Nicolas Cage has welcomed his first child with his wife Riko Shabita. The 58-year-old’s wife and new mum Riko, 27, is “doing fine” after the birth of their baby girl in Los Angeles, a rep confirmed. “Nicolas and Riko are happy to announce the birth of their daughter,” the rep told People. “Mother and daughter are doing fine. ”Cage and Riko’s daughter arrived on September 7 and has a peculiar choice of name, given the month she was born.
The couple’s baby girl is named August Francesca Coppola Cage, which has been changed quite a bit from the original name planned, which Cage revealed back in April.
The Hollywood actor shared his daughter’s initial choice of name as he announced his wife was expecting their first child on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
As his “favourite song ever written”, Across the Universe by The Beatles, played, Cage explained at the time: “And her name, because of Across the Universe, her name is going to be Lennon Augie. ”The Con Air actor added: “Augie after my father”, referring to his father August Coppola, who died in 2009.
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