Cameron Diaz was spotted out in Santa Barbara, California, on Thursday, marking a rare public appearance three months after she revealed that she and husband Benji Madden had welcomed their third child.
The 53-year-old actress enjoyed a relaxed afternoon walk with fellow Hollywood favorite Zoe Saldana, 48.
Diaz appeared to embrace a natural look, going noticeably makeup-free while keeping her trademark blonde hair tucked beneath a wide-brimmed straw sunhat.
For the low-key outing, she opted for an easygoing outfit made up of a white T-shirt, loose black jeans and brown Birkenstock-style sandals.
She also had a gray sweater draped around her shoulders, its sleeves tied at the front, as she chatted with the Oscar-winning Saldana.
Saldana matched the casual mood in relaxed blue jeans, sandals and a layered tank top.
Cameron Diaz was seen in Santa Barbara, California, on Thursday, three months after announcing she had welcomed her third child with husband Benji Madden
The Avatar star shielded her eyes with oversized designer sunglasses and wore her brunette hair pulled back into a sleek, tight ponytail.
Diaz and Saldana have been close friends for years, with the latter revealing in 2024 that her three sons call the Charlie’s Angels star ‘auntie’ in Spanish.
Saldana made the reveal while speaking directly to Diaz during her speech at Elle’s Women in Hollywood event that year.
‘Cameron, I am so happy. I’m so inspired by watching you really craft both your massive career and your beautifully private life exactly your own way,’ she said.
‘It is an honor to know you and what a gift for my kids to call you Tia, and I call you friend,’ she added as she referred to her sons Cy, Bowie and Zen, whom she shares with longtime husband Marco Perego.
‘I love you. Thank you for being [on the] line for me, for us and for me.’
The pair’s outing comes just months after the arrival of Diaz and Madden’s surprise third child.
The couple, who have been married since 2015, are also parents to daughter Raddix, six, and son Cardinal, two.
The actress, 53, was joined by fellow Hollywood star Zoe Saldana, 48, during the leisurely afternoon stroll
Diaz and Saldana have been close friends for years, with the latter revealing in 2024 that her three sons call the Charlie’s Angels star ‘auntie’ in Spanish; seen in 2024
They expanded their family in May 2026 with the birth of son Nautas, which Madden, 47, confirmed via Instagram at the time.
‘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!!’ the Good Charlotte rocker announced on May 3.
‘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 ❤️’
In an interview given just weeks before Nautus’s arrival, Diaz provided rare insight on her life as a working mom after welcoming her first child at age 47.
She also addressed her decade-long acting hiatus, which came to an end in 2025, as she spoke about working with Keanu Reeves on the Apple TV+ comedy film Outcome (2026).
‘To be able to still do this at such a high level with people like Keanu Reeves is a thrill for me,’ she told Ok! Magazine of her latest film.
Along with their newborn son, Diaz and Madden, who have been married since 2015, are also parents to daughter Raddix, six, and son Cardinal, two; the couple seen in 2016
In an interview given just weeks before Nautus’s arrival, Diaz provided rare insight on her life as a working mom after welcoming her first child at age 47; seen in April
However, Diaz said that she was ‘glad [she] took a break’ from Hollywood for 10 years so that she could focus on her husband and children.
‘I was able to focus on family and a part of my life that means so much to me but I still love doing this. It’s the best job in the world.’
She added that she ‘loves’ being a mother and that it is the ‘best’ part of her life.
Discussing being an older parent, Diaz added: ‘I’m just trying to stay alive just like every other mother.’
She previously credited her close friend Gwyneth Paltrow as well as her rockstar husband for convincing her to have children, a decision she said changed her ‘whole existence.’
During a 2022 episode of Gwyneth’s Goop podcast, Diaz said that her pal, who is mom to Apple, 22, and Moses, 20, had spent their whole friendship praising her mothering tendencies.
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Diaz said that she was ‘glad [she] took a break’ from Hollywood for 10 years so that she could focus on her husband and children
Diaz said that she ‘loves’ being a mother and that it is the ‘best’ part of her life; seen in 2025
‘It’s my favorite thing I’ve ever done, it’s my whole existence, you were right,’ Diaz admitted of motherhood as Paltrow reminded her of ‘those conversations back in the day, you saying “I’m not sure I want a kid.”‘
‘You were like, “You’re going to have a child if it’s the last thing you do! Yes you are.” I was not convinced I was going to,’ Diaz recalled.
‘Of all the people, you just had to be a mother,’ Paltrow chimed in. ‘Not everybody wants to do it and that’s great but I knew you were one, I just had to pull her out of you.’
Diaz then added: ‘I love you for that, I think about it all the time and I totally give you credit. You and Benji, the two of you, if it wasn’t for him I obviously wouldn’t [have become a mother].’
