The comic talked about his relationship philosophy. There, he admitted monogamy simply wasn’t for him.
Nick Cannon, 41, has by no means been a standard man. And the soon-to-be father-of-eight defined why a one-woman life doesn’t make sense to him throughout an look on Dr. Laura Berman‘sThe Language of Love podcast, out Feb. 16. “I don’t assume monogamy is well being,” he informed the connection therapist. “I really feel like that will get into the area of selfishness and possession.”
The Wild ‘N Out host did have totally different emotions about monogamy for married couples, nonetheless. “Married isn't single,” he mentioned. “Once you permit the federal government and paperwork to come back in and say, ‘This can be a bond, this can be a covenant’ … you’re not single. Nick continued, saying, “You possibly can nonetheless make covenants with out getting the federal government concerned, the place two individuals say, ‘We select to be monogamous as a result of we worth this a lot, we don’t need anybody to be part of this power we have now,’ and I don’t really feel like that’s wholesome.”
Although Nick mentioned he wasn’t the monogamous kind, he has been married earlier than. The comedian was wed to pop diva Mariah Carey from 2008 to 2016 and the pair share twins Monroe and Moroccan, who might be 11 in April. He's additionally dad to sons Golden, Zion, Zillion, and Zen in addition to daughter Highly effective Queen.
Elsewhere within the interview, Nick – who's anticipating child 8 with girlfriend Brie Tiesi – admitted he could be at his fatherhood max. “I don’t have the bandwidth for it anymore,” he confessed. “As a result of I really feel like I do owe the ladies which might be presently in my life, I owe them as a lot power, time, and energy as I probably [can] – particularly my children.”
Information of Nick’s latest addition got here in early 2022. After preliminary social media rumblings round Brie’s child bathe, Nick himself confirmed the information on the Jan. 31 episode of The Nick Cannon Present. The host joked that he was “beginning his personal soccer crew” and revealed the couple is anticipating a boy.