Nick Cannon has sparked a flurry of reactions on social media after sharing his Christmas photoshoots with some of his children.
The entertainer, who juggles roles as a comedian, TV host, and actor, is famously the father of 12 children with six different women. Despite his busy schedule, he seems to manage his time well, ensuring he is present with his children, especially during the holiday season.
With his ex-wife, the renowned singer Mariah Carey, Cannon shares twins Monroe and Moroccan, born in April 2011. Since then, he has expanded his family with ten more children from five other women.
With Brittany Bell, Cannon is the father of Golden (born in 2017), Powerful (born in 2020), and Rise (born in 2022). Abby De La Rosa and Cannon share twins named Zion and Zillion, born in 2021, and a daughter named Beautiful, born in 2022.
The year 2022 was indeed eventful for the 45-year-old, with the births of Legendary Love, his son with Bre Tiesi, as well as Onyx with LaNisha Cole and Halo with Alyssa Scott.
Cannon and Scott had a son named Zen S. Cannon in June 2021. Tragically, Zen passed away due to brain cancer in December of the same year, at just five months old.
Recently, the mothers of Cannon’s children, excluding Bell and Carey, uploaded pictures to Instagram on Thursday and early Friday morning, featuring Cannon with his children.
De La Rosa dressed in a red gown and posed with Cannon and their three children on a white couch. Meanwhile, in their photos, Bre Tiesi of Selling Sunset donned a black dress, standing alongside Cannon and their son.
Scott, in her Instagram update, wore a black-and-white gown and captured a moment with Cannon on a red set adorned with a big bow.
The internet had plenty to say about Cannon’s multiple Christmas photoshoots, primarily about his ability to coordinate them all.
“I just know he be tired,” one person remarked. Another queried: “This man gotta be exhausted.”
“How does he even keep up?” questioned a third person.
Meanwhile, Mariah Carey, often dubbed the Christmas queen, shared festive photos of her twins without Cannon.
On Instagram, dated Saturday (27 Dec), the ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ singer posted a heartwarming family picture with her children, both wearing Christmas tops featuring an image of Carey from the music video of her iconic 90s Christmas hit.
Cannon has expressed that having a large family was never his intention, admitting that some of his decisions came from moments of recklessness.
He explained on The Breakfast Club podcast: “It wasn’t like I was acting out. It was more of being careless, being frivolous with my process because I could do it, because I had the money [and] because I had the access to whoever and however I wanted to move.
“Then, obviously, life happens as well, so it wasn’t like ‘Oh, I’m gonna go have 12 kids.’ It was more about like, ‘Yo, I’m gonna just live life and have fun and whatever happens happens. I can handle it.”