Who Is Bre Tiesi? Details on Her Ethnicity and Relationship With Nick Cannon

As shocking as it may sound, Nick Cannon has 12 children (whew)! The rapper and actor has kids with several different women including Mariah Carey, Brittany Bell, and model Bre Tiesi. Bre and Cannon welcomed his eighth child (her first) in July 2022.

Between that and the fact that Bre landed a spot on Season 6 of Selling Sunset, fans want to learn all about the lady who's on everybody’s radar right now with more than half a million Instagram followers. Here's what to know about Bre, her relationship with Nick (and her parents), her ethnicity, and more.

People are curious to know more about Bre since she birthed Nick's eighth child.

Although it hasn't been confirmed, it appears that Bre is of Italian decent. As The Focus notes, Bre's mother calls herself a “Sicilian/Italian princess" on Instagram.

Speaking of Bre's mom, it appears the real estate agent and model's relationship with her was quite rocky (although it's doing better). During Season 6, Episode 10 of Selling Sunset, Bre divulged the details on her emancipation.

Bre admitted, "When I was going into high school, my best friend committed suicide. It just destroyed me. My mom saw and she was like, ‘Oh, no, you gotta go live with your dad.’ She didn’t know what to do with me. So I was like, ‘OK, I’m gonna file for emancipation,’ and I did. I divorced my parents, and my dad was like, ‘That’s fine. If you think you can do it, I’ll let you.’”

Bre is the daughter of Debra Tiesi and John David Gregory (who is reportedly her step father). According to Instagram bio, Debra is an actor, model, and writer. She also has two kids, Bre and Alexis.

Despite "divorcing" her parents, Bre says she is slowly making amends with her mom. “I think it is getting better because of my son. I wouldn’t say we were like, super close. I think that she did the best that she could do, and I think she’s the reason I was never taught to depend on guys for anything, which is why my relationships are different, but I’m definitely working on it, and I want to have the healthiest, best example for my son.”

It’s unclear whether or not Bre and Nick are an actual couple, but they did host a gender reveal party on Jan. 29, 2022. They both showed up in all-white outfits to celebrate the pregnancy. The party was held in Malibu, and they revealed they would be having a baby boy!

Although you might interpret this as them establishing themselves as a couple, Bre did describe her relationship with the Wild N’ Out host as “not necessarily anything” during a June 2022 interview on the Know for Sure podcast.

But Bre still has a lot going for her according to her Instagram bio. She’s a “real estate agent, investor, business consultant, model, and travel enthusiast.”

Based on her feed, she’s exercising, posing for gorgeous photoshoots, enjoying vacations, and living her best life. Bre also joined the cast of Season 6 of Selling Sunset, which debuted on Netflix on May 19, 2023.

While no one knows for sure where Bre's relationship with Nick stands in terms of exclusivity or monogamy, we do know she was once married to a pro athlete named Johnny Manziel. The NFL star proposed to her in 2017, and they got married in 2018. They split up in 2019, after she hinted he may have cheated, per TMZ. In November 2021, Bre hosted a party to celebrate the end of her marriage once the divorce was finalized.

Bre opened up to E! News Daily Pop in March 2022 to discuss the dynamics of her relationship with Nick. She said, “Him and I have had our on-and-off for years. And I just respect and love who he is so much as a person, that when I thought about, 'Do I want my son to be this person? Look at your characteristics, look at your personality, look at how you treat people.' That's what is so much more important to me than anything. And he treats me amazing, so that's all I look at.”

She explained that her relationship with Nick is filled with a lot of support and positivity, despite the idea of conventional relationships other people in the world might have.

Bre and Nick have been in each other‘s lives for almost a decade! Even though they've both had relationships with other people along the way, they’ve always returned to each other. And now, they have a child together, Legendary Love Cannon.