Zoe Saldaña Shares the Sweet Special Name Her Kids Have for Cameron Diaz (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Cameron Diaz (left) and Zoe Saldana at ELLE’s 2024 Women in Hollywood celebration.Photo:Stefanie Keenan/Getty

Stefanie Keenan/Getty

Zoe Saldañais making it known thatCameron Diazhas earned a special name in her family.

TheEmilia Pérezstar, 46, told PEOPLE at Elle’s 2024 Women in Hollywood event at The Four Seasons, Beverly Hills on Tuesday, Nov. 19 that the actress has forged a deep bond with her and her family — so much so that her children call her “auntie” in Spanish.

“It is an honor to know you and what a gift for my kids to call you ‘Tía,’ and I call you ‘friend,’ ” she added, referring to kids Cy, Bowie and Zen, whom she shares with husbandMarco Perego. “I love you. Thank you for being [on the] line for me, for us and for me.”

Zoe Saldaña shares an image of her kids on Instagram.Zoe Saldana /Instagram

Zoe Saldana /Instagram

The pair have been friends for several years, with Saldaña celebrating several milestone events with theBack in Actionactress, 52. She was even on hand for Diaz’s50th birthday partyalongside the actress’s sister-in-lawNicole RichieandThe Other WomancostarLeslie Mann.

The pair even attendedTaylor Swift’sEras Tourtogether last year alongsideTiffany Haddish. The comedian posted a video on Instagram showing herself dancing alongside the two while in a private box at the concert.

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In the video, Diaz could be seen asking, “Are we live? We’re live!,” while Haddish cheered on Swift saying, “Here supporting T, T. Yes, T, T, that’s Taylor. We’re here supporting our girl, Taylor – Look, she ready!”

Diaz went on to discuss the outing onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, while describing a photo of herself at the concert alongside Saldaña, Haddish and Elsa Collins, and noted that it was theAvatarstar’s idea to attend the concert.

“Zoe Saldaña is one of my besties and we were talking the night before and she was like, ‘Should we go see Taylor Swift?’ and I was like, ‘Yeah I think we should, but how are we ever gonna get tickets?’ ” Diaz recalled.

She continued, “Then Elsa Collins calls Zoe the next morning and says, ‘Let’s go,’ and we show up and Tiffany is there, who is like the biggest Swiftie ever.”

Most recently, Diaz and Saldaña were both photographed attendingRob Lowe’s60th birthdayin Santa Barbara, Calif., in March. Diaz and her husband,Benji Madden— who share kidsRaddixand Cardinal — could be seen wearing matching black and gray outfits as they entered the party, with the actress also holding some flowers.

source: people.com