Mariah Carey was first linked to Nick Cannon when he appeared in her 2008 “Bye Bye” music video. After a whirlwind romance, the two secretly wed a few months later. This time, Carey was the elder in the equation; she was 42 years old while Cannon was 30. “I’d always admired Mariah from afar, but once we connected I felt it was destined: This has to be my wife,” Cannon told People. “We really do feel we are soulmates,” added Carey.
In 2011, the couple welcomed twins Morrocan and Monroe. Just a few years later, however, the marriage began unraveling, with rumors alleging marital strife. In the wake of reports they’d separated, Cannon filed for divorce, and the divorce was finalized in 2016. In her memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” Carey explained why the marriage derailed. “Making the necessary adult adjustments to being working parents in entertainment took its toll on our relationship,” she wrote, as excerpted in Stylecaster, “and the end of our marriage came fast, as it began.” She also admitted that neither fought very hard to keep it together. “Honestly, I think Nick and I could have worked it out between the two of us, but egos and emotions got inflamed … ” she wrote.
Since then, the exes have gotten over any issues and continue to co-parent their kids. “I think Nick and I have done pretty well in co-parenting, staying friends with each other so that we can talk,” she told People.
