Nick Cannon finds fatherhood “amazing”

The ‘America’s Got Talent’ host and wife Mariah Carey became parents to twins Moroccan Scott and Monroe in April and the presenter is loving every minute of being a dad.

He said: “There is no ‘worst’ part at all. Everything is amazing about fatherhood. The best part is when they communicate with you and they recognise you. It’s the best.”

While Nick enjoys his work, he admits he hadn’t realised how difficult he would find going out without the twins and his 41-year-old wife.

He told America’s OK! magazine: “It’s the toughest thing in the world – leaving my family in general, not just my children, but my wife.

“Knowing that she is there with them being mommy, I don’t want to miss any of those moments!”

Nick is impressed with Mariah’s weight loss since giving birth and even believes she will be able to shed the pounds to regain the figure she had when she was 20 years old.

He said: “She is getting it off. She is about to be 1990 again!”

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Mariah Carey has come up with a unique way to deal with her pregnancy cravings

The 40-year-old singer is currently pregnant with twins and her husband Nick Cannon revealed he is in more danger than his wife of putting on weight during the pregnancy because she keeps cooking food and then refusing to eat it.

He explained: “I think she’s figured out brilliantly that when she craves stuff she doesn’t necessarily have to eat it. When she cooks, she cooks everything from scratch and then the cravings go away. So I get stuck with eating all the food. I’ll be gaining weight during this pregnancy.”

Nick, 30, also revealed he is in awe of his wife and admitted she is handling expectant parenthood much better than he is.

He told RadarOnline: “She’s holding up beautifully. To see this strength! It’s a different type of strength to carry around two babies. She’s not even concerned with her aches and pains which I’m sure are great. She’s so nurturing right now. It’s wonderful. It’s amazing to see.”

“I’m extremely excited about bringing new life into the world. It’s a journey every single day. It’s something new. I’m nervous. I’m excited. We’re just taking it one day at a time.”

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The ‘We Belong Together’ singer – who is believed to be expecting her first child with husband Nick Cannon – has recorded her second festive LP, entitled ‘Merry Christmas II You’, and will release it on November 2.

Produced by ‘American Idol’ judge Randy Jackson, James Poyser, Jermaine Dupri and award-winning composer Marc Shaiman the LP will feature Yule-tide classics such as ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’, ‘The First Noel’ and ‘Little Drummer Boy’, as well as four original songs composed by the pop beauty.

A new version of Mariah’s most famous seasonal track ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ – which featured on the album ‘Merry Christmas’ – will also appear on the album.

Despite having been first released in 1994, ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ continues to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Singles chart each Christmas, hitting the number one spot every year from 2005 to 2008.

It is still not clear whether Mariah and Nick will be preparing for the patter of tiny feet by Christmas time.

Although she is widely rumoured to be pregnant, the singer refuses to publically confirm or deny the news.

Last month, she posted on her website: “I appreciate everyone’s well wishes. But I am very superstitious. When the time is right, everyone will know.”

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Mariah Carey is four months pregnant, it has been claimed

The ‘Hero’ hitmaker – who was pictured on stage in Brazil earlier this week with an apparent baby bump – and husband Nick Cannon have allegedly told friends how “overjoyed” they are to be expecting their first child together, despite refusing to publicly confirm the happy news.

A source told RadarOnline.com: “Nick has been telling friends how excited he is to be a dad.

“Mariah has tried so hard to get pregnant. She’s very excited. She wants to wait as close to full term as possible before going public with the news to her fans.”

Following her show in Brazil, Mariah – who recently dropped out of her next movie, ‘For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf’, citing medical reasons – tweeted she had found the performance tough for “personal reasons”.

She posted: “Seriously, I really do love it here, beautiful people inside and out! Tonite was tuff 4 me 4 personal reasons, but U got me thru! L4L. (sic)”

Nick has refused to be drawn on the pregnancy speculation this week, insisting it is a matter for his wife to tell her fans.

He said on his radio show: “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it time and time again – when my wife feels like talking about whatever she wants to talk about, you will hear it directly from her.”

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Mariah Carey’s new perfume was inspired by her husband Nick Cannon.

The singer says Nick’s proposal gave her the ideas to create Lollipop Bling, her new “sweet” fragrance.

