Nick Cannon Open to More Kids After Welcoming 12: 'Only God Can Tell Me If I'm Done'
Many have speculated about Nick Cannon's choice to be the father of 12 children--however, the 42-year-old television personality is opening up about the spiritual side of his fatherhood journey.
Cannon recently appeared on The Language of Love with Dr. Laura Berman for a Father's Day episode of her popular podcast. During the interview, Berman sat down with Cannon to dispel myths and explain some of the life and love lessons he’s learned along the way as the father of 12.
He also addressed how to the outside it appears reckless, but to him, it’s the manifestation of a vision that at the time it was revealed, even he didn’t quite understand.
"You're a very spiritual man and you've had many experiences over the past several years where you go and commune with spirit, you get downloads and messages," per PEOPLE who shared a snippet of the show.
"You've shared with me that you've had deep moments in the woods or in the desert. Did God tell you to have all these babies?"
"I've gotten in trouble about this too before because people will ask me if I'm done," Cannon replied. "And I say, 'Only God can tell me if I'm done.'"
"As much as I was open to every single child that I have, I can't say the majority of them were planned," Cannon continued. "If you would have told me in 2012 when I was still married and just diagnosed with Lupus that 10 years from now… that I would have 12 children, I would be like 'F--- out of here!'"
"I can attest that a lot of these women, I mean you do have magic sperm, because several of these women have been on full-on birth control and gotten pregnant, and not wanted to get pregnant and gotten pregnant."
"I lend that type of stuff to God," he replied. "Those are miracles.
"It's almost like when you have these manifestations or visions if that's what you want to call them, it's like 'Oh, that all makes sense now.'"
"I've heard, 'You're going to be a father of many. You're a great influence. Your lineage, your offspring, are going to do great things.' I've had that," he continued. "And I'm like, 'the more the merrier,' we roll the dice to the name and what you will build."
Cannon shares twins Monroe and Moroccan with ex-wife Mariah Carey. He is also a father to sons Golden Sagon, 6, and Rise Messiah, 9 months, and daughter Powerful Queen with Brittany Bell.
Cannon shares twins 2-year-old Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir and daughter Beautiful Zeppelin, 7 months, with Abby De La Rosa; son Legendary Love, 11 months, with Bre Tiesi; and daughter Onyx Ice Cole, 9 months, with LaNisha Cole. Additionally, he's dad to two children with Alyssa Scott: son Zen — who died at 5 months old of brain cancer — and daughter Halo Marie, 6 months.
In a later part of the interview, Cannon shared that he has considered a vasectomy and that he longer wants to be "careless." He added. "I want to be a lot more intentional with life, especially when dealing with creating life, because I love all my children but I probably wasn't intentional. I was like, 'Oh if it happens, amazing, God's miracles.'"
"Now I have 12, so no matter how much money you make, you can't buy time. I want to be intentional in all of their lives currently, and I don't want to spread anyone else any thinner than they already are."
