How Mariah Carey’s Home Life with Twins Looks Like after Divorce: She Combs Daughter’s Hair Keeps Kids ‘Normal’

• Mariah Carey and her ex-husband Nick Cannon share twins, Monroe and Moroccan.
• The singer wanted to raise her kids to be grounded, and now fans praise how normal the siblings look and how they have been brought up.
• Mariah lived in various houses with her kids after her divorce. Now, she thrives, has fun with her children, and even combs her daughter’s hair.

Phenomenal singer Mariah Carey has been married twice, first to Tommy Mottola from 1993 to 1998 and then to Nick Cannon from 2008 to 2016. Mariah and Nick share twins, Monroe Cannon and Moroccan Scott, who were born on April 30, 2011.

The singer and Nick met on the set of the “Bye-Bye” music video, and their romance started from there. After being married for six years, Nick filed for divorce from Mariah in December 2014, a process that was finalized in 2016.

As the divorce was ongoing, Nick insisted that he and his ex-wife had no hard feelings surrounding their split. He noted that he came to the realization that marriage wasn’t for everyone and highly doubted if he would ever get married again. The actor has never remarried to date.

After the end of her marriage, Mariah has never remarried. However, she was in a long-term relationship with her boyfriend, Bryan Tanaka, for seven years. In December 2023, Bryan announced his split from Mariah on Instagram, emphasizing that their decision to embark on different paths was mutual.

Bryan said he would treasure the memories and artistic collaboration he had with Mariah and praised her dedication to her family and craft. He also expressed his love for the singer and her incredible children, whose warmth and kindness enriched his life beyond what words could express.

Mariah’s dedication to her craft has been fruitful as her song “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” released in November 1994, often tops charts during the Christmas season. In 2023, the song topped Billboard Hot 100 for 13 weeks.

Aside from her career, Mariah is focused on motherhood. The singer is dedicated to her twins, daughter Monroe and boy Moroccan Scott, to whom she gave birth on the day she and Nick Cannon celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary. Monroe was born first in Los Angeles, weighing five pounds three ounces and was 18 inches, while Moroccan was five pounds, six ounces, and 19 inches.

Mariah strives to give her kids a better life than she had. When they were eight, the singer said raising them differently from her childhood was hard, “but I try to keep them grounded so they don’t think everything is just handed to them.”

When her kids asked for something worth $20, she made sure they knew she didn’t have even a dollar as a kid growing up so that they appreciated their position in life. Mariah confessed that handling her kids can be a lot, but they give her so much love. “I wouldn’t be the same person without them,” she added.

Mariah noted that she and Nick have remained friends after their divorce, talked to each other, and done pretty well in co-parenting. Her focus now was just to give her kids the things she didn’t have growing up, including a safe and secure home filled with people who love and support them unconditionally.

Mariah’s fans have noticed how well she has raised her kids, including not making money off them by keeping them off stage. A fan said, “Love how Mariah keeps her kids normal.” Another concurred that it was nice “to see Mariah’s kids dressed so normal.” Fans left these comments on a picture on Instagram shared on October 2, 2023, where the singer was combing her daughter’s hair.

They celebrated Mariah for still combing her grown daughter’s hair. A fan was glad that Monroe Cannon didn’t have long nails as most girls nowadays and that she was still a sweet little girl. “You are teaching your daughter to love her hair, to love herself, to know that she is beautiful and cherished,” another fan commented.

Mariah has lived in different houses over the years as she raised her kids. In 2015, the actress was photographed with Australian billionaire James Packer. The two got romantically involved and were engaged within months of dating. They then moved to a Mediterranean-style home in Calabasas, where they allegedly paid $250,000 monthly.

The luxury pad was situated on an acre in The Oaks, a gated community. It was 18,000 square feet, had six bedrooms and nine bathrooms, a theater, sauna, and gym. The mansion was also reportedly made from stones imported from Italy. Mariah and James didn’t stay in this home for too long, as their short-lived romance ended with a separation in October 2016.

After this split, Mariah moved into another Mediterranean-style mansion in Beverly Hill, which was previously occupied by Nicki Minaj. The estate’s main residence had eight bedrooms and four full and four half baths. The peach-colored mansion had an attached apartment for guests and staff.

Mariah once let viewers into her closet in this house in a Vogue video. The closet featured framed photos of the singer, a posh pink seat, dinner dresses on mannequins, and endless mini-closets. It also had drawers filled with haute couture dresses, designer handbags, high-end shades, and meticulously organized rows of shoes.

In 2020, during the pandemic, Mariah rented a Bedford Corners home for allegedly $125,000 a month. The 10,500 square-foot home, which was built in 2006, hosted seven bathrooms, a huge home theater, six bedrooms with coffered ceilings, four powder rooms, and a 900-gallon aquarium.

The feature that stood out most in this mansion was a violin-shaped pool. The 90-foot pool, which cost the homeowner $1 million to install, was built with half a million glass tiles with fiber optic strands that shined at night. Two koi pods stood in for the violin’s bow. The home had a room, which Mariah called the family room because it honored her varied ancestry.

After several years of renting, the singer bought a mansion for $5.65 million in Atlanta’s Sandy Springs area. The mansion, made in colonial style using red brick, was originally built in 1951. The 12,575 square-foot mansion had nine bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and five half baths.

The actress restyled the house, which was once rented by Dwayne Johnson, by adding a private recording studio on the third floor and a pink dress room with a similar colored vanity and glittery chandelier in the foyer. In the primary bedroom, she added a giant tufted velvet headboard.

The inside of the mansion is well-lit, with big windows, magnificent nude coaches, entrance hardwood floors, and French doors. The pink-carpeted foyer has cozy wood-paneled studies. The house’s dining room is decorated with wainscoting and safe green wallpaper.

The white walls in the family room host a series of rainbow-colored portraits of Mariah and her photos swimming with dolphins. The kitchen has wide and tall dining chairs and gingham upholstery, which give it color.

The singer’s ground-floor bedroom has French doors that open to the outdoor terrace. It also has a fireplace, an en-suite bathroom with a soaking tub, and a midnight bar. Other features are two sinks, a freestanding shower, and a soaking tub. A pink bar is also spotted in the bedroom.

The room next to the primary bedroom is filled with closets and drawers to serve as Mariah’s dressing room. Other features of the house are a large home theater, a pool, a private outdoor lounge, and a full playground.

Mariah put this house on the market for $5.5 million in 2022. Unfortunately, it sold for less than what she had bought it for. The house was sold for $4.3 million, about $1.35 million less than what she had bought it for.

The singer has stayed in several places with her kids. In September 2023, she announced on Instagram that her family had adopted kittens, who were now their new family members. She posted a cute picture of her twins standing next to her as they held the kittens named Nacho and Rocky Junior.

Mariah Carey is happy with Moroccan and Monroe, whom she has raised, to be grateful for the things they have in life. The singer is proud of her kids and often shares videos and pictures of her having special moments with them on Instagram. The trio always looks adorable while having lots of fun.