Mariah Carey’s BF Bryan Tanaka Is ‘Like A Second Father’ To Her Kids But Can ’Never Replace’ Dad Nick Cannon (Exclusive)

After Mariah Carey and her fellow Bryan Tanaka spent Christmas together with her 11-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan, fans were funny astir Bryan’s relation arsenic a begetter fig successful the relationship. Questions arose arsenic the kids’ dad, Nick Cannon, didn’t observe the vacation with them and precocious welcomed his 12th kid with 1 of his five babe mamas.  However, a root EXCLUSIVELY told HollywoodlIfe that Bryan has a adjacent narration with the twins, but each parties progressive recognize that the connection “dad” is “reserved for Nick.”

Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka are ‘more successful love’ than ever, according to a HollywoodLife source. (Mediapunch/Shutterstock)

“Bryan is simply a large relation exemplary to her kids and is truthful adjacent to them,” the root began. “They look astatine him similar a 2nd father, but they bash not telephone him dad. That connection is reserved for Nick who is precise progressive successful his children’s lives. Nick and Bryan get on great, and Bryan has been a portion of Mariah‘s beingness since 2006, truthful Nick trusts him with everything.”

The insider went connected to accidental that Mariah and Bryan are “the happiest that they person ever been together,” but they aren’t eyeing a travel down the aisle immoderate clip soon. “She’s done it doubly already and it is not thing that she is funny successful doing again,” the root added. “She knows however overmuch helium loves her, and helium knows however she feels the same.”

Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey stock twins Monroe and Moroccan. (Jim Ruymen/UPI/Shutterstock)

A 2nd root EXCLUSIVELY told Hollywoodlife that Bryan has stepped successful remarkedly arsenic a begetter figure, but Nick volition ever person the last accidental erstwhile it comes to Monroe and Moroccan. “Mariah‘s kids are precise bonded with Bryan but he’ll ne'er regenerate Nick and would ne'er try,” the root said. “There person been times successful the past that Nick has popped up successful Aspen to spot them connected Christmas but this twelvemonth helium spent it successful L.A. and Mariah was wholly good with it due to the fact that her kids were. They’re going to person a precocious Christmas solemnisation with Nick, helium ne'er lets them down.”

Meanwhile, Nick dressed up arsenic Santa the time aft Christmas to sojourn his 6-month-old lad Legendary Love, whom helium shares with Bre Tiesi. He besides made a pit halt to spot his son Golden, 5, Powerful Queen, 2, and newborn lad Rise, whom helium shares with his ex Brittany Bell, a exemplary who has had an on-again/off-again narration with Nick since 2014. Before the existent holiday, posted a vacation paper with his babe mama Abby De La Rosa and their 3 children: Zion and Zillion, 1, and newborn Beautiful Zepplin. The Instagram stock besides caused a spot of a particulate up with Nick’s babe mama LaNisha Cole, who appeared to slam the histrion for not sharing clip with their 6-month-old girl Onyx.

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