Ice-T poses with his wife Coco Austin and their daughter Chanel at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty
Ice-Tis dedicated to keeping himself in good shape to keep up with his little girl.
Appearing onThe Big Tigger Showon Audacy’s V-103 in Atlanta Tuesday, theLaw and Order: Special Victims Unitactor, 65, talked about life raising daughter Chanel, 7.
“Muhammad Ali said it best, ‘When a man has a child in the second half of his life, after 50, it resets his life,’ " he shared.
“It started my life over – I got back healthy, back in the gym, looking good, sharp, I’m strong – I’ve got to live. I can’t go anywhere,” he continued. “I’ve got to keep chasing these bags.”
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Reflecting on this time in his life, Ice-T — who is also dad to daughter LeTesha Morrow, 47, and Tracy Marrow Jr., 31, from previous relationships — was happy to share, “I’m with somebody I love. Me and Coco have been together 22 years, so I’m in a good place.”
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“Let me shout out my family,” Ice-T said toward the end of his speech. “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.”
In an episode of theTamron Hall Showin November, Austin opened up about the criticism she’s faced over the years from other parents, sharing that she feels she’s “underneath a microscope all the time.”
Acknowledging that she is an “unconventional mother,” Austin argued fans should already know what kind of parent she is.
source: people.com
