Nick Cannon has opened up about his "celibacy journey" after confirming that he's expecting his eighth child.
The comedian, 41, confirmed the news he's expecting a baby boy with model Bre Tiesi earlier this week, just over a month after the tragic loss of his newborn son.
Cannon and ex-girlfriend Alyssa Scott tragically lost baby Zen to brain cancer in December. But despite the devastating news, the comedian has now announced he's expecting another child.
He shared in October that he was going to "chill out" and stick to celibacy, vowing to try and "be the best father I can be, the best businessman I can be."
During his talk show on Tuesday, Cannon clarified that he didn't break his celibacy.
After confirming that he and model Bre Tiesi are expecting a baby, Cannon explained that he started the celibacy journey after learning the pregnancy news.
Take a sneak peek of Nick Cannon and Brie Tiesi at the gender reveal party:
"My therapist was one of the [people] who said I should probably be celibate and the reason why is because I had shared that news about Bre being pregnant," he said on the show.
"That was the reason why I started my celibacy journey back then. So for anyone who's thinking, 'Oh he wasn't celibate,' I was!"
Cannon shared that after learning of his baby on the way, he "didn't know what to do" and was trying to "get a grasp" on his life.
"I felt like I was out of control and honestly, celibacy did help me through the journey of getting one with myself and being able to deal with this," he added.
Watch Nick Cannon open up about his special tribute to Zen:Despite the positive experience, Cannon then admitted on the show that he is no longer celibate, adding that he "almost made it to New Year" like he originally planned.
Cannon and Tiesi, 30, hosted a "gender reveal" party where they learned that they will be welcoming a baby boy sometime later this year.
The child will be Tiesi's first and Cannon's eighth.
The Nick Cannon Show host is already dad to 10-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe, whom he shares with ex-wife Mariah Carey; 4-year-old Golden Sagon and 1-year-old Powerful Queen, whom he shares with Brittany Bell; and 7-month-old twins, Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir, whom he shares with Abby De La Rosa