Nick Cannon, father of 12, says only God can tell him when to stop having kids

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By Phoebe Egoroff

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Raise the alarms! Father-of-12 Nick Cannon is back in the news again!

Between announcing the impending arrival of yet another child and defending his unrivaled ability to reproduce at an alarmingly fast rate, the TV personality sure knows how to keep his name in the headlines.

Recently, Cannon opened up during a recent podcast episode about when he thinks he might call it quits on the babymaking.

Though, just between you and me, I don't think that'll ever happen.

The 42-year-old Wild 'N Out host spoke with Dr. Laura Berman on her The Language of Love podcast, where he spoke about how having 12 children was a calling from God.

After Berman stated that several of his baby mamas were on "birth control and [had] gotten pregnant," joking that he somehow has "magic sperm," Cannon simply replied: "I lend that type of stuff to God. Those are miracles."

Cannon and Berman also laughed about how his story resembles that of Abraham in the Bible - where God tells Abraham to found a new nation and spread his seed to grow it - with Cannon saying: "I've never heard that clarity, but I've heard 'Yo, you're going to be a father of many. You're a great influence, your lineage, your offspring are going to do great things.'"

He did also admit that he wouldn't say no to more children, telling Berman: "The more the merrier!"

At one point Berman asked: "Did God tell you to have all these babies?" Cannon responded by saying that this statement has previously gotten him into a bit of trouble, but that ultimately whether or not he has more kids is really up to the big man himself. "Only God can let me know when 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," he revealed.

"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**k out of here! There's no way in the world that I would ever plan that," Cannon stated.

For those who are unaware, Cannon shares sons Rise Messiah, six months, and five-year-old Golden Sagon, as well as two-year-old daughter Powerful Queen with model Brittany Bell. Model Brie Tiesi has nine-month-old Legendary Love with Cannon, and model LaNisha Cole has a six-month-old daughter named Onyx Ice Cole with him.

He also shares three children with DJ Abby De La Rosa - five-month-old daughter Beautiful Zeppelin and twins Zion and Zillion, 18 months. Model Alyssa Scott has a four-month-old daughter with Cannon, Halo Marie. Their son, Zen, sadly passed away in December 2021 from brain cancer. Mariah Carey also has two children with Cannon, 12-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan.

Featured image credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

Nick Cannon, father of 12, says only God can tell him when to stop having kids

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By Phoebe Egoroff

Article saved!Article saved!

Raise the alarms! Father-of-12 Nick Cannon is back in the news again!

Between announcing the impending arrival of yet another child and defending his unrivaled ability to reproduce at an alarmingly fast rate, the TV personality sure knows how to keep his name in the headlines.

Recently, Cannon opened up during a recent podcast episode about when he thinks he might call it quits on the babymaking.

Though, just between you and me, I don't think that'll ever happen.

The 42-year-old Wild 'N Out host spoke with Dr. Laura Berman on her The Language of Love podcast, where he spoke about how having 12 children was a calling from God.

After Berman stated that several of his baby mamas were on "birth control and [had] gotten pregnant," joking that he somehow has "magic sperm," Cannon simply replied: "I lend that type of stuff to God. Those are miracles."

Cannon and Berman also laughed about how his story resembles that of Abraham in the Bible - where God tells Abraham to found a new nation and spread his seed to grow it - with Cannon saying: "I've never heard that clarity, but I've heard 'Yo, you're going to be a father of many. You're a great influence, your lineage, your offspring are going to do great things.'"

He did also admit that he wouldn't say no to more children, telling Berman: "The more the merrier!"

At one point Berman asked: "Did God tell you to have all these babies?" Cannon responded by saying that this statement has previously gotten him into a bit of trouble, but that ultimately whether or not he has more kids is really up to the big man himself. "Only God can let me know when 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," he revealed.

"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**k out of here! There's no way in the world that I would ever plan that," Cannon stated.

For those who are unaware, Cannon shares sons Rise Messiah, six months, and five-year-old Golden Sagon, as well as two-year-old daughter Powerful Queen with model Brittany Bell. Model Brie Tiesi has nine-month-old Legendary Love with Cannon, and model LaNisha Cole has a six-month-old daughter named Onyx Ice Cole with him.

He also shares three children with DJ Abby De La Rosa - five-month-old daughter Beautiful Zeppelin and twins Zion and Zillion, 18 months. Model Alyssa Scott has a four-month-old daughter with Cannon, Halo Marie. Their son, Zen, sadly passed away in December 2021 from brain cancer. Mariah Carey also has two children with Cannon, 12-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan.

Featured image credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty