Benji Madden and Cameron Diaz.Photo: Donato Sardella/Getty
Benji Maddenis wifeCameron Diaz’s biggest cheerleader.
Days after it was announced that Diaz, 49, will be making her return to acting in a newNetflixfilm titledBack in ActionalongsideJamie Foxx, a family source tells PEOPLE that Madden, 43, “is very excited for her.”
“He encouraged her to unretire,” the insider continues.
According to the source, the action-comedy is “the perfect movie project for"Diaz to make her return with, as “she worked with Jamie in the past and had a blast.”
“She feels a bit rusty and nervous about it, but mostly excited,” the insider adds. “She is ready to tackle this movie project.”
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Tom Bradysoon joins the call, telling Diaz that Foxx told him she could use “a few tips on how to un-retire.” (Brady, 44, famouslyreturned to the NFLin March, after firstannouncing his departureonly the previous month.)
“I’m relatively successful at un-retiring,” Brady quipped.
Diaz also shared the audio clip to her Instagram Story, writing, “@iamjamiefoxxonly you could get me back in action! I can’t frickin wait it’s gonna be a blast!”
Diaz — who married Madden in 2015 and has a 2-year-old daughter,Raddix, with theGood Charlotterocker — previously stepped away from acting following her performance as Miss Hannigan in 2014’sAnnie, in which she co-starred alongside Fox.
The actress heaped praise upon her musician husband during a March appearance on theMichelle Visage’s Rule Breakerspodcast, saying, “He’s reallytaught 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.
“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, “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.”
source: people.com
