Nick Cannon has made it clear that he loves his large family, and although he recently welcomed baby No. 12, he’s not necessarily saying he’s done. In a new interview, the actor and TV host shared his secrets to making his big family work and discussed whether his family would grow even larger this year.
When asked if he was done having kids, Nick had a very clear answer that it’s not been decided yet.
“God decides when we’re done, but I believe I definitely got my hands full,” Nick shared with Entertainment Tonight.
“I’m so focused. I’m locked in. But when I’m 85, you never know. I might.”
Nick recently welcomed his 12th child, a baby girl named Halo Marie.
In December, Nick’s newest baby, whom he shares with model Alyssa Scott, was his 12th child overall and his fifth baby in 2022. In 2021, Nick welcomed four kids. Altogether he shares his kids with six women, including a son, Zen, with Alyssa, who sadly died in December 2021.
Nick also shares twins Monroe and Moroccan with ex-wife Mariah Carey, twins Zion and Zillion with Abby De La Rosa, and a third baby named Beautiful Zeppelin.
He is also dad to Golden Sagon, Powerful Queen, and Rise Messiah, whom he shares with Brittany Bell; Legendary Love, whose mom is Bre Tiesi; and Onyx Ice Cole with LaNisha Cole.
Nick’s career keeps him super busy, and when asked how he balances that with his kids, his answer wasn’t about time.
“Everybody thinks it’s time management. It’s energy management,” Nick said.
“Once we’re all aligned, the flow is a lot easier. If there’s any kind of low frequencies or dissension in there, that’s what messes up the scheduling."
And, on top of managing his energy, Nick says it’s best when everyone communicates well.
“As long as we’re all on the same page and we all got the same goal — to be the best parents we could possibly be — that works and then the scheduling is the scheduling,” Nick shared.
The proud dad says he’s thankful he’s able to provide for his kids and help them reach their goals.
“It’s a blessing, man. Like, hopefully, because of what I am able to do, my kids can do whatever they want to do, to be able to be in a position that if they want to be a nuclear physicist, I know somebody at an Ivy League school that I could [hit up],” he said.
“If they want to go into the military, if they want to be artists, if they want to be actors, it’s a thing where we have the capability,” he continued. “Let’s start talking about it now so we can help your dreams come true.”
