Cameron Diaz proved to be a doting mother as she sweetly held hands with her daughter Raddix during an outing in Santa Barbara on Friday.
The stunning actress — who recently returned to acting after a brief retirement — was spotted on the rare family outing with her husband and Raddix’ dad, Benji Madden.
The trio made their way through the parking lot of a Von’s grocery store in the tony coastal town of California.
Rocking a casual double denim ensemble with a pair of Ugg boots, Cameron looked every inch the former model as she led her 3-year-old baby girl safely along the sidewalks.
At one point, Benji lifted Raddix in the air and carried her on his shoulders for a bit of father-daughter bonding fun.
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Cameron Diaz was spotted on an outing in Santa Barbara on Friday
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Cameron sweetly held hands with her daughter Raddix alongside husband Benji Madden
The adorable couple wed in January 2015 after nearly a year of dating.
Cameron revealed to Andy Cohen that she and Benji had an instant connection when they met.
‘It was one of those things where everyone tells you, ‘You just know when you know,’” she said on Andy’s radio show in 2016.
‘I was like, ‘What does that mean? Oh, I get it. You just know when you know.’ Like, you’re my husband.’
In 2021, she echoed the sentiment during her appearance on the Anna Faris Is Unqualified podcast.
‘I saw him walking towards me and I was like, “Huh, he’s hot, I haven’t seen him before’’ she explained.
‘But then when I saw him, like who he was, that’s what made me really be like, “Oh you, you’re special, you’re the guy, you’re the hidden gem in my life”;.
The couple welcomed Raddix via surrogate on December 30th, 2019.
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The trio made their way through the parking lot of a Von’s grocery store in the tony coastal town of California
![Cameron Diaz and family enjoy a special outing as they head to the grocery store in Santa Barbara, holding hands with daughter Raddix 7 Rocking a casual double denim ensemble with a pair of Ugg boots, Cameron looked every inch the former model as she led her 3-year-old baby girl safely along the sidewalks](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/30/01/79452989-12911463-Rocking_a_casual_double_denim_ensemble_with_a_pair_of_Ugg_boots_-a-4_1703901177702.jpg)
Rocking a casual double denim ensemble with a pair of Ugg boots, Cameron looked every inch the former model as she led her 3-year-old baby girl safely along the sidewalks
![Cameron Diaz and family enjoy a special outing as they head to the grocery store in Santa Barbara, holding hands with daughter Raddix 9 At one point, Benji lifted Raddix in the air and carried her on his shoulders for a bit of father-daughter bonding fun](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/30/01/79453009-12911463-At_one_point_Benji_lifted_Raddix_in_the_air_and_carried_her_on_h-a-7_1703901178156.jpg)
At one point, Benji lifted Raddix in the air and carried her on his shoulders for a bit of father-daughter bonding fun
The Something About Mary star said motherhood is ‘the best thing’ that ever happened to her and Benji during an appearance on The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon.
‘It’s been heaven, Jimmy,’ Diaz said.
‘But it’s so gratifying to actually get to see that growth and to be a part of it, and to let her be her.
‘It’s just amazing. It’s the best thing that ever happened to both Benji and I. We’re just so happy,’ she gushed.