Nick Cannon shares he's expecting his 8th child, with model Bre Tiesi — weeks after the death of his 5-month-old son, Zen

• Nick Cannon is expecting his eighth child after the death of his 5-month-old son, Zen, in December.
• Cannon confirmed he and the model Bre Tiesi were expecting during his talk show Monday.

Nick Cannon confirmed Monday he was expecting his eighth child, weeks after mourning the loss of his 5-month-old son, Zen, who died of a brain tumor.

The TV personality confirmed the news on his talk show, "The Nick Cannon Show," after photos of the baby's gender-reveal party were shared on social media. In the photos, posted Saturday, Cannon is wearing all white as he hugs Tiesi, 30, who is also donning white.

"It's a boy! We found out yesterday," Cannon said to his studio audience.

The host also joked that he was "starting his own football team," referencing that he has seven children with four women.

"Everyone knows I have a lot of children," he added. "It's never a competition. Each one is special."

During Monday's show, Cannon said he found out about Tiesi's pregnancy before Zen's death.

People reported last year that at 2 months old, Zen had been diagnosed with a rare, fast-growing tumor in his brain. Cannon said on his talk show last year that he and Zen's mother, Alyssa Scott, decided not to treat the tumor with chemotherapy. Instead, they focused on Zen's quality of life and happiness.

"This whole process has been extremely difficult for me because I've known about Bre's pregnancy for a while now, before my youngest son, Zen, passed," he said on his talk show. "Even going through all of that, this was always in the back of my mind. Like, when is the right time? How do I share this? We didn't expect Zen to pass away. All of the news was so unexpected."

Cannon said he wanted to respect Scott's grieving process and that Tiesi had been very supportive in waiting on the announcement.

On Monday, hours after Cannon's announcement, Scott shared an emotional Instagram post, thanking supporters for their well-wishes.

"I am centered, I am at peace," she said in a statement. "I look at everyone's predicament with loving eyes. I will not judge. I will consciously decide what I will participate in. I am surrounded by love. God, my mom, dad, sister, brother, and daughter continue to carry me."

Cannon is also a parent to his 10-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe, with his ex-wife, Mariah Carey; his 4-year-old son, Golden, and 11-month-old daughter, Powerful, with Brittany Bell; and his 5-month-old twins, Zion and Zillion, with Abby De La Rosa.

In October, Cannon said on Revolt's "Drink Champs" that he was practicing celibacy. He added that he wanted to try to be celibate until 2022 after his therapist advised him to take a break from having kids.