Mariah Carey Flaunts New Romance With Backup Dancer Bryan Tanaka in Hawaii
Mariah Carey didn’t have to announce that she’s found herself a new man already — the world can see it. The singer and her backup dancer Bryan Tanaka engaged in some serious PDA over Thanksgiving weekend in Maui.
There had been rumors that the two were more than friends since Carey’s split with Australian businessman James Packer made headlines in October. TMZ reported the same month that, back in the summer, Packer had Tanaka banned from Caesars Palace, the Las Vegas casino where Carey has a residency, because he was jealous. With Packer out of the picture, Carey, 46, cozied up to Tanaka, 33, during a getaway with friends and family. The two can be seen frolicking on the beach in some photos that don’t look at all candid.
A witness told Us Weekly that the new couple was openly affectionate.
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“They were all over each other, making out and not wanting to be more than a few feet apart,” the source told the magazine. “They swam in the ocean, and he picked her up to kiss her. She was jumping into his arms, and he bent her back over his knee like they were dancing. Then they walked on the beach holding hands, and he gave her a piggyback ride. They had a lot of fun together and were very playful. She was kicking up the water to splash him, and he was laughing.”
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The new couple’s behavior inspired someone else along for the Hawaii trip — Nick Cannon, Carey’s ex-husband, who was in the Aloha State to spend time with the couple’s 5-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan — to remind the diva of another time when she indulged in PDA on the beach. Cannon shared two pics of himself with the songstress years ago doing much the same thing as she did with Tanaka. Carey really likes taking glamour shots in her bikini!
A photo posted by LORD NCREDIBLE ALMIGHTY ????IkeT???? (@nickcannon) on Dec 1, 2016 at 10:34am PST
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A photo posted by LORD NCREDIBLE ALMIGHTY ????IkeT???? (@nickcannon) on Dec 1, 2016 at 10:30am PST
Cannon and Carey were married in 2008 and split in 2014, although their divorce was finalized just before her breakup with Packer was announced. Still, with dem babies around, Connon will continue to be in the picture.
The same is true for Tanaka, at least for now, since he appears on the trailer for her new reality series, Mariah’s World.
