Bre Tiesi may be one of six women who share children with prolific procreator Nick Cannon, but the Selling Sunset star insists she’s in a league of her own. During a candid appearance on Angela Yee’s Lip Service podcast, Bre blasted Cannon’s other baby mamas as “insecure,” revealed why baby No. 13 could cause the end of their relationship, and detailed the difficulties of filming his forthcoming Netflix series, which she called the “worst thing” she’s ever done.
On Wednesday’s episode of Lip Service, Angela brought up Nick Cannon’s previous description of Bre Tiesi as his “twin flame,” noting that while the entertainer insists he doesn’t have a favorite among his children’s mothers, he’s acknowledged that Bre understands him better than the others.
Bre agreed.
“Yeah, we’re very, very similar,” she said. “And I think that, like, I really accept this crazy lifestyle, even though people think that I don’t.”
The reality star who shares a 4-year-old son, Legendary Love, with the father of 12, has repeatedly defended their relationship against criticism, maintaining that their arrangement allows her to preserve her independence while building a life with someone she loves. She emphasized that, when asked on the podcast whether she thought she’d wind up with Nick long-term.
“He is my partner. I think he is my life partner. I genuinely love this man,” she said. We have a great relationship. I love our family regardless of everything else.”
But while Bre has embraced Nick’s sprawling family tree, she said on Lip Service that she’s drawing the line at adding another branch.
“I only have like one deal breaker. One. And if it ever happens, then I might be out,” she said. “If he has another baby.”
She added that, considering that Nick has12 children across six households, he’s already stretched thin, and Bre doesn’t believe another child would make things any easier.
“There’s only so much time in a day. There’s so many kids. There’s so much going on,” she explained. “You got the Brady Bunch. We’re not doing 13!”
Bre Tiesi Says Filming Nick Cannon’s Netflix Series Was The ‘Worst Thing’ She’s Ever Done
Bre’s candid comments come as Nick prepares to pull back the curtain on his unconventional family dynamics in an upcoming Netflix docuseries featuring several of his children’s mothers—minus Mariah Carey, as confirmed by Bre on Lip Service.
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The project is expected to offer a closer look at how Nick navigates fatherhood across multiple households, but Bre admitted that she wasn’t exactly jumping at the opportunity to participate.
When Angela questioned Bre’s decision to put her relationship with Nick on display, the Selling Sunset star clarified that participating wasn’t exactly her choice.
“No, I didn’t really agree to this. I was forced,” Bre said.
She explained that participating felt like a lose-lose situation, because although she wanted to protect her privacy, she also worried that declining to appear would leave room for others to shape the narrative surrounding her relationship.
“Personally, I felt like it was a lose-lose,” she explained. “If I didn’t do it, I’m allowing a space for another narrative to be created that isn’t mine.”
She continued,
“We’re very private, so I think actually seeing the interaction is a big deal,” she said, noting that viewers will get a rare glimpse of their relationship and how they raise Legendary together.
Still, Bre questioned whether inviting cameras into an already heavily scrutinized family arrangement was worth the additional attention.
“It’s something that’s so scrutinized that people have so many opinions,” she explained. “I’m like, why are we giving people more? I don’t want to do this.”
And while she’s accustomed to Nick having relationships with other women, actually witnessing those interactions presented an entirely different challenge.
“I’ve never had to watch his interactions with anyone else,” Bre admitted. “Do you say all the same things? Is it insert bitch here? I don’t know.”
Making matters even more nerve-racking, Bre revealed that she hasn’t been allowed to preview the finished series.
“I’ll be watching with everybody else, and they don’t want to show me, which makes me even more nervous,” she said.
As for her overall experience filming the project, Bre didn’t mince words, calling it the “worst thing” she’s ever done and joking that she’d rather go to jail or return to the grueling reality competition Special Forces than do it again.
Bre Tiesi Blasts Nick Cannon’s Other Baby Mamas As ‘Insecure’
While Nick has spoken about the importance of his children maintaining relationships with one another, Bre suggested that getting their mothers on the same page is another story entirely.
When Angela asked whether she had interacted with the other women during filming, Bre made it clear that they’re not in a good place.
“Never will. Okay? Kick rocks!” she declared. “No, never, girl, never. I tried. I really tried, like, genuinely,” she explained, claiming she’d previously welcomed another mother into her home and attempted to facilitate interactions among their children.
Unfortunately, according to Bre, those efforts weren’t reciprocated as she’d hoped.
“They’re insecure,” she alleged. “This is a hard situation, and I understand that–but when you start playing with the kids, now we’re gonna have a problem,” she said. “And when you start trying to tell me what I’m gonna do and how I’m gonna do it, and where my kid’s gonna be, miss me with all of that.”
The reality star insisted that her frustration isn’t about competing for Nick’s attention or establishing herself as his favorite.
“This isn’t an ego thing for me,” she continued. “Genuinely, I really tried, but I’m not about to let any woman come up in here and tell me what I’m gonna do with my kids.”
As previously reported, this isn’t the first time Bre has discussed the challenges of navigating Nick’s blended family.
During a September appearance on E!’s Hot Goss podcast, she pushed back against the perception that his children’s mothers operate as one big, happy co-parenting collective.
“There is no ‘we’ — we don’t balance anything,” she said. “I try to be nice.”
During her conversation with Angela, Bre further detailed her previous attempts to bring the families together, claiming she’d extended birthday invitations, arranged playdates, and even contacted nannies to coordinate visits.
“I’ve invited everyone to every birthday party. I’ve asked for playdates. I’ve reached out to nannies. I’ve done all the things,” she said.
Still, Bre maintained that she shouldn’t have to shoulder the responsibility of ensuring Legendary develops relationships with his 11 siblings.
“Nick has to step up, and he has to make an environment and support the children,” she previously told Hot Goss.
And while she’s open to the children maintaining close relationships, Bre made it clear that doesn’t necessarily mean she needs to be besties with their mothers.
“I don’t have to be your friend. I don’t have to kiki with you. We’re not going to have Sunday dinner,” she told Angela.
Bre Says Her Financial Independence Makes Her ‘Different’ From Nick’s Other Baby Mamas
Elsewhere on Lip Service, Bre suggested that her financial independence could fuel insecurity among Nick’s other baby mamas.
“I think it’s also that I have my own, and I make my own money,” she explained. “I can come and go as I please.”
According to Bre, she doesn’t spend her days waiting around for Nick or rearranging her life to accommodate his schedule.
“I’m not sitting at home waiting for him to come home,” she said, joking that Nick might tell her he’d been waiting for four hours, only for her to respond, “That’s cute. I’ll be home at midnight.”
“We are not the same,” she continued. “And I can understand how that would be irritating, but I will never live under a man. So this works great for me.”
In addition to sharing Legendary Love with Bre, Nick Cannon shares twins Moroccan and Monroe with ex-wife Mariah Carey; sons Golden Sagon and Rise Messiah Cannon and daughter Powerful Queen with Brittany Bell; twins Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir and daughter Beautiful Zeppelin with Abby De La Rosa; and daughter Onyx Ice Cole with LaNisha Cole. Cannon is father to two children with Alyssa Scott — son Zen, who died at five months old in December 2021 after being diagnosed with brain cancer, and daughter Halo Marie Cannon born on Dec. 14, 2022.
Watch Bre Tiesi talk Nick Cannon on the Lip Service podcast below.
