Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden announce birth of daughter

Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden have announced the birth of their first child, a daughter named Raddix Madden.

On Friday, the couple shared the news that they had become parents in a joint statement on Instagram, in which they also revealed they plan to keep further details surrounding their daughter private.

“Happy New Year from the Maddens!” the post reads. “We are so happy, blessed and grateful to begin this new decade by announcing the birth of our daughter, Raddix Madden.

“She has instantly captured our hearts and completed our family.”

The 47-year-old actress then said that while she and Madden “are overjoyed to share this news,” they also feel a “strong instinct to protect our little one’s privacy”.

“So we won’t be posting pictures or sharing any more details, other than the fact that she is really, really cute!!” the new mum wrote, adding: “Some would even say RAD.”

The couple concluded the announcement wishing their fans and followers a happy new year and happy new decade.

While Diaz and Madden, 40, have kept their relationship relatively private since they married in 2015, in August of this year Diaz expressed her love for her husband in an interview with InStyle.

“Getting married to him was the best thing that ever happened to me,” she said. “My husband’s the best. He’s the greatest human being, and he’s my great partner. Marriage is certainly hard, and it’s a lot of work. You need somebody who’s willing to do the work with you, because there’s no 60-40 in marriage. It’s 50-50, period. All the time.”