Nick Cannon revealed he had photos of his future wife Mariah Carey on his wall when he was young.
The star, 42, and the Obsessed singer, 53, tied the knot in 2008 and welcomed twins Moroccan and Monroe, aged 11.
However, they went their separate ways in 2014 and their divorce was finalised two years later.
Nick recently opened up about his relationship with Mariah and said she was the "coolest person he ever met".
Speaking to The Shade Room, the Dime Piece rapper discussed who the "greatest" love of his life is.
"Like the greatest? I mean, I always talk about that. Then it goes viral, and our fans get mad at me," he said.
"But I was 12 years old with Mariah Carey pictures on my wall, and that becomes my wife. And the fact that she's the coolest person I ever met."
He went on to gush over the We Belong Together singer and said she's always "happy" and "always doing for others."
"When I found that out about how remarkable she was, that woman is not human. She's a gift from God," he added.
Nick has been busy in the last few years as he is now a father of 12 children.
The Masked Singer host said he hasn't ruled out having more kids and will let "God decide".
The 42-year-old admitted 'having his hands full' with his existing off-spring, even though he isn't the primary caregiver for any of his children.
Besides his twins with Mariah, he is also dad to 10 other children with five other women in what he calls 'consensual non-monogamy'.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, he said: "God decides when we're done." Before adding: "I'm locked in. But when I'm 85, you never know. I might."
Announcing his views on YouTube in June, he explained: "People like to classify what I do as polyamory or polygamy, but even that, I always say to define me is to confine me."
And giving advice to parents he explains his secret: "Everybody thinks it's time management. It's energy management."
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