She said: “The inspiration for Lollipop Bling was Nick’s marriage proposal to me. He first surprised me with a ring-pop – romantic, fun and young-at-heart – like me!”

Mariah is releasing Lollipop Bang through Elizabeth Arden in conjunction with Topps Candy Company next month.

The singer was recently described by Nick as the “diva of all divas”.

The rapper-and-presenter said his superstar spouse lives up to her demanding reputation but that’s one of the things he loves about her.

Nick revealed: “Imagine if you’ve got the diva of all divas. If we’ve got to be somewhere at five or six o’clock, I tell her it’s time to go at noon so she gets those five hours to do what she needs to do.

“But we’re both kids at heart. She is the funniest person ever and she has a great sense of humour. We connect at a spiritual level.”

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Mariah Carey is pregnant.

The 40-year-old singer is said to be “very excited” about expecting her first baby with husband Nick Cannon – who she married in May 2008 – but is trying to keep the news quiet.

A source told RadarOnline.com: “They’re both very excited and very happy.

“Mariah and Nick want to keep the pregnancy quiet as long as they can.”

A spokesperson for the star refused to confirm or deny the news.

Her representative Cindi Berger said: “I am not at liberty to discuss Mariah’s personal life at this time.”

Mariah first hinted she was planning a family in March.

Speaking at the Independent Spirit Awards, she said: “Something else very special is on the way.”

The singer recently dropped out of her next movie, ‘For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf’, citing medical reasons, which further fuelled rumours of a pregnancy.

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Mr. & Mrs. Mariah Carey Renew Their Vows

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their second anniversary at their Beverly Hills home last night — and TMZ has the cool pics from inside the ceremony.

Cannon had said the couple planned to renew their vows — and that’s exactly what it looked like they did. Mariah was wearing a white dress and veil, Nick in a white suit.

Two years — hard to believe Nick has been working for married to Mariah for that long. Where does the time go?

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Nick Cannon wants to make a film with Mariah Carey.
The rapper-and-presenter claims his spouse is the funniest person he knows and he would love for them to show off her comedic talents in a joint venture.
He said: “I’d love to do a film with Mariah. But it would have to be a comedy. She’s the funniest woman in the world, she just cracks me up all the time.”
Mariah’s most recent big screen outing was as a dowdy social worker in ‘Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire’ and she admits she felt “tortured” by the role, although she believes it has made her a better person.
She said: “It was definitely a commitment to be seen looking that bad. I love Lee Daniels, the director, but he’s a sick man. He wanted to torture me.
“But you know, it freed me in a lot of ways. I don’t worry about certain things in the same way any more.”

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The 39-year-old singer admits she has struggled with confidence issues her whole life and especially when she was a teenager who wanted to be liked.

She told Paper magazine: “I have had very low self-esteem my whole life. When I was 12 or 13, I remember walking up the driveway, and this guy who was 20 – which may have been highly inappropriate – said to me, ‘I like your pants,’ and I was like, ‘Oh, that looks good? Oh, OK, I will wear tight pants now.’ ”

Mariah – who is married to TV presenter Nick Cannon – admits she struggled to get over her breakdown in 2001 following her critical and commercial flop film ‘Glitter’ and album of the same name and complaints of being “overworked”.

The pop diva claims people lost perspective and became intensely interested in her life, which is why she felt the need to step back from the public spotlight to recharge.

Mariah – who checked into hospital in 2001 – explained: “I didn’t have the right support system around me. It was after September 11. A lot of people taking shots at me had no place to go. We are friggin’ ADD, this country (America).”

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The ‘Sin City’ actress, husband Cash Warren and 17-month-old daughter Honor Marie spent the American holiday at her parents’ house, with Jessica taking on the main kitchen duties.

She revealed: “I made the turkey this year. My mom just laid it on me – a big 26 pounder. We do it potluck style.”

Jessica was not the only celebrity to get busy in the kitchen yesterday.

‘I Want To Know What Love Is’ singer Mariah Carey had planned to cook up a feast for husband Nick Cannon.

Nick said: “Mariah is cooking. She’s a great cook – she’s dope in the kitchen.”

Lindsay Lohan joined her family in New York to share culinary duties with her mother Dina and younger sister Ali.

