Nicolas Cage, 58, and his wife Riko Shibata, 27, are welcoming their first child together, daughter August Francesca
Nicolas Cage, 58, and his wife Riko Shibata, 27, have welcomed their first child together.
Riko gave birth to the couple’s baby daughter, full name August Francesca Coppola Cage, at a Los Angeles hospital on Wednesday, September 7.
A rep for the actor confirmed the news to PEOPLE, assuring fans that “the mother and daughter are fine.”
This is Riko’s first child and Nicola’s third.
Congratulations! Nicolas Cage, 58, and his wife Riko Shibata, 27, have welcomed their first child together; the pair seen in 2021
The kick-ass actor has son Weston Coppola Cage, 31, with ex Christina Fulton and son Kal-El, 16, with ex-wife Alice Kim.
Nicolas and Rico met in Japan in 2020 while he was filming Sion Sonos’ Prisoners Of Ghostland. She landed a role in the film as one of the four mannequin women.
After the couple got engaged on FaceTime, the couple tied the knot in February 2021 at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas.
Nicolas himself confirmed the wedding news in a statement to DailyMail.com: “It’s true and we’re very happy.”
Baby girl: Riko gave birth to the couple’s baby girl, full name August Francesca Coppola Cage, at a Los Angeles hospital on Wednesday, September 7; seen the couple in March
Riko is the Face/Off star’s fifth wife. He was previously married to Erika Koike, Alice Kim, Lisa Marie Presley and Patricia Arquette.
He had fallen in love with Riko just over a year after finalizing his divorce from Erika.
Less than a year later, in January 2022, Nicolas and Riko announced that they were expecting their first child.
“The parents-to-be are thrilled!” a rep for the Ghost Rider actor told PEOPLE at the time.
All’s well: A rep for the actor confirmed the news to PEOPLE, assuring fans that “mother and daughter are fine”; seen the couple in April
