Nick Cannon may be the father of a dozen beautiful children, but he nevertheless strives to spend as much time as possible with each of them.
The TV host recently proved that with a series of social media posts showing how genuine his relationship with his kids is, which also didn’t fail to show how much they adore him.
Nick Cannon proudly displays eight of his adorable kids on his Instagram Story
Cannon didn’t give in to his fatherly duties and was responsible for letting fans know how he was spending time with his offspring. The 42-year-old showed off eight of his twelve children on his Instagram Story, starting with little Onyx, who he shares with LaNisha Cole.
He was photographed carrying the eight-month-old on his lap as he sat in a red chair while filming the ‘Daily Cannon Show’. This was followed by a photo of a shirtless Cannon in bed with twins Zion and Zillion and daughter Beautiful Zeppelin.
The media personality co-parents all three kids with Abby De La Rosa and dropped a more vivid snap of himself with Beautiful, beaming, as she hung out with her dad.
The next post he and Brittany Bell’s daughter, the mighty queen, holding a rabbit, and then were his twins Moroccan and Monroe, whom he shares with Mariah Carey, captured on the set of his radio show, ‘The Daily Cannon’.
In the last slide of the series, the “Real Husbands of Hollywood” star shared a sweet image of him lifting his four-month-old daughter, Halo, into the air, smiling at her. He and Alyssa Scott welcomed the little one earlier this year.
Two of Cannon’s other children he shares with Bell were excluded from the photo: Golden Sagon and Rise Messiah, Legendary Love and his son with Bre Tiesi.
Additionally, he was the father of another child with Scott – Zen, who died aged five months in December 2021 after being diagnosed with brain cancer.
More than a month before the show-off, “The Masked Singer” host was challenged on “The Howard Stern Show” to name all of his 12 children. Last year, Cannon got candid on “The Checkup with Dr. Agus” about struggling to find time to be with all of her babies.
He confessed that he generally felt guilty for not spending enough time with all of his children, for which he gave reasons, saying: “One because I’m constantly working and two because I’m just scattered around. ”
Despite a successful career in the entertainment industry, Cannon doesn’t want her kids to follow in her footsteps to avoid being labeled “babysteps.”
He spoke with ET about his desire, noting that being in entertainment would be “almost easy” for his brood as he wanted them to “do something challenging and think outside the box”. The “Wild ‘n Out” host further mentioned that he wouldn’t mind his kids becoming athletes “because it has nothing to do with anything.”
He says, “It’s how much work you put in and how hard you go that you’ll be successful in this space. They can learn all of these cool principles while having fun with their friends.
Cannon was quick to hide his hopes that one day he would be “that aloof dad somewhere cheering them on” but wouldn’t care if they chose to be “accountant or equestrian”.
America’s Got Talent host spends the most time with this kid
Despite a deep love for his 12 children, Cannon has this child he spends more time with than most. HWe talked about it last month on “The Jason Lee Podcast.”
The “Lip Sync Battle Shorties” host revealed that he spends most of his time each week with Onyx, usually up to three days. However, this does not interfere with his relationship with the other children.
“If you see me on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays, my daughter is right next to me whether I’m on set,” he said, adding that he even has a nanny at work for her.
Cannon further explained that all of his other children were busier with school, so they couldn’t spend as much time with him on weekdays.