Benji Madden is celebrating his 10th wedding anniversary with his wife, actress Cameron Diaz, with a sweet post on Instagram.
On January 16, the lead guitarist of Good Charlotte took to Instagram to share a heartfelt message along with photos of his wife, Diaz, and the couple together. Diaz, aged 52, and Madden, aged 45, exchanged vows on January 5, 2015.
Benji Madden also plugged his wife’s new movie, “Back in Action” in the caption for the post.
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Benji Madden Honors Cameron Diaz On 10th Wedding Anniversary
Madden shared a sweet message on Instagram on Thursday honoring his 10th wedding anniversary with Diaz.
Madden included a picture of his actress wife as well as a picture of the two together while calling Diaz “my QUEEN.”
Madden expressed his admiration for Diaz, referring to her as his “QUEEN ❤️” and celebrating her various roles as a wife, mother, friend, partner, boss, and lover. The couple recently celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary on January 5th, with Madden expressing how each year brings more fulfillment despite the imperfections, emphasizing the real and reliable nature of their relationship. Madden expressed gratitude for having his best friend by his side every day, highlighting the beauty of their life together and hinting at an upcoming milestone.
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Madden Also Plugged ‘Back In Action’
In his post, Madden also acknowledged Diaz’s return to acting in the new movie “Back in Action” alongside Jamie Foxx. Diaz had taken a break from acting for a decade to focus on raising their children with Madden.
The couple shares a 5-year-old daughter, Raddix, and a 10-month-old, son, Cardinal, per PEOPLE.
The “Annie” actress credited Foxx for bringing her out of retirement and said he was the only person who could’ve done so.
“I thought that if I was going to come back and do a movie, the only person I’d come back and do it with would be this guy,” said Diaz of Foxx. “Seriously. I had other opportunities along the way and I was always saying, ‘No. I’m not doing it, I’ve told you… What? Jamie asked? Jamie? Oh, I can do a movie with Jamie!'”
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Madden noted his wife’s return to films in his anniversary post and congratulated her for being “Back in Action.”
“We are SO happy to see you….BACK IN ACTION!!….Congrats baby!!❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉🎉 @camerondiaz ❤️
GO watch it on @netflix 😛😛🤘🤘🤘🎉,” wrote Madden.
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Diaz Thought She’d Never Make Another Movie Before ‘Back In Action’
In a promotion for “Back in Action,” Diaz shared that she was “perfectly happy” with her life and didn’t think she’d ever “make another movie” when she got a phone call from Foxx.
The “Knight and Day” star introduced herself before announcing why she decided to make another film.
“Hi. I’m Cameron Diaz, and I’m going to tell you why I decided to make ‘Back in Action’ as my first film in 10 years,” she said. “I didn’t think I was gonna make another movie. I was perfectly happy, you know, just living my life, doing other things, you know? Like day in and day out, not movies.”
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“And then I get a phone call from Jamie Foxx,” she continued. “And how do you say, ‘No’ to Jamie Foxx when he says, ‘Hey, I’ve got this big action comedy that we can just have so much fun on.’ If there’s anyone I’m gonna go back and spend months on end, on set, having a ball, laughing with, it would be Jamie. And here we are ‘Back in Action.'”
Diaz ‘Honored’ To Work With Foxx
During an interview with Extra to promote “Back in Action,” Diaz said she was “honored” to work with Foxx again.
“To be privileged enough to still be able to come back and do a movie after 10 years, you know, to get to make movies still and do it at this level and to make something this entertaining and fun for everyone, that was, you know, to me, I felt really honored to be able to do and do it with Jamie,” she said.
Diaz added that Foxx is a “professional, a fantastic partner.”
“I knew that it was gonna be worth my while to go no matter what and that we’re going to have fun.”
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Diaz Plays An Ex-CIA Spy In ‘Back In Action’
Diaz and Foxx play former spies for the Central Intelligence Agency in the film. The couple is forced back into the world of espionage after their cover is blown.
The trailer for “Back in Action” features the couple as they fight off villains at a gas station with their two kids in tow. Foxx and Diaz are also shown in high-speed chases via cars, boats and motorcycles. The duo are also shown parachuting from an airplane in the action-packed film.
“Back in Action” is available now on Netflix.