Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon’s daughter Monroe Cannon just gave the internet a little family refresher. The 14-year-old, who usually keeps a low profile online, hopped on Instagram Stories on Nov. 13 to explain something that often confuses people. And she did it with the kind of clarity only a teenager who has truly had enough can deliver.
She opened her message with a friendly PSA, writing, “clearing something up guys.” Then she spelled it out. She has exactly one full sibling. “i only have ONE brother who is @moroccan.cannon,” she shared, referring to her twin brother, Moroccan. She added, “i do have other half siblings from my dad but they are all many many years younger than me!”
© John NacionPeople get curious, and sometimes that curiosity gets messy. Monroe’s quick post was her way of tidying the internet’s assumptions, and honestly, she handled it like someone who has grown up on red carpets and knows how to keep it moving.
Monroe and Moroccan, born in 2011, are Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon’s twins from their whirlwind romance. The couple met, fell for each other fast, and secretly married in 2008 during a beachy Bahamas ceremony. The twins arrived three years later, becoming instant fan favorites and the unofficial co-stars of many Carey holiday specials.
© GettyAfter Carey and Cannon split in 2014 and finalized their divorce in 2016, Cannon’s family tree started branching at a remarkable pace. The "Masked Singer" host has since welcomed ten more children with multiple partners, a fact that has kept his name trending as often as a surprise album drop.
His growing brood includes sons Golden Sagon and Rise Messiah and daughter Powerful Queen with Brittany Bell. He shares twins Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir and daughter Beautiful Zeppelin with Abby De La Rosa. Then there is son Legendary Love with Bre Tiesi and daughter Onyx Ice Cole with LaNisha Cole. Cannon also shared two children with Alyssa Scott: son Zen, who tragically died at 5 months old in 2021 from brain cancer, and daughter Halo Marie, born in December 2022.
© @nickcannonThat is a lot for any teenager to keep track of, let alone the public. Which explains why Monroe’s Instagram moment felt refreshingly straightforward. She has her twin brother. She has younger half-siblings from her dad.
Nick Cannon has always spoken highly of Monroe, especially during difficult chapters. After losing his son Zen, Cannon shared that Monroe played an unexpectedly grounding role. He once told PEOPLE, “My daughter, really, she’s so in tune and in line and wise beyond her years. I got a lot of therapists, but she’s probably my best therapist.” That is the kind of praise that could easily go to a celebrity’s head, but Monroe seems firmly anchored in reality.
© @nickcannonHe also joked that she pulls rank in the twin hierarchy, adding, “She came out first and she lets everybody know it.” Any twin will tell you this is classic firstborn energy.
Mariah Carey, meanwhile, has sidestepped commentary about Cannon’s ever-expanding family. When Gayle King asked her in a CBS Mornings interview on Sept. 24 how co-parenting was going these days, Carey gave the smoothest non-answer in diva history: “I kind of feel like it’s best if I don’t talk about him, because he can just be in his own world.” She added, “No offense to him,” and moved right along.
© Getty ImagesMonroe’s recent Instagram post might have been short, but it offered a tiny peek into how she handles life inside a blended family that constantly makes headlines. Monroe’s simple clarification shows she’s doing it with equal parts confidence and humor.
