Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon. Getty/Kevin Winters
- Nick Cannon was an admirer of Mariah Carey long before they married in 2008.
- “I was 12 years old with pictures of Mariah Carey on my wall and that’s going to be my wife,” he said.
- Last year, Cannon said he would reconcile with Carey if their love “could be what it was.”
Nick Cannon has said he had pictures of his future wife, Mariah Carey, on his wall as a child.
Cannon, 42, and Carey, 53, married in 2008 and share two children, twins Moroccan and Monroe, aged 11. They separated in 2014 and their divorce was finalized in 2016.
In an interview with The Shade Room published on Sunday, Cannon, who is now a father of 12, recalled his relationship with the “We Belong Together” singer.
When asked who he thinks is the love of his life, he said: “Like the greatest? I mean I always talk about it. Then it goes viral and our fans get mad at me.
“But I was 12 years old with pictures of Mariah Carey on my wall, and that’s going to be my wife. And the fact that she’s the coolest person I’ve ever met.”
Cannon also praised Carey for helping him become the man he is today.
“I get a lot of that adorable nature from her,” he said. “She’s just always happy and always doing things for others. No matter what happens in life. I’m like, ‘Wow, a person can really operate like that and not let negative energy into their space.’
“When I found out how remarkable she was, this woman is not human. She is a gift from God.”
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This isn’t the first time Cannon has gushed about his ex-wife.
Last year, the Wild ‘n Out creator and host said he would reconcile with Carey if their love “could be what it was.”
“I am a true romantic. I’m a big believer in love,” Cannon told the Hot Tee podcast. “I will never have a love like I had with Mariah.”
He added: “It was literally like a fairy tale with Mariah so I’d rather it was just like that and I cherish that fantasy because if I try to go back and it wasn’t the same I’d be like, ‘Damn, I messed it up.’
“But if I had the opportunity, if it could be the way it was, I’m in.”
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