Ice-T's life got a reboot thanks to his little girl.
The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star, 65, credits his and wife Coco Austin's daughter Chanel, 7, with motivating him to embrace a healthier lifestyle.
"Muhammad Ali said it, he said when a man has a child in the second half of his life, it resets his life," the host of iHeart podcast Ice-T's Daily Game told E! News' Francesca Amiker on March 23. "When Chanel was born, all of a sudden I got more healthy, I'm in shape. Because you can start to slow down—I can't start to slow down."
The rapper, who is also dad to daughter LeTesha Morrow, 47, and Tracy Marrow Jr., 31, from previous relationships, continued, "I've got grown kids. Now I've got a new daughter and I'm so focused with her. It's just amazing. It's a great thing. And you've gotta have a reason for living, you've gotta have motivation. Chanel is my new motivation."
Growing up in the public eye, Ice-T and Coco's daughter has over the years also become a social media star in her own right, with more than 446,000 followers on Instagram.
And even through her mom has run her account since she was born, Chanel has begun to express herself online more. On Ice-T's birthday in February, a throwback photo of the three was shared on the child's page, along with the message, "Happy Birthday to my daddy for everything l love you so much. Thank you for being you..(Chanel actually wrote this herself)"
While they continue to dote upon their little girl, Ice-T and Coco do not plan on expanding their family. "Chanel fills up the room," he said. "One and done."
See Ice-T and Coco's cutest pics of Chanel below:
"Arrived," Coco wrote from The Guitar Hotel in Florida in June 2023 while giving Chanel a piggy-back ride in front of some rainbow angel wings.
"First day on vacation!" Coco wrote in June 2023. "Thank you @sugardollllz for always coming through, keeping Chanel and mines matching flow going!"
Chanel and Coco Austin supported Ice-T during his Walk of Fame ceremony in February 2023.
The family of three posed in front of his newly minted star in Los Angeles.
Baby Chanel enjoyed a shopping outing with her mom in Prague and showed that she's not too young to share in the fun.
"Every moment with daddy is super cool..Even Cheeto time!! Late night snack on bus," mom captioned this picture of quality father-daughter time while the rapper is on tour.
The model and her little one soaked up the sun at their house in Arizona.
"Someone caught me in mom's shoe closest again...So I guess I'll strike some of my poses," Coco captioned the shot of the cute tot showing off her modeling abilities.
The then 2-year-old child showed off her enviable collection of toys in this adorable post.
The famous family visited the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas and sat upon a gold throne.
Starting young! Chanel threw money in this hilarious imagine which was captioned, "Baby Hustler."
While celebrating music's biggest weekend, the mother-daughter duo visits the WowWee table featuring crystal-studded Fingerlings at the GRAMMY Gift Lounge.
At 13 months, Chanel is growing up to be a big star!
It's family day at iPic Theaters as Ice-T and Coco bring Chanel to see The Girl on the Train.
Little Chanel dresses up for New York Fashion Week with a pair of custom, crystal-embellished sneakers because she's just cool like that.
So adorable! Chanel is always ready for her close-up.
What's a baby girl to do with so many headbands and bows? Look cute, of course!
Coco better watch out because Chanel's got her eyes on mama's heels!
Aww! Chanel is having the time of her life playing peek-a-boo with dad.
"Don't hate on my pink flamingo outfit!" her mom wrote.
Baby Chanel is held by her mother in between her besties, Spartacus and Maximus.
Baby Chanel hitches a ride with Spartacus.
The mother-daughter duo are all smiles in their matching striped swimsuits.
Chanel looked quite happy to be spending the day with her mama on a photo shoot!
The baby watches her dad perform with the band Body Count in Arizona.
Chanel appears with her big brothers Spartacus and Maximus.
The baby appears with her father in a photo posted on her (yes her) Instagram page.
The baby tries solid food for the first time.
Well, obviously... She is a superstar.
Chanel's style is effortlessly cute--just look at those sunflowers!
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