Find Out Why Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka Broke Up After 7 Years!

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Denise | In Relationship , Split

Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka call it quits. source: Page Six

Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka broke up because they were at different points in their lives.
Tanaka, who is 14 years Mariah’s junior reportedly wanted to have kids.
Carey is currently on her annual trip to Aspen, without Tanaka.

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Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka call it quits

It’s over for Mariah Carey and her longtime boyfriend Bryan Tanaka!

The pop star and Tanaka reportedly ended their relationship because he wanted kids.

Page Six reported that Tanaka, 40, who is 14 years younger than Carey, 54, wanted different things than the singer.

The source said,

“He wants to have a family. That’s not where she is at,”

While Tanaka does not have kids of his own, Carey shares 12-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with her ex-husband Nick Cannon.

The Obsessed hitmaker and the backup dancer dated for seven years before parting ways.

Fans thought something was wrong between the two when the Queen of Christmas went on her annual trip to Aspen, Colo., solo.

Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka dated for almost seven years (Source: Page Six)

Tanaka also missed her Merry Christmas One and All tour that started in November at the Yaamava Resort & Casino in Highland, Calif.

Tanaka was a backup dancer for Mariah in her Adventures of Mimi tour in 2006 and they started dating in 2016.

Talking about their split, a source said, “He wants to start having his own life,”

Carey also had fans guessing about her love life when she told People earlier this month that she had a hard year.

The All I Want For Christmas songstress said,

“I’ve been looking forward to this Christmas for, like, the whole year. Since last year — because last year wasn’t the greatest,”
“I’m thankful for them all, but it wasn’t my most fun version of Christmas ever.”

The Grammy winner also promised to have fun during the 2023 holiday season “come hell or high water.”

The last time Mariah was spotted with Tanaka was during her birthday in March. The musician enjoyed a luxury getaway with her two kids and Bryan.

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Mariah Carey’s past engagement and marriages

Mariah was previously married to record executive Tommy Motola and comedian Nick Canon.

Nick and Carey welcomed their twins in 2011 after 3 years of marriage. They divorced in 2014.

After that, Mariah got engaged to billionaire James Packer in 2015. However, they split the following year.

After that, Mariah confirmed she was dating Tanaka after the two locked lips during a beach vacation in November 2016.

The following January, the couple made their relationship Instagram official.

Carey and Tanaka ended their romance in 2017 but reconciled quickly.

Internet users had some wise words to say after their split. One said,

Mariah Carey — Mariah and Nick share two kids. source: Page Six

”It’s not a failure just because it came to and end. I think they both loved each other truly, but there are practical things that made it come to an end.”

Another wrote,

”Too much of an age gap and financial gap for that to work. Mariah should date an affluent older man that is a divorcee or widower and already has adult children. Bryan should date a younger woman closer to his age and on the same financial level.”

A third user commented,

”I don’t blame him a bit. She always has children. He wants a family, too. Money can’t replace a family. Family is everything.”

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