It’s official – Mariah Carey and Anderson .Paak are dating! After months of speculation, sources have confirmed that the 55-year-old “Touch My Body” singer and the 39-year-old Silk Sonic entertainer are “full on dating” days after they were spotted holding hands on a dinner date. Keep reading to find out more…“Mariah and Anderson are dating, they met working last summer and he has always been a huge fan and looked up to her,” a source told Us Weekly. “Their dates have been very far apart because of schedules, but it’s been going on a few months.” The insider went on to say that Anderson, whose real name is Brandon Paak Anderson, “is very smitten” with Mariah, who thinks “he’s very sweet” and “loves how musically inclined” he is.
Another source told the outlet that Mariah “hasn’t seriously dated anyone in years” and that Anderson is the “first person she has truly been interested in.” “He has really been keeping her attention and they are full on dating,” the source shared. “Their relationship started in the studio as they were working on new music together and it quickly turned romantic.” The source went on to say that Mariah and Anderson have a lot in common and it’s going really well,” noting that they both have children that are teenagers and have “bonded over parenthood and raising kids in today’s day and age.” Mariah and ex-husband Nick Cannon share 13-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe while Anderson is dad to sons Soul Rasheed and Shine Tariq with estranged wife Jaylyn Chang.
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