Cannon: 'Mariah Carey will be best mum'

Nick Cannon has claimed that Mariah Carey would be the "best" mum.

Cannon, who has refused to confirm if his wife is pregnant, has admitted that the couple would "love to expand" their family. The 29-year-old also insisted that the singer loves to take care of him and is certain that she would excel at being a mother.

He told People: "She's very nurturing. She's nurturing with me and makes me breakfast at any time and that's my favourite food. It would be like 3 o'clock in the morning and she will still make me waffles. She'll be the best mum.

"I want to raise a child like the way I was brought up. Be someone who is stern but still fun-loving and knows how to have a good time."

As for whether he would prefer to have a baby boy or girl, he added: "It's great to have a girl until she turns into a teenager. Then you have to worry about every other boy in the neighbourhood and that would freak me out. With a boy, I'd be worrying about him breaking his arms and his legs. I was that type of kid. I was a daredevil, so I'd be having to worry about that."