Nicolas Cage insists fifth wedding will be his last: ‘This is it for me’
Posted by  badge Boss on Mar 23, 2022 - 02:48PM
FIJI Water at the 2021 Gotham Awards
Nicolas and Riko are expecting a child together (Picture: Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for FIJI Water)

Nicolas Cage has opened up about how his fifth marriage to Riko Shibata will be his last one, and that the sound of wedding bells will not ‘happen again’.

The veteran actor, 58, has been married to four other women before settling down with his current spouse, Riko, 27, who he married in February 2021.

From 1995 to 2001 he was married to Patricia Arquette, in 2002 he married Lisa Marie Presley for three months, from 2004 to 2016 he was married to Alice Kim, and in March 2019 he .

‘I am a romantic, and when I’m in love, I want to give that person everything I can,’

He added: ‘It’s my expression of saying: “I love you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”‘

However, the star was adamant that this final marriage is ‘it for him’.

Nicolas Cage and Riko Shibata
Nicolas has said ‘this is it’ when it comes to his fifth marriage (Picture: Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)

He said: ‘I mean, it’s not happening again. This is it. This is it.’

Nicolas also revealed that he and Riko have names already picked for their unborn child.

In the interview, he said that if the baby is a girl, the couple want to call it Lennon Augie and if it’s a boy, they’ll name him Akira Francesco.

He explained that the choices of names are sentimental, saying: ‘Augie was my father’s nickname. And my uncle [director Francis Ford Coppola] has decided to change his name to Francesco.’

Nicolas has previously opened up about his nuptials with Riko, telling the in January: ‘I’m really happily married. I know five is a lot, but I think I got it right this time.’

Nicolas Cage and Patricia Arquette
He was previously married to Patricia Arquette (Picture: Getty Images)

At the time of his fifth wedding, one of his reps told : ‘The date was chosen to honor the birthday of the groom’s late father.

‘The bride wore a handmade Japanese Bridal Kimono from Kyoto that required three layers.’

They added: ‘After the wedding, the happy couple was joined for a small celebration attended by Nicolas’ ex-wife, Alice (who he remains very good friends with) and their son Kal.’

Earlier this month, for his forthcoming movie  during SXSW, in Austin, Texas.

The movie features Nicolas playing a fictionalised version of himself looking back over his somewhat rocky career, and .