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Nick Cannon Details Insecurities in Relationship With Ex-Wife Mariah Carey
Nick Cannon is unmasking some surprises about his love life.
The Masked Singer host admitted that before becoming dad to 12 kids with six different women, he got engaged "probably half a dozen times" in secret.
"I proposed several times," he told host Bobbi Alhoff on the June 19 episode of The Really Good Podcast, before referencing his marriage to ex Mariah Carey, "only went through it once."
Explaining how all the engagements happened before he ultimately married the "Heartbreaker" singer in 2008, Nick—who was previously linked to Christina Milian, Kim Kardashian and Selita Ebanks, who he got publicly engaged to in 2007—added that "some" of his former fiancées actually kept their rings.
So, would he be down to re-marry? "I got married once and I don't think I'll ever do it again," the 44-year-old shared, before revealing that he may also be "done having kids" too.
Nick is dad to twins Moroccan and Monroe, 14, with Mariah; Golden, 8, Powerful, 4, and Rise, 2, with Brittany Bell; twins Zion and Zillion, 4, as well as daughter Beautiful, 2, with Abby De La Rosa; Legendary, 2, with Bre Tiesi; and Onyx, 2, with LaNisha Cole. He also shares late son Zen, who died in 2021 at 5 months old from brain cancer, and daughter Halo, 2, with Alyssa Scott.
"I'll be 45 this year, so that's usually where it ends for a man," Nick shared, though noting, "I don't know what God in the universe have in store for me."
Besides, he's already dropping "too much" money on just Disneyland trips for his children.
"I probably spend close to a couple hundred thousand dollars a year at Disneyland," the comedian noted, explaining how he'll shell out extra for private tours of the amusement park on top of costs for tickets, food and souvenirs. "It's like it's $800 per person type of thing."
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But that's still nothing compared to the anniversary celebration he and Mariah had in 2013, when they shut down the entire resort in order to renew their vows outside of Sleeping Beauty's Castle.
"We had a party, we flew people out," Nick recalled. "It was just that much fun."
However, that was the last time the couple continued threw a lavish party for their wedding anniversary. Nick and Mariah, 56, had a quite evening in the following year, before confirming their breakup in December 2014. (Their divorce was finalized in 2016.)
For more about Nick's family tree, read on.
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Children No. 1 and 2: Moroccan Cannon and Monroe Cannon
Mariah Carey gave birth to her and Nick's twins on April 30, 2011. The two announced their split in 2015 after six years of marriage and finalized their divorce a year later.
Instagram/Brittany Bell
Child No. 3: Golden "Sagon" Cannon
Beauty queen Brittany Bell gave birth to her and Nick's first child together, a boy, on Feb. 21, 2017.
Instagram/Brittany Bell
Child No. 4: Powerful Queen Cannon
Brittany and Nick welcomed their second baby together, a girl, in December 2020.
Instagram / Abby De La Rosa
Child No. 5 and 6: Zion Mixolydian Cannon and Zillion Heir Cannon
DJ Abby De La Rosa gave birth to her and Nick's twin boys on June 14, 2021.
Nick Cannon
Child No. 7: Zen Cannon
Model Alyssa Scott welcomed a baby boy with Nick on June 23, 2021.
However, just five months after the arrival of their son, Nick shared the devastating news that Zen had passed away from brain cancer. "Alyssa was just the strongest woman I have ever seen," he said on the Dec. 7 episode of The Nick Cannon Show. "Never had an argument, never was angry. She was emotional when she needed to be but was always the best mom and continues to be the best mom possible. So I've got to say thank you to my entire family but specifically to Alyssa."
"You never know what someone is going through," he added. "Hug your family. Kiss somebody. Tell them you love them."
Instagram/Bre Tiesi
Child No. 8: Legendary Love Cannon
Model Bre Tiesi welcomed her first child with Nick on June 28, 2022. The baby boy weighed 8 pounds and 10 ounces at birth.
"I did it. An all natural unmedicated home birth," Bre shared in a July 2022 Instagram post. "This was the most humbling / limit pushing yet awakening and completely empowering experience. I can't thank my team enough for delivering my son safely."
Instagram/LaNisha Cole
Child No. 9: Onyx Ice Cole Cannon
Nick and model LaNisha Cole welcomed a daughter on Sept. 14, 2022.
Instagram/Brittany Bell
Child No. 10: Rise Messiah Cannon
Brittany gave birth to her third child with Nick on Sept. 23, 2022.
Instagram/Abby De La Rosa
Child No. 11: Beautiful Zeppelin Cannon
Abby gave birth to a baby girl, her third child with Nick, in November 2022.
Instagram/Alyssa Scott
Child No. 12: Halo Marie Cannon
Alyssa gave birth to her and Nick's daughter on Dec. 14, 2022.
The model shared an Instagram video showing the Wild 'n Out star helping to deliver their baby. "Our lives are forever changed," she wrote. "Zen is in every breath I take. I know his spirit was with us in the room that morning. I know he is watching down on us. He shows me signs everyday. I will hold onto this memory forever."
She continued, "I will remember the sound of Nicks voice saying 'it's a girl' and the look of everything we've been through flash across his face. I will remember the sound of her crying out with her first breath and feeling her heartbeat against mine. My sweet girl, I got my surprise!! We love you Halo Marie Cannon!"
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