While Ice-T loves Coco Austin, their daughter Chanel really can't get enough of her.
The model and her 8-year-old are incredibly close. So connected, in fact, that Coco calls Chanel her "little stalker."
"She won't let me go anywhere without her," Coco told E! News' Francesca Amiker in an exclusive interview. "And if I do go out somewhere, she's calling me all hours of the night, 'When are you going to be home? What are you doing now? Okay, so what are you doing now?' I'm like, 'Can I get a little break?!'"
Of course, Coco doesn't really mind all of the attention from Chanel, who taught her what "true love" really is.
"There is a different love that you have from your husband and then a different love for your child," Coco explained. "I can't explain it and I didn't know that I could love someone so much. So much."
As for the critics who always seem to have some negative parenting comment at the ready, Coco doesn't really care because she feels "euphoric" to have that bond with her daughter.
"People probably find it disgusting how we're so close," she said, "but that's how all mothers are with their children, it's not just me. It's amazing."
But while Chanel may be her mom's shadow, that doesn't mean she wants to follow exactly in her footsteps—though Coco is confident her daughter will work in the entertainment industry.
"I know she's going to be in the limelight somehow," Coco explained. "I know that because her personality is too live. She has a lot going on in that little brain and she likes to show it. She's not shy to show it."
But, Coco continued, Chanel has her "own path" that she's ready to tread.
"She's trying to be not like me," Coco said. "She's like, 'I want to be a model but I don't want to be my mom-type model.' So I'm the sexy, she's like the anti-sexy. Whatever I am doing, she's the anti of that, but she still wants to be in the same category."
After recently being signed by a talent agency, Chanel is now auditioning for roles in movies and TV shows.
"I'm not pushing her, like, she must do it, so it's fun for her," Coco explained. "It's fun to play with her, to see what she can do with a part on her own."
But no matter what Chanel decides to do with her life, Coco does want her kid to be just like her in one particular way.
"I know I'm a kind person," Coco shared, "and I want her to be a kind person."
Coco feels confident she's raising a nice person, especially after receiving compliments about her parenting from the party planner she worked with from Nevaeh-Leh Events & Planning to throw Chanel's extravagant 8th birthday celebration earlier this month.
"'Chanel is so, so lovable and kind. She said thank you to everything we were giving her and you can tell her soul is a kind-hearted person,'" Coco recalled the woman telling her. "As a mother, that's so nice because all I want her to be is that."
She added with a laugh, "I don't want her to grow up to be a psychopath. There's so many of them out there!"
Continue scrolling for more memorable snaps from Ice-T, Coco and Chanel's family world:
Model Behavior
Coco Austin and Ice-T (real name Tracy Marrow) supported their daughter Chanel Nicole Marrow as she walked the runway at Haddad's fashion show in September 2025.
Baby, You're a Firework
The family celebrate Fourth of July together in 2024.
Angel of Mine
"Arrived," Coco wrote from The Guitar Hotel in Florida in June 2023 while giving Chanel a piggy-back ride in front of some rainbow angel wings.
Pinky Promise
"First day on vacation!" Coco wrote in June 2023. "Thank you @sugardollllz for always coming through, keeping Chanel and mines matching flow going!"
Red Carpet Moment
Chanel and Coco Austin supported Ice-T during his Walk of Fame ceremony in February 2023.
Walk of Fame Fam
The family of three posed in front of his newly minted star in Los Angeles.
If the Shoe Fits!
Baby Chanel enjoyed a shopping outing with her mom in Prague in 2018.
Daddy's Girl
"Every moment with daddy is super cool..Even Cheeto time!!" Coco captioned this 2018 photo. "Late night snack on bus."
Summer Fun
The model and her little one soaked up the sun at their house in Arizona in 2018.
Model-In-Training
"Someone caught me in mom's shoe closest again," Coco wrote of Chanel in 2018. "So I guess I'll strike some of my poses."
Growing Collection
The then-2-year-old showed off her enviable collection of toys in this adorable post.
Royal Family
Coco and Ice-T took Chanel to the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas in 2018.
Makin' It Rain
Starting young! Chanel made it rain with cash in this hilarious 2018 snapshot.
High Five
At 13 months, Chanel was already growing up to be a big star!
Thumbs Up
It was a family day at iPic Theaters when Ice-T and Coco brought Chanel to see The Girl on the Train.
Sweet Style
Little Chanel dressed up for New York Fashion Week with a pair of custom, crystal-embellished sneakers.
#Perfection
Even as a baby, Chanel was always ready for her close-up.
Shoe Game
Coco better watch out because Chanel got her eyes on mama's heels.
Peek-a-Boo
Baby Chanel played peek-a-boo with her dad.
Flamingo Cutie
Coco captioned this photo, "Don't hate on my pink flamingo outfit!"
Furever Friends
Baby Chanel bonded with the family dogs Spartacus and Maximus.
Giddy Up
She even for to hitch a ride with Spartacus.
Twinning Again!
The mother-daughter duo were all smiles in their matching striped swimsuits.
Tutu Cute
Chanel looked quite happy to be spending the day with her mama on a photo shoot!
Sound Check
The baby watched her dad perform with the band Body Count in Arizona.
Dog Sitter
Chanel appeared with her big fur brothers Spartacus and Maximus.
Meal Time
Coco shared this photo of Chanel eating solid food for the first time in 2016.
Hats Off to a Baby Fashion Icon
Chanel was ready for spring in this floral get-up.
Lovebug
"I spend more time getting Chanel dressed than me," Coco quipped in 2016. "Its an event everyday. I love it when everything matches perfectly."
Princess of Personalization
Even Chanel's baby bloomers had her name on them!