Nick Cannon is known for many things: his music career, hosting TV shows like Wild ‘n Out, and, unfortunately, his extensive list of children with multiple women.
In an appearance on Monday on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show, the 42-year-old musician opened up about his personal life and how being a father to 11 children affects his dating life.
Nick Cannon, along with two of his children, Powerful Queen and Golden, and their mother, Brittany Bell, volunteered at the LA Mission’s Annual Christmas Feed-The-Homeless Event in Los Angeles on December 23, 2022 (Credit: Faye’s Vision / Cover Images)
During his conversation with Howard Stern and co-host Robin Quivers, Cannon, who has six different women as the mothers of his children, asserted, “I’m not out there like that.”
Kim Kardashian’s ex-boyfriend said, “I’m not dating. I’m really trying to focus on myself and my children,” adding, “My bandwidth doesn’t even allow me to kind of be in that space.”
Cannon, who likes to keep a “healthy balance,” continued, “It sounds wild, but my main focus is either my children or work.”
Nick Cannon was previously married to Mariah Carey, and they have two children together, a daughter named Monroe Cannon and a son named Moroccan Cannon (Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock)
He also shared that his nine-month celibacy journey, which he had previously embarked on after having his eighth child, did not prevent him from expanding his family.
The comedian quipped, “One therapist told me I should be celibate – that didn’t work. I had like more kids after that.”
Cannon has fathered 12 kids with six different women in just 11 years.
His eldest children are the 11-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan, from his previous marriage to singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from 2008 to 2016.
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Along with the 35-year-old American model Brittany Bell, Cannon raises three children: sons Golden Sagon, 6, and Rise Messiah, 5, and daughter Powerful Queen, 2.
32-year-old former radio personality Abby De La Rosa is the mother of his 21-month-old twins Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir and his 3-month-old daughter Beautiful Zeppelin.
He also shares his 5-month-old daughter Onyx Ice Cole with the 41-year-old model LaNisha Cole and his 7-month-old son, Legendary Love, with 31-year-old Bre Tiesi.
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Cannon and 29-year-old model Alyssa Scott also have two children together, 3-month-old daughter Halo Marie and son Zen, who sadly passed away at the age of 5 months after being diagnosed with brain cancer in December 2021.
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Stern asked Cannon if he was “done” having children, to which Cannon replied, “I don’t know.”
He explained, “Every time I answer this question, I can never answer it correctly because I don’t know,” adding that he once caused frustration among members of the religious community by saying he was “putting it in God’s hands.”
Cannon continued, “I’m happy currently with the [children] that I got.”
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He added that any future mothers would “have to be amazing,” but he refused to name any names, saying, “I’m not doin’ this. I can see the headlines.”
When Stern suggested Taylor Swift and asked whether she was “amazing” enough, Cannon responded positively, “Absolutely! I’m in, let’s go!” calling her “That’s the one” and saying, “I’m all in” with the idea.
Cannon praised Swift for her music and courage to be “so vulnerable and open with all her music.”
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Quivers brought up Swift’s current single status after being reported to have called it quits with her longtime partner, Joe Alwyn, after six years of dating, and Cannon chuckled that his “Spidey-sense is tingling.”
Despite his busy schedule as a father to 11 children, Cannon still found time to spend Easter with them. The TV host dressed as the Easter bunny for several photos with his young children and their mothers.
On Sunday, Cannon shared pictures of his busy holiday on his Instagram Stories, capturing some precious moments with his little bundles of joy.