Benji Madden Congratulates 'My Queen' Cameron Diaz on Her Movie Return, Marks 10-Year Anniversary with Rare Couple Photo

Mar. 15, 2025

Benji Madden and Cameron Diaz.Photo:Benji Madden/Instagram

Benji Madden/Instagram

When it comes toCameron Diaz,Benji Maddenhas a lot to celebrate.

TheGood Charlottemusician, 45, took to Instagram to praise his wife ina rare photo postof the couple, celebrating both their 10-year wedding anniversary and Diaz’s recent return to movies.

“This is my QUEEN ❤️” Benji wrote Friday, Jan. 17. “I celebrate this BAD ASS WOMAN. Wife, Mommy, friend, partner, Boss, and lover. We just hit10 YEARS married on January 5thand every year only gets more fulfilling."

“It’s special,” he added ofhis partnership with Diaz, 52. “Never perfect - always real - always reliable. Every day getting to have my best friend with me ride or die … what a beautiful life - I am GRATEFUL!!! 🙏”

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Benji Madden and Cameron Diaz in Los Angeles on June 2, 2016.Donato Sardella/Getty

The musician — who shares daughterRaddix, 5, and her younger brother,Cardinal, with Diaz — also praised the actress’s new filmBack in Action, her first since 2014’sAnnie.

Alongside the selfie of himself and Diaz, Benji also posted a photo of his wife looking glam in a silver dress with a bold red lipstick and a sweet selfie of the couple for a second photo.

Diaz’s new film features theCharlie’s Angelsstar oppositeJamie Foxxas former CIA agents who are brought back into the game after their secret identities are exposed.

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Cameron Diaz at a special screening ofBack in Actionin Berlin on Jan. 15, 2025.Tristar Media/WireImage

Tristar Media/WireImage

And during an October 204 conversation atFortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit, Diaz shed some light on one of the main reasons she was returning to film:her husband’s support.

“He’s just the best,” the actress said of Benji, perE! News, continuing of her hiatus, “We were in the house for a long time, which was amazing.”

Benji, Diaz said, “was like, ‘You’ve been supporting us and building the family.’ And supporting him in his businesses. He’s like, ‘It’s time for us to support you and let Mommy ascend and do her thing.' "

Takinga step back from her screen career“felt like the right thing for me to reclaim my own life, and I just really didn’t care about anything else,” said Diaz: “Nobody’s opinion, nobody’s success, no one’s offer, no one’s anything could change my mind about my decision of taking care of myself and building the life that I really wanted to have.”

She added, “It really comes to what are you passionate about? For me it was to build my family.”

Back in Actionis now streaming on Netflix.

source: people.com