Cameron Diaz opened up about becoming a mum in her late 40s
Cameron Diaz once opened up about becoming a mum in her 40s and joked that she 'wants to live to be 110'.
The Charlie's Angels actor, 53, gave birth to her first daughter, Raddix, now six, in 2019 with husband, musician Benji Madden, 47, before going on to welcome a son named Cardinal in March 2024.
The happy couple welcomed their third child, a son named Nautus, just a few months ago in May, which was a complete surprise to the public, as Diaz hadn't made a pregnancy announcement beforehand.
Madden announced the news on Instagram, as he penned: "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!!
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"We love life with our family - our kids are healthy&happy, and we are grateful!!! Having a blast, sending all our best wishes - the Madden Family."
Diaz has always been candid about how motherhood has changed her perspective on things, and honestly, we couldn't love her more for it!
Look, it's hard not to adore Diaz. She starred in basically every childhood film we ever loved, from The Mask to Charlie's Angels and The Other Woman; seriously, the woman's a walking girls' night in.
And her parenting adventure gave the star a wonderful fresh perspective on ageing, as in 2022, following the birth of Raddix, she relayed to PEOPLE Magazine: "The whole concept of ageing has just changed completely, even in the last 10 years.
"It's totally opened up. I'm excited. I've got 50 or 60 years to go - I want to live to be 110, since I've got a young child."
To be fair, we're looking forward to getting past 100 and retiring at some kind of vineyard.
Becoming a mum also allowed Diaz to appreciate her relationship with her parents, adding: "I think you have this amazing moment in your 40s where you appreciate who your parents are, and I want to have that moment with her -be there with her in her 40s."
And she has every intention of getting there, as she explained that her family are from a pretty sturdy stock: "My grandmother was running around in the hot San Fernando Valley sun at 72, hauling big bags of rabbit feed and chicken feed around. I think I've got some of that.
"And as is true for most people, I think how I look and feel is some combination of what I do and what I don't do."
In 2020, Diaz joked during an interview on Naomi Campbell's YouTube series No Filter that her only real pressure with becoming a mother at a later age is that she now has to 'live to be, like, 107'.
She said: "A lot of people do it the other way around… they get married [and] have a family in their youth. I’m kind of doing it in the second half of my life.”
The actress continued: "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.”
Shola Lee