Find out what Cameron Diaz said about motherhood before welcoming her daughter

2020 has started off on a very high not for many of our favorite celebs, but none more than Charlie’s Angels actress and new mother  Cameron Diaz . On Friday, January 3, the actress and author shared a joint message with her husband and musician,  Benji Madden , on social media sharing that they would be going into the new decade with their beautiful baby girl, Raddix Madden. The announcement took Cameron’s fans, and the world by surprise as no one was expecting the happy and joyful news that they pair had no become a family of three. Over the years, Cameron has been very open about motherhood, stating how she hasn’t ever felt rushed to be a mother and that when the moment came, she would embrace it fully.

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In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, The Other Woman actress revealed, “If one day I am blessed with the experience of having a child, I would be overjoyed, but I am not sitting here feeling empty because I haven't yet, or that I may not.” Later that year, she shared with Redbook, “I thought I was going to be married and have two children by the time I was 21. I think I felt I had to model my life after my mother's. But then my career was starting to take off and there were still so many things I wanted to do. So that dream for me was shattered early on. After that I never put another time line on anything in my life.”

It’s safe to say that Cameron is overjoyed with the arrival of her baby girl. In the message she and her husband shared, they stated, “She has instantly captured our hearts and completed our family. While we are overjoyed to share this news, we 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!! Some would even say RAD:) From our family to all of yours, we’re sending out love and best wishes for a Happy New Year and Happy New Decade...”