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Topics: Nick Cannon, Parenting, Entertainment, US News, Celebrity
Liv Bridge
Topics: Nick Cannon, Parenting, Entertainment, US News, Celebrity
Nick Cannon has stunned viewers as he failed to name all 12 of his children.
The comedian and rapper kickstarted his career from an early age, shooting to fame as just a teen on Nickelodeon's All That before hosting his own show, The Nick Cannon Show.
And at age 44, Cannon has clearly been busy, not just in front of the camera but behind the scenes too having fathered 12 children to six different women since 2011.
He shares twins, Moroccan and Monroe, with ex-wife Mariah Carey; sons Golden Sagon and Rise Messiah Cannon, and a daughter Powerful Queen, with Brittany Bell; twins Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir as well as daughter, Beautiful Zeppelin, with Abby De La Rosa; son Legendary Love with Bre Tiesi; and daughter Onyx Ice Cole with LaNisha Cole.
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However, the star appeared a little stumped when it came to naming all of his brood.
Speaking on The Really Good Podcast with Bobbi Althoff, the host asked him for their names to which Cannon admits he 'usually gets in trouble' for.
"I know all of them, but like can you label or just rattle off 12 of anything?" he replied as he urged Bobbi to similarly reel off 12 US states.
"All right, here we go, I'll label it off for you, let's keep me honest," Cannon continued as he listed some from the top of his head.
He got to 10 when he started to get a little hazy and admitted he was 'missing two' from the list.
However, he then remembered Beautiful and Halo, his youngest, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Did it," Cannon declared triumphantly. "Almost did it."
The Drumline star revealed he even wrote a verse to help him remember his offspring but stopped short at revealing it on the podcast.
"They kind of have a rhythm to them anyway," he explained.
However, fans weren't best pleased with his attempt as dozens slammed his apparent poor memory on social media.
"Nah that's diabolical not knowing your kids names," wrote one.
A second chimed: "It'd be easier to remember if they all ain't have these overly extravagant names."
However, some leaped to his defense, as one pointed out their mom only has four boys 'and can never get our names right'.
On the podcast, Cannon joked he had a 'problem' with his 'semen control' and had turned to doing kegal exercises to help with the matter.
"If I didn't know what a condom is, I'd probably have a thousand kids," he jibed.
"This could get controversial," Cannon continued, "but I just love kids in a way that I think life is so purposeful."
The celeb continued to explain how he loves fatherhood and is 'present' for all 12 of his children, stating: '[I'm] more present than my dad was.
"I've been blessed enough to be in a scenario to where I probably get to spend more physical time because of the way my work structure is set up that me and my kids get to do so much more activities.
"It's so cool that I get to go to all of these recitals and I get to do those kind of things where they bring home like, the construction paper art," he added.