After years of waiting to become parents, Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden surprised fans when they announced the birth of their daughter Raddix in 2020.
Diaz and Madden married in January 2015, and by the following February, sources told PEOPLE they felt ready to expand their family. – She settled down, settled down and wants to have a family – said the source. “She’s doing everything she can to enjoy this moment in her life.”
A few years later, the couple had a daughter Raddix in the family. Diaz and Madden settled into parenthood immediately, with the actress telling Jimmy Fallon that their little girl was “the best thing that ever happened to Benj and me.”
Diaz also talked about how much her daughter has grown, saying, “Literally every day, it’s just leaps and bounds… and she’s not the same baby she was yesterday.”
She added: “But it’s so satisfying to see that growth and to be a part of it. It’s just amazing.”
While Diaz and Madden keep their daughter out of the spotlight, they have shared a few details about their family life. From her surprise birth to her mom and dad’s sweetest parenting quotes, here’s everything you need to know about Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden’s daughter Raddix.
She was born on December 30, 2019
Raddix Chloe Wildflower Madden was born on December 30, 2019 at 1:58 PM at Cedar’s Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Diaz and Madden announced the birth of their daughter with an emotional post on the actress’ Instagram that read, “We are so happy, blessed and grateful to start this new decade with the birth of our daughter, Raddix Madden. She immediately captured our hearts and completed our family.”
She added that while they are “overjoyed to share this news,” they “also feel a strong instinct to protect our little one’s privacy.” Diaz added, “So we’re not going to post pictures or share any more details, other than the fact that she’s really, really cute! Some would even say RAD.”
Her parents keep her away from the limelight
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First-time parents keep their word: Diaz and Madden still haven’t shared photos of Raddix and rarely share any personal information about her. But they have a lot to say about how much they enjoy parenthood.
After Raddix was born, the couple stayed close to home to stay safe and healthy amid the pandemic. A source told PEOPLE at the time: “They stay home as much as possible and only go out for essentials. They’re really enjoying their new life with Rada.”
Her middle name could be a tribute to Drew Barrymore
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Fans also speculated if Raddix’s middle name, Wildflower, was a nod to Diaz’s best friend, Drew Barrymore. As PEOPLE noted, Wildflower is the title of Barrymore’s memoir. Diaz and Barrymore have been friends for years since they first teamed up Charlie’s Angels.
“Thankfully, she’s in my life every day,” Barrymore told PEOPLE of Diaz in 2019, calling her “the best, my sister.”
Raddix is a music fan
During the interview in July 2020 The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Diaz stated that Raddix already loves music. The Bad teacher star said they have “Baby Shark, “Elmo’s Song” and Sesame Street “on rotation,” adding, “It’s crazy. It’s like we’re playing music there, and she likes it!”
Diaz added that her daughter’s musical tastes are “changing,” saying, “When we go for a car ride, Benj will play some Cuban, Afro-Cuban music, and she’s in her car seat and her little legs are kicking… and I said , ‘Yes, that’s my girl!’ ”
During the interview with Rolling stone, Diaz revealed that Madden had already written several songs for his daughter. “We got ‘Baby Shark’ in the mix and of course Benj wrote at least a dozen songs for it [Raddix]”, she said. “So here we perform serious happy and often acapella songs.”
She is a foodie
Diaz talked about how much her daughter loves trying new foods and eating in general. During an appearance on the channel in November 2020 The Rachael Ray ShowDiaz shared how she became more interested in cooking during the pandemic, saying, “Now I love cooking for my child. It was amazing to be able to prepare food for her.”
The actress said she never gave Raddix mashed potatoes, adding: “She’s been eating garlic since day one, you know?” Diaz also revealed that her daughter is a fan of bone broth and fresh herbs. “I put herbs in everything. Thyme and dill, sage, everything,” she said. “She just loves it all.”
It keeps the parents busy
Diaz’s entire day revolves around Raddix, according to an interview the star did with Kevin Hart on his Hart to Hart podcast. “Everything starts and goes and stops and goes because it all comes down to her needs. I cook all her meals. I wake her up, my husband puts her to bed. We are a complete team,” she shared.
However, Diaz was candid about the fact that they have babysitting to help out, saying, “I don’t even know how mothers who don’t have babysitting do it.”
The actress gave additional insight into her and Madden’s daily routine with Raddix during an Instagram Live session with her Avaline wine co-founder Katherine Power. “He’s such an amazing father,” she said of Madden. “I’m so happy he’s my little daddy. He’s so amazing. He put her down and I went into the kitchen, started dinner and poured myself a nice glass of red wine.”
Diaz also raved about motherhood as a whole: “It’s the best, best, best part of my life. I’m so, so grateful and so happy and it’s the best thing ever and I’m so happy that I get to do it with Benji and we’re just having the best we implement.”
After an 8-year break from acting, Diaz announced that she will return to work in the summer of 2022. In an interview with CBS Sunday Morningshe touched on how she finds balance as a working mom, saying, “Everyone only has 100 percent, and you always have to figure out how you’re going to divide that 100 percent into all the parts of your life that matter.”
Raddix changed her parents’ perspective
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In May 2022, when Raddix was 2, Diaz talked about how raising a toddler made her look at aging differently. “The whole concept of aging has just completely changed, even in the last 10 years. It’s completely opened up. I’m excited. I’ve got 50 or 60 years left — I want to live to be 110, because I have a little kid,” Gwyneth Paltrow said during an appearance on GOOP podcast.
She continued, “I think you have that amazing moment in your 40s when you appreciate who your parents are, and I want to have that moment with her — to be there with her in her 40s.”
The actress is not afraid to realize parenthood either. During an appearance in May 2022 on The Kelly Clarkson Show, she was honest about the moments when she loses patience with her daughter. Diaz said that when Raddix seems upset, she goes through her “mom checklist” to try to figure out what she might be feeling.
“Did she eat? Is she tired? What time is it? When was the last time she ate? When did she take a nap? You just start there and say, ‘What just happened? Is she trying to tell me something?’ ” she explained.
Diaz said that while she feels it’s her “job” as a parent to “help her find words for her emotions,” she sometimes loses her patience. She owns it though, saying, “Like if you blow up, just fix it and say, ‘Oh my God, mommy lost her s—‘ And ‘I didn’t mean to tell you that. If I hurt your feelings or if I upset you, I just want you to know that mom is human too.’ ”
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