Coco Austin Overview
Nicole Natalie Marrow Austin, popularly known as Coco Austin, was an American actress, model, dancer, entrepreneur and social media sensation. She became the first Caucasian beauty to feature on the cover of Smooth Magazine and over the years graced covers of more than fifty national magazines apart from appearing in many others. She has appeared in low-budget R-rated films like Desert Rose and Southwest Babes, and also featured in family TV series, Talk Shows and Reality Shows. Her notable TV appearances include in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Celebrity Family Feud, and Ice Loves Coco with the latter two seeing her appearing with her husband, rapper-actor Ice-T. She also remained one of the headliners of the Las Vegas revue, named Peepshow.
Personal Life
Coco Austin was born in Tarzana, California, US and grew up in Palos Verdes. Her Serbian ancestry comes from her maternal grandparents. She got her nickname Coco during her childhood when one of her brothers started mispronouncing her name as Co-co or Cole Cole instead of Nicole. With time, her family started calling her Coco. Talking about her relationship, Coco Austin was married to Mike Williams in 1999, but they got divorce in 2001. In January 2002, she married American rapper, metal vocalist, and actor Tracy Marrow, known as Ice-T. The couple was blessed with a daughter named Chanel Nicole Marrow whose birth was announced on November 28, 2015.
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Their Parenting Police
Coco Austin and Ice-T have sparked backlash for their parenting choices numerous times and they were never shy about defending themselves from the trolls. Fans have often been quick to point out how much their daughter, Chanel, resembles him. According to one particular photo of Chanel that made headlines in July 2021, Coco Austin told Us Weekly that it was weird because she posted so many pictures and that particular one kind of went viral. Her daughter looked like her husband since day one, but now people were just noticing after five years. She also added that personality-wise, Chanel was more like her. Her daughter has a lot of personality and tries to act like her. Despite their love for their daughter, Coco Austin and Ice-T have often found themselves in the line of fire of the parenting police.
The Swimsuit Accident
Coco Austin has been criticized for posting photos of herself in a swimsuit on the social media page she created for Chanel. In June 2017, she shared photos via Instagram of her and Chanel posing in matching orange bathing suits. However, people commented that they love seeing this cute little baby, but why do they always have to see her mom’s ass and on the baby’s page too. Coco Austin set the record straight in the comments, explaining why she had decided to include her backside in the post. She said that she posted that to help boutiques that send packages to her, because they always want to see the front and back.
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Manicure Moment
In September 2021, Coco Austin shared photos via Instagram of Chanel’s nails done nicely for school picture day. In the caption, she explained that for the special occasion, she let Chanel do mini tips to her nails. But, some of her followers did not find the manicure age-appropriate. The followers judged that it was too young for nails. During an appearance on The View the following month, Ice-T was also asked about how he reacted to the backlash. He said that he did not pay attention to anything anyone says on the internet. The musician assured viewers that his daughter was loved and stated, 'Everybody parents differently.'
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Kissing Controversy
In August 2023, Coco Austin shared a video where she and 7-year-old daughter Chanel swam underwater from opposite sides of the camera frame and into each other’s arms. They twirled, hugged, and kissed on the mouth as they rose to the surface. The clip then cuts to another video of Chanel sitting on her mom’s stomach at the bottom of the pool and kissing her for about 10 seconds. But, many of her fans criticized her for kissing Chanel on the mouth so much. They said that the kissing thing was a bit weird though and was way too much to be cute. Although Coco Austin has not yet responded to the backlash, Ice T wrote on his Instagram one day later that he thought it was important to realize that no matter how good you are to people, it won’t make them good to you.