They said ‘I do’ more than a decade ago, but Ice T and Nicole “Coco” Austin made the decision to wait to expand their family.
“There were a lot of things I wanted to complete before having a baby,” Austin tells PEOPLE.
From starring in the Las Vegas striptease spectacular Peepshow to getting her own E! reality series, Ice Loves Coco, the former fitness model turned entrepreneur says 35 was always the magic number for her.
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Coco Austin dressed her 4-month-old daughter, Chanel Nicole, in a bikini on Friday and couldn’t be more proud!
The first-time mom, who welcomed her little one in November with husband, Ice-T, took to Instagram to share the sweet moment.
“My partner in crime…” Austin, 37, captioned the photo.
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Coco Austin and baby Chanel are totally twinning!
The proud mom took to Instagram on Saturday to show off her and baby Chanel’s matching outfits — black tops with army green, camouflage-printed pants.
“Chanel & I having fun with the mirror above our bed.. I need one of these at home..LOL #Twinsies,” the 37-year-old model captioned the selfie.
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Coco Austin‘s daughter Chanel Nicole may already have an affinity for high heels, but if her mom has anything to say about it, don’t expect to see her walking down the runway one day.
In Monday’s post-pregnancy blog for E! News, the reality star opened up about why she doesn’t necessarily want her baby girl, almost 4 months, making a career out of modeling when she grows up.
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Coco Austin is starting her daughter in stilettos young.
The new mom styled Chanel Nicole, 3 months, in an adorable pair of plush pumps for a photo shoot on Saturday.
In a photo posted to her Instagram, Austin’s little girl wore a pink shirt emblazoned with her name as well as a tiny tutu by Bowties and Tutus Boutique and the Pee Wee Pumps‘s high heel-like crib shoes for babies.
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Coco Austin and Ice-T‘s 12-week-old daughter Chanel is back on TV!
Austin, 36, appeared on the Dr. Oz Show Friday (via E! Online) with her 12-week-old child to discuss her new life as a mom.
While Chanel already has many cute outfits to choose from, host Dr. Mehmet Oz gave the mother-daughter pair an adorable scrubs-themed onesie that even had “Dr. Chanel” bedazzled on the back.
The Ice & Coco co-host talked about motherhood and broke down in tears when talking about becoming a parent.
“I have a baby!” she told Dr. Oz. “I love her. Makes me cry when I see her ’cause I made this little girl, ’cause they said I couldn’t. And I did! Screw the haters.”
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Coco Austin is clearly loving her new role as a mom!
Austin shared adorable snaps of baby Chanel, her 11-week-old daughter with husband Ice-T, on Instagram Saturday.
“I can’t get enough of this girl!” she captioned one post, with four pictures of Chanel smiling and posing in a perfectly coordinated outfit.
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