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Nick Cannon Reveals His Goal in Life Is to Provide for His 12 Kids | “Fatherhood Is My Number One and First Priority”
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Nick Cannon Reveals His Goal in Life Is to Provide for His 12 Kids | “Fatherhood Is My Number One and First Priority”

"Like I always say, I just love with abundance."

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Nick Cannon who is the dad of 12 spoke about his new morning show, The Daily Cannon, that he is hosting on Amazon's AMP. In an interview with PEOPLE, the actor also opened up about his priorities as a father and his love for his large family.

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Talking about how he believes that humans are put on this planet to guide and usher in their offspring, the singer and rapper said that "Fatherhood is my number one and first priority when I open my eyes when I get up every morning."


 
 
 
 
 
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He then talks about the very many narratives out there about him and how is not actually a part of them. "I understand that my lifestyle isn't typical of society and can be viewed as unorthodox in some ways. But my goal in life is just to love my kids and be there for my kids and provide for them," he said. "Like I always say, I just love with abundance."

Nick Cannon recently made headlines recently for his comments on having more kids on The Howard Stern Show. When he was asked about if he was open to having a child with Taylor Swift, Cannon said that he was "all in"

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"Absolutely, I'm in! Let's go," Cannon said. 'That's the one. I'm all in!"

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He continued that Swift is an "amazing songwriter" who has been vocal about her vulnerabilities in her love life in her music. "I think she would relate to me very well, based off of like, yo, you've dated a lot of people in the public eye, so have I," Cannon said. "So we probably would really understand each other." 

Stern then goes on to emphasize the fact that Siwft and her partner of six years, Joe Alyn have broken up. "You know that my Spidey senses were tingling," Cannon said of the high-profile split, as per Insider

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As for Cannon's children now, he has 12 children with 6 different women, Mariah Carey, DJ Abby De La Rosa, and the models, Alyssa Scott, Brittany Bell, Bre Tiesi, and Lanisha Cole.

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He mentioned back in February that he wants God to decide when he should stop having children as per Insider. 



 

 

In another interview with The Shade Room, Cannon said that he regretted not fathering a baby with Christina Milian, an American actress, and songwriter.

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He talked about the time when he found out that she was pregnant with someone else's child. He felt a little bit of everything,  "I remember when I found out she was pregnant," Cannon told Mawema the host of the podcast. "Are you like, damn?" Mawema said, laughing. He later said that he felt nothing but happiness for her "But I was so happy for her and you know her daughter is amazing."

References:

https://people.com/parents/nick-cannon-goal-life-love-provide-12-kids-exclusive/

https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/nick-cannon-father-of-12-with-6-different-women-said-he-wishes-he-could-have-had-a-kid-with-co-star-christina-milian/articleshow/98934482.cms

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