Nick Cannon is opening up about her decision to financially protect her most valuable personal asset: her reproductive organs.
On the weekend, O Masked Singer host It is father of 12 enjoyed a day in the sun celebrating her son Legendary’s second birthday in style.
Cannon — which shares Legendary with Bre Tiesi — spoke to ET at the celebration after playing with her toddler son on a bouncy castle with friends and family.
During the conversation, Cannon, 43, addressed his recent announcement, made earlier last month, that he had his testicles insured for $10 million.
“I had to hold on to my most prized possessions,” Cannon said with a laugh. “Because you hear about all these different celebrities holding on to their legs… so I was like, ‘Hey, well, I have to hold on to my most prized body part.'”
It was all done in partnership with an organic soap and men’s grooming company, but Cannon stressed that the insurance is not an indication that he plans to expand his brood any time soon.
“(I’m) just making sure nothing goes wrong,” Cannon said.
As for her son, Legendary — who was born on June 28, 2022 — Cannon could barely contain her joy at how big her little guy is getting and how much he’s maturing at just 2 years old.
“I mean, I’m super impressed, just based on his social skills,” Cannon said. “I mean, he’s one of those kids that has so much personality and is super talkative — even at 2 years old!”
“Obviously, I’ve made it so a lot of kids can see (how) he’s definitely more outgoing and almost seems like he was made for this world,” Cannon added.
ET also spoke with Tiesi at Legendary’s big birthday bash and she opened up about what Cannon is like as a father. Despite being separated in so many ways, Tiesi says the 43-year-old comedian — with whom she has a romantic relationship but has dated on and off for several years — is one of the most committed fathers she knows and that he always has time for his kids.
“He manages it really well. I feel like that’s why no one ever hears anything, because we’re all happy. We all make it work,” Tiesi shared about managing the schedules. “He’s such a good person, genuinely, and he really cares and he wants to be there and he’ll never let anything slide.”
She adds: “It makes everything easier when you’re doing things because you know he’s going to put in the effort and he’s going to show up.”
In addition to his son with Tiesi, Cannon is also the father of 11 other children with various other women. He has 13-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan, with his ex-wife, Mariah Carey; Golden Sagon, 7; Powerful Queen, 3; and Rise Messiah, 1; with Bell of Brittany; Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heirboth 3, and Beautiful Zeppelin1, with Abby De La Rosa; Onyx Ice Cole, 1, with LaNisha Cole; areola1, with Alyssa Scott.
Cannon and Scott’s other son, Zen, died of brain cancer at 5 months of age in 2021.
To learn more about Cannon’s sizable family and his role as a father, check out the video below.
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