Nicolas Cage is a fulfilled man. The actor of Ghost Rider has just welcomed, at 58, his first child in common with his darling Riko Shibata whom he married last year. “Nicolas and Riko are happy to announce the birth of their daughter“, their rep told the magazine People, before adding that “mother and daughter are fine“. The pregnancy had been revealed last January, still by their representative for the same media.”Future parents are thrilled!“, he had said.
In April, the two lovebirds made a public appearance at the premiere of the film A talent in solid gold in New York, but the 26-year-old Japanese girl took care to hide her baby bump in a unique outfit: a black floral kimono, with a light belt that perfectly concealed her curves. The same month, the native of Long Beach (California) evoked the birth of his child in the columns of the magazine QG. While he called it “small bean“on the first ultrasound, he had revealed his potential first name, depending on his gender:”Akira Francesco if it’s a girl, Lennon Augie if it’s a boy“.
Dad for the 3rd time
The couple eventually gave birth to a daughter, whom they decided to name “august francesca“. An original first name, but Nicolas Cage is used to it. Indeed, he is the father of two other children born from previous relationships. The first is called Weston (born in 1990 from his relationship with actress Kristina Fulton) while the second has an unusual name since his name is Kal-El (born in 2005 and the fruit of his love for Alice Kim, a Korean restaurant waitress. Note that his eldest son is also a father himself since 2014 of a boy named Lucian.
As a reminder, Nicolas Cage and Riko Shibata had met in Shiga, Japan, through mutual friends while the actor was shooting Prisoners of the Ghostland. Then separated by the pandemic, they did not see each other for a very long time and even got engaged in FaceTime with a ring sent by post. Their first official date dates back to the beginning of 2020: they were photographed in New Orleans, while they visited the pyramid-shaped tomb he bought in 2009.