Dina revealed beforehand: “Lindsay is making the garlic mashed potatoes. They are amazing.

“Ali is doing the stuffing and I’m doing the turkey and making sure nothing burns.

“Then, when it’s ready, we go around the table and say what we are thankful for. It’s just a Thanksgiving tradition we have at our house that we grabbed onto.

“We are so blessed and it’s important to share what we are thankful for, and not to take things for granted.”

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The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star has been awarded the title by the US magazine People for the second time, after first being given the accolade in 2003. He is the third man to gain the honour twice, matching George Clooney and Brad Pitt.

A spokesperson for the publication said: “At 46, the father of two still reigns as Hollywood’s most irresistible iconoclast; as one-of-a-kind as his beloved 15-year-old boots and as smouldering as his favourite Cuban cigars.

“He has had women swooning since his days as a teen detective on ‘21 Jump Street’.”

Also included on the list are Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bradley Cooper, David  Beckham, Gilles Marini, Nick Cannon and Chris Daughtry and Robert Downey Jr.

Upon hearing of his inclusion, Chris composed a song which included the lyrics: “Sexiest man alive? / Am I at least Top 5? / I know being bald /won’t get me the cover / I just hope it’s not page twentysomething or other.”

False reports had circulated earlier this week that ‘Twilight’ star Robert Pattinson had been awarded the title.

Hugh Jackman will also be pleased, as earlier this month he told how he was looking forward to passing on the Sexiest Man Alive title he was awarded last year so he could stop taking care of himself.

He said: “The pressure’s off. I can be a slob again. I thought there were thousands of other guys that deserved it, but it’s been a great year.”

Previous stars named Sexiest Man Alive by People include Matt Damon, Matthew McConaughey and Jude Law.

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The ‘Sweet Dreams’ hitmaker rented the lavish £2,450-a-night Charles Forte Presidential Suite at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester, UK, while performing in nearby city Liverpool this week, but after struggling to find space to hold her 12 bags, had her entourage make a second booking to store her belongings.

A source at Liverpool’s Malmaison hotel – where the star took a £170-a-night room for her luggage – said: “She had seven suitcases, three hand-luggage bags and two boxes, all for her mammoth concert. In the cases there were, apparently, 14 dresses, lots of shoes, make-up and 25 wigs.”

It took four helpers to carry her luggage up the stairs to the room, which was situated close to the Liverpool Echo Arena, where she performed twice this week.

Beyonce is not the only singer who refuses to travel light.

Last year, Mariah Carey flew to London for a three-day trip – and brought 20 suitcases with her.

A source said at the time: “The guys at the airport seemed to e struggling under the load, but Mariah and her husband, Nick Cannon, just breezed straight through.”

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The ‘Obsessed’ singer – who married actor-and-rapper Nick Cannon in 2008 – has spoken out about how she has been affected by the struggle she faced in previous relationships and hinted her ex-husband Tommy Mottola was responsible for her ordeal.

She said: “Abuse has several categories. Emotionally, mentally, in other ways. I just think you get into a situation and you feel locked in. If your situation is similar to one of the situations I’ve been in, which I won’t harp on. For me, to really get out, it was difficult because there was a connection that was not only a marriage but a business thing where the person was in control of my life.”

Mariah wed music executive Tommy in 1993 after he signed her to the music label CBS Records. They separated just three years later and divorced in 1998.

The 40-year-old beauty also spoke out in support of ‘Rehab’ singer Rihanna, who was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown earlier this year following a pre-Grammy’s party.

Mariah admitted she can empathise with the 21-year-old starlet’s experience of domestic abuse.

She told US TV talk show host Larry King: “I was very sequestered, as you know, when I first started out and if I were just allowed to be young and with a young boyfriend who’s also a star and you know, you’re working and you’re both — I don’t know what goes on. You know what I mean? So it’s like, I wasn’t really allowed out of the house, so I can’t imagine what she went through.”

Meanwhile, the singer-turned-actress says she is desperate to have children with Nick, but is waiting for a gap in her career.

She explained: “Being pregnant would be the happiest thing in my life, but what I’m saying is right now with this movie ‘Precious’ coming out, with the next few singles from the album and those things that I’m doing, I need to focus on that because I cannot do the having-a-child thing halfway.”

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