Mariah’s twins might be the only people in the world who don’t know she’s engaged!
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Though
Mariah Carey has only been happy to parade around her newly found wedding bliss
all around town — especially her 35-carat
diamond sparkler — she’s not quite ready to tell her kids about her upcoming nuptials.
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"I haven't talked to them about it completely because they are so young so they don't really understand things yet so you have to go slowly and explain things and always make sure they know that this is only going to be good for them," the 44-year-old singer told told
E!, also assuring, "Their lives are not going to change."
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"For me, as long as we are together and they have a great relationship with their dad, then that's great,” she added. “It's good. And they are great."
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As for how things are going with her and the ex-hubby, and father of 4-year-old twins,
Monroe and
Moroccan,
Nick Cannon— who even congratulated the couple on
social media — Mariah stated they are doing everything to put their children first, joking that, "Between Nick and what he does for them and then what I do for them, I just think please, don't let these kids be spoiled. I have to reel it in."
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On a more serious note the singer stated, "I think we are trying our best. I really do. I know I am trying my best and I think he is too.
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“I know they love being with him and it's nice and I will always say positive things about him to the kids," she explained.
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As
Star readers know, billionaire boyfriend
James Packer, 48, popped the
big question on Jan 22., and ever since then, Mariah’s already been planning to throw the “most
expensive wedding the world has ever seen!’
mariah-carey-engaged-james-packer-twins-05
mariah-carey-engaged-james-packer-twins-06
Though
Mariah Carey has only been happy to parade around her newly found wedding bliss
all around town — especially her 35-carat
diamond sparkler — she’s not quite ready to tell her kids about her upcoming nuptials.
Photo credit: Getty Images
mariah-carey-engaged-james-packer-twins-04
"I haven't talked to them about it completely because they are so young so they don't really understand things yet so you have to go slowly and explain things and always make sure they know that this is only going to be good for them," the 44-year-old singer told told
E!, also assuring, "Their lives are not going to change."
Photo credit: Getty Images
mariah-carey-engaged-james-packer-twins-07
"For me, as long as we are together and they have a great relationship with their dad, then that's great,” she added. “It's good. And they are great."
Photo credit: Getty Images
mariah-carey-engaged-james-packer-twins-01
As for how things are going with her and the ex-hubby, and father of 4-year-old twins,
Monroe and
Moroccan,
Nick Cannon— who even congratulated the couple on
social media — Mariah stated they are doing everything to put their children first, joking that, "Between Nick and what he does for them and then what I do for them, I just think please, don't let these kids be spoiled. I have to reel it in."
Photo credit: Getty Images
mariah-carey-engaged-james-packer-twins-02
On a more serious note the singer stated, "I think we are trying our best. I really do. I know I am trying my best and I think he is too.
Photo credit: Getty Images
mariah-carey-engaged-james-packer-twins-08
“I know they love being with him and it's nice and I will always say positive things about him to the kids," she explained.
Photo credit: Getty Images
mariah-carey-engaged-james-packer-twins-02
As
Star readers know, billionaire boyfriend
James Packer, 48, popped the
big question on Jan 22., and ever since then, Mariah’s already been planning to throw the “most
expensive wedding the world has ever seen!’
Photo credit: Getty Images