Nick Cannon had an identity crisis when he was married to Mariah Carey

Nick Cannon had a problem of identity while he was married to Mariah Carey.

The 43-year-old entertainer was married to the singer from 2008 to 2016, and they have twin 13-year-old daughters, Moroccan and Monroe. Nick says that being with a famous celebrity made him question his place in the world.

Nick told the show “Ray Daniels Presents” that he didn’t really care what people thought because “the perception, you know, that is what it is.” Some people will love you one day and hate you the next.

“That doesn’t bother me at all…” To myself, though, with the question, “Who am I?” You know what I mean? I got married when I was twenty. To the world’s biggest star. First my path led me here (downwards), then hers—she’s already in a higher level… 

“She has islands, while I wake up at noon and have steaks on a platter brought to me.” At night, I would lie awake and wonder, “Is this who I am?” Am I Mariah’s boyfriend? Does that sound like the way my life should be? It’s fine.

Nick then said that he had a hard time with the “hierarchy” in his family after the birth of their twins. He said, “I’m carrying a purse and a diaper bag and, you know, I’m standing on the corner like, ‘Wait.'” Being the alpha is great for her. It’s due to her.

“I think she needs a guy like that.” “I’m not that guy.”

In her autobiography, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” Mariah wrote about her marriage and said that she and her husband were happy together but that their “egos” got in the way of their relationship.

“He was a good guy,” she wrote. He had hope. He wanted to do well. He had worked in show business for a long time, so he knew what was going on. He looked at me.

“To be honest, I think Nick and I could have worked it out on our own, but our egos and emotions got hurt, which can lead to a lot of billable lawyer hours, which is what happened in the end.” It was hard. It was important to both of us that our family was okay. We make it work because we are family.