Stars Who Secretly Had Kids: Eva Mendes, Cameron Diaz and More!

Chances are most people were surprised when their favorite celebrity welcomed a baby out of nowhere. Who can forget the time Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden announced they became first-time parents?

The couple both took to their Instagram accounts on Friday, December 3, to reveal the happy news. “Happy New Year from the Maddens!” they wrote. “We are so happy, blessed and grateful to begin this new decade by announcing the birth of our daughter, Raddix Madden. 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,” they continued. “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 our love and best wishes for a Happy New Year and Happy New Decade. Sincerely, Cameron and Benji.”

Our hearts literally melted after reading that. Since the couple got married in 2015, they knew the next step would be welcoming a baby.

“Cameron and Benji had been trying to have a baby for a long time,” an insider previously told Us Weekly. “There were disappointments along the way, so it was difficult and stressful at times. But they say it was a price worth paying. They feel beyond blessed.”

Not only that, but Benji’s brother, Joel Madden, and his wife Nicole Richie are “thrilled” to have another member in the family. “Nicole and Joel have been so great, and they’ve offered to help in any way they can, both now and moving forward,” the insider said. “They’re going to be a huge part of Raddix’s life — the plan is to really integrate the two families so all the kids can grow up together and be one big, happy family.” Sounds like a good plan!

Scroll below to see more celebrity couples who secretly welcomed children!

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes‘ fans were in the dark when the pair welcomed their daughter Esmeralda in 2014 and their second kid, Amada, in 2016. However, even after they became a family of four, the two actors still didn’t share a lot of photos of their children on social media. If you’re lucky, you can spot them shopping in L.A. or going to Disneyland.

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock was one of a few stars in Hollywood who didn’t speak openly about her plans for motherhood. When the Miss Congeniality star adopted her son, Louis, she kept everything under wraps. But when she adopted her second child — a baby girl named Laila — Sandra opened up to People about the whole process.

“When I look at Laila, there’s no doubt in my mind that she was supposed to be here,” she said. “I can tell you absolutely, the exact right children came to me at the exact right time.”

Now the mom of two is so overcome with love that she can’t imagine ever giving her children up. “Sandra is raising kids who care about giving back, sharing, and more importantly realize how blessed they are,” an insider previously told Closer Weekly. “Louis and Laila may be young, but they get it.”

Charlize Theron

Like Sandra, Charlize Theron also went through the adoption process for her two kids — Jackson and August — and didn’t tell anyone. However, after she welcomed daughter Jackson in 2012, she went on Ryan Seacrest‘s KIIS FM radio show to reveal how much her life has changed.

“It’s changed a tiny bit,” the Mad Max: Fury Road star said. “I now travel in a pack.”

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

For Blake Lively‘s first pregnancy with husband Ryan Reynods, she wasn’t as secretive about it like other celebrity moms. But that doesn’t mean she gave away a lot of information either.

Fans figured out the Gossip Girl alum was expecting when she shared a photo of herself cradling her small baby bump on her lifestyle website Preserve. But even after that, the parents of three didn’t reveal their daughter’s name until three months after she was born.

While chatting with Today‘s Willie Geist, Ryan unexpectedly let the cat out of the bag. “It’s James,” he said. “Everyone knows.”