Nick Cannon gets real about insecurities he felt married to ‘alpha’ Mariah Carey

Nick Cannon is nary longer “Mariah [Carey’s] man” — but he’s looking backmost connected their clip together.

The character described nan insecurities he felt during their matrimony from 2008 to 2016 on nan astir caller section of nan “Ray Daniels Presents” podcast.

“I sewage joined successful my 20s … to nan biggest prima successful nan world,” nan “Masked Singer” host, 44, recalled, calling Carey’s level of fame connected “a different stratosphere” from his own.

“I would laic up astatine nighttime thinking, like, ‘Is this who I am? Am I Mariah’s man? Is that what my life is expected to be?'” Cannon admitted.

The rapper’s doubts heightened aft Carey, 55, gave commencement to their now-13-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe, successful 2011.

“I’m carrying a purse, nan diaper container and, you know, I’m opinionated connected nan area like, ‘Wait,'” nan “All That” alum said of their family “hierarchy” astatine nan time.

“She’s rocking being nan alpha,” Cannon continued, clarifying that his ex-wife “deserves” that domiciled successful a relationship.

“I judge she needs a dude for illustration that,” he said. “I’m conscionable not that dude.”

Since their split, Cannon has gone connected to welcome 10 children pinch Brittany Bell, Alyssa Scott, Abby De La Rosa, Bre Tiesi and Lanisha Cole.

In May 2023, Cannon joked to Jason Lee that Carey has a “high frequency” reaction to him welcoming Golden, 7, Powerful, 3, twins Zion and Zillion, 3, Legendary, 2, Onyx, 2, Rise, 2, Beautiful, 1, Halo, 1, and Zen, who died successful 2021.

“She ever asks me, ‘You aight? How you doin’? You handling it all?'” nan “Wild ‘N Out” big said. “When we talk daily, she’s conscionable checking successful connected my spirit.”

As for Carey’s emotion life, nan vocalist astir precocious dated dancer Bryan Tanaka for 7 years.

News collapsed successful December 2023 of nan erstwhile mates calling it quits, but Carey has yet to reside nan headlines.

The Grammy victor did merchandise a connection successful August aft her mother, Patricia Carey, and sister Alison Carey died connected nan aforesaid day.

Mariah thanked her fans for their support during nan “impossible time.”

Cannon spoke exclusively to Page Six astir his ex’s grieving journey earlier this month.

“She’s doing nan champion that she perchance can, considering nan circumstances,” he said. “But arsenic a family, we conscionable sewage to beryllium location to support 1 another, show love.

“She’s really having a awesome clip pinch nan kids,” Cannon concluded. “That is, you know, nan astir important point successful nan world to her, truthful it’s outstanding to spot them supporting their mom nan measurement they do.”