Benji Madden and Cameron Diaz.Photo: Donato Sardella/Getty
Cameron Diazis feeling her authentic self, thanks in large part toBenji Madden.
The actress, 49, heaped praise upon herGood Charlotterocker husband during an appearance on Tuesday’s episode of theMichelle Visage’s Rule Breakerspodcast, saying, “He’s really taught me to value myself a lot more.”
Diaz went on to say she wasn’t expecting to feel that way initially, because she “was receiving so much validation elsewhere and in all these other ways” before her relationship with Madden, 42.
“With our marriage, I learnedhow to really go all in. You know what I mean? … Nothing else comes before this,” she added. “It’s not hard to do, because it’s the most valuable thing I have.”
For Madden and Diaz, who share 2-year-old daughterRaddix, “We know that, no matter what, we can just go and be just a family anywhere, and we’re fine,” she explained. “We don’t need any of the things that we have, other than each other.”
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Benji Madden and Cameron Diaz.Donato Sardella/Getty Images
The Holidaystar said on the podcast that Madden, whom shewed in 2015, is “just a guy I can totally count on.”
“I married a mensch,” Diaz joked. “I know how hard it is to find. … He’s hilarious and he’s so funny. And he’s the best dad ever. I could cry, because he’s just the best.”
The actress and Avaline winemaker celebrated herseven-year wedding anniversarywith Madden in January. The musician shared a tribute on Instagram, writing in the caption that he “always dreamed of having a family like this.”
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Inthe comment section, Diaz replied, “I ✨❤️✨YOU MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY [sic]. Happy, peaceful, consistent, loyal and unconditional. Passionate and deep = OUR LOVE.”
“LOVE YOU FOREVER AND ALWAYS,” she added.
Diaz previouslyopened about marriage and familyin April 2020 during an episode of makeup artist Gucci Westman’s YouTube series “Makeup & Friends.”
“I love being married,” she said at the time. “The best thing that ever happened to me is finding my husband and our partnership and his friendship and all that.”
source: people.com
