{"id":10652,"date":"2026-05-12T13:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/strongermarriages\/?p=10652"},"modified":"2026-05-12T13:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:52:16","slug":"cameron-diaz-53-welcomes-third-baby-in-surprise-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/strongermarriages\/2026\/05\/cameron-diaz-53-welcomes-third-baby-in-surprise-announcement.html","title":{"rendered":"Cameron Diaz, 53, Welcomes Third Baby in Surprise Announcement\u2014and Reveals His Unique Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10661\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10661\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/413\/2026\/05\/Diaz-Madden_credit-benjaminmadden-Instagram.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@benjaminmadden \/ Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden have officially expanded their family once again, surprising fans with the announcement that they\u2019ve welcomed their third child together \u2014 a baby boy named Nautas Madden.<\/p>\n<p>The couple shared the unexpected news on May 4th with an Instagram post from Madden, who revealed both the birth and the baby\u2019s distinctive name in a heartfelt message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCameron and I are happy, excited, and feeling so BLESSED to announce the birth of our third child, Nautas Madden. Welcome to the world, son!!\u201d Madden wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX58F9wlQLE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX58F9wlQLE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Benji Madden (@benjaminmadden)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The post included artwork featuring a pirate ship labeled \u201cNautas Madden,\u201d along with drawings of a cardinal, a plant, and a series of symbolic playing cards. One card explained the meaning behind the unusual name, describing Nautas as \u201csailor, navigator, voyager, one who embarks on a journey and fears not the unknown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another card included the message: \u201cEvery great legend begins with a single voyage. Chart your own course. Keep your compass true. The world is yours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diaz responded to her husband\u2019s post with a string of red heart emojis.<\/p>\n<p>The famously private couple, who married in 2015, did not publicly announce they were expecting another child. They are already parents to daughter Raddix Wildflower Madden, 6, and son Cardinal Madden, 2.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Diaz and Madden have made it clear they want to keep their children largely out of the spotlight. When announcing the birth of Raddix in 2020, the couple wrote that they felt a \u201cstrong instinct to protect our little one\u2019s privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe won\u2019t be posting pictures or sharing more details, other than the fact that she is really really cute!! Some would say RAD,\u201d they joked at the time.<\/p>\n<p>They took a similar approach when welcoming Cardinal in 2024, once again choosing not to share photos publicly.<\/p>\n<p>Although Diaz rarely discusses her children in interviews, she has spoken candidly about motherhood and becoming a parent later in life. During a 2022 interview with BBC Radio 2, the actress acknowledged that many moms her age are \u201cliterally 20 years younger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I want to feel vital like that for my child,\u201d Diaz explained.<\/p>\n<p>She also joked in a past interview with Naomi Campbell that becoming a mother later in life comes with one major goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only pressure for me is like I have to live to be, like 107, you know? So no pressure!\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz has also openly discussed the challenges of parenting young children. During an appearance on \u201cThe Kelly Clarkson Show,\u201d she encouraged parents to show grace when they make mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you do blow up, just say, \u2018Oh, my God. Mommy lost her s&#8211;t,\u2019\u201d Diaz said, adding that children are not \u201cactively trying to be bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy job is to just help her find the words to her emotions,\u201d she explained. \u201cHelp her identify that and then move through it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For now, the couple appears focused on enjoying life as a family of five. As Madden wrote in his announcement, \u201cWe love life with our family \u2014 our kids are healthy &amp; happy, and we are grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden have officially expanded their family once again, surprising fans with the announcement that they\u2019ve welcomed their third child together \u2014 a baby boy named Nautas Madden. 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