Nick Cannon is no more “Mariah’s Man (Carey)” – but he looks back on their time together.

The actor described the insecurities he felt during their marriage from 2008 to 2016 on the most recent episode of the “Ray Daniels Presents” podcast.

“I got married in my 20s … to the biggest star in the world,” the “Masked Singer” host, 44, recalled, calling Carey’s level of fame “a different stratosphere.” of his.

“I would lie awake at night thinking, ‘Is this who I am?’ Am I Mariah’s man? Is this what my life is supposed to be?’” Cannon admitted.

The rapper’s doubts intensified after Carey, 55, gave birth to their twins now aged 13Moroccan and Monroe, in 2011.

“I carry a purse, a diaper bag and, you know, I stand in the corner and say, ‘Wait,'” the “All That” alum said of their family “hierarchy.” at the time.

“She’s great as the alpha,” Cannon continued, clarifying that his ex-wife “deserves” that role in a relationship.

“I think she needs a guy like that,” he said. “I’m just not that guy.”

Since their split, Cannon has continued accommodate 10 children starring Brittany Bell, Alyssa Scott, Abby De La Rosa, Bre Tiesi and Lanisha Cole.

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

“She always asks me, ‘Are you okay?’ How are you doing’? Are you the one who runs everything?'” the “Wild ‘N Out” host said. “When we talk on a daily basis, she just checks in on me.”

As for Carey’s love life, the singer recently with dancer Bryan Tanaka for seven years.

The news broke in December 2023 from the former couple I stopbut Carey has yet to make headlines.

The Grammy winner released a statement in August following her mother, Patricia Carey, and sister Alison Carey. died the same day.

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

Canon spoke exclusively to Page Six about her ex’s grieving journey earlier this month.

“She’s doing the best she can, given the circumstances,” he said. “But as a family, we just have to be there to support each other, to show our love.

“She has a really good time with the kids,” Cannon concluded. “It’s, you know, the most important thing in the world to her, so it’s exceptional to see them support their mother the way they do.”