Most parents secretly hope that their children will be chips off the old block, mini-mes who appreciate what mom and dad have modeled for them with the skills to forge their own unique path in life.

Not Nick Cannon.

After the Masked Singer host admitted earlier this week on his Nick Cannon @ Night podcast that he cannot honestly tell you how many women he’s slept with — “I lost count a long time ago” — the father of 12 children with six different women struck a slightly less braggadocious tone in an interview with Extra.