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Ice-T is a proud father to his and Coco Austin‘s 7-year-old daughter, Chanel, and in a new interview revealed they all sleep together. “I’m in a cruise sample. I used to be there when Coco was pregnant, I went to the hospital, and Chanel nonetheless sleeps within the mattress with us,” he defined on the May 9 episode of the That Moment with Daymond John podcast. He made the admission after confessing that he’s “so much more connected” to Chanel than his older children. He shares a 47-year-old daughter, Letesha, along with his highschool girlfriend Adrienne, and a 31-year-old son named Tracy along with his ex, Darlene Ortiz.
Ice-T, 65, admitted that he was “distracted” by his profession from being tremendous hands-on along with his first two youngsters, and feels that having a child in his “second half of life” was life-changing. “It made me want to live forever. It made me create new goals. It’s the best gift I could ever get,” he famous. The rapper welcomed Chanel into the world in 2015 when he was 57.
Ice-T has been very open about how he and Coco, 37, dad or mum their daughter — regardless of the backlash that comes with it. In May 2o22, they have been shamed by on-line trolls after they shared a picture of then 6-year-old Chanel in a stroller whereas they have been on trip in The Bahamas. Both of Chanel’s doting mother and father instantly clapped again. “Oh lord!! Really people? The world loves to criticize [literally] everything i do!” Coco tweeted on the time. “MFs ain’t got s—t else to talk about. F em all. Smh. Lol,” Ice-T slammed in his personal tweet. Just a few months later, they precipitated commotion once more after Coco posted a TikTookay video that confirmed Chanel taking a shower within the sink.
One 12 months earlier, the “Colors” rapper and Coco made headlines after the latter revealed a then 5-year-old Chanel was nonetheless breastfeeding. “Chanel still likes my boobs. It’s a big bonding moment for a mother and your child,” Coco mentioned whereas chatting with Us Weekly in 2021. She mentioned her breastmilk isn’t Chanel’s essential supply of meals, however described it as “a little snack.” She added, “Why take that away from her? … If she doesn’t want it, all right, that’s where you stop it. But I’m not just going to say no.”
The household of three made a public look collectively earlier this 12 months at Ice-T’s Walk of Fame ceremony. During the February occasion, the Judgement Day actor talked about his whole household. “Let me shout out my family,” he mentioned, per PEOPLE. “My son, my daughter, Coco my wife. [Chanel], who obviously is in the position to stand behind one of these podiums one day. She has no fear of the stage.”