped back from acting to “take responsibility for my life,” describing the decision as bringing a “peace in my soul.”
“I love being a mother. It’s the best, best, best part of my life,” Diaz told “Entertainment Tonight” in 2020. “I’m so grateful and so happy and it’s the best thing ever and I’m so lucky to do it with Benji and we’re having the best time. I’m thrilled. I can’t believe it.”
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