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Mariah Carey's husband Nick Cannon has revealed that the couple enjoy Mariah's music while they have sex - and that he listens to her tracks when he masturbates.

Cannon revealed the personal secrets with US radio host Howard Stern, famous for his no-holds-barred radio show. He told Stern that he uses her music to remind him of his wife when she is away on work commitments.

"You've admitted to me that you make love to Mariah's music and that you masturbate to her music," says Stern to Cannon.

"Absolutely!" replies Cannon. "When she's not there." He then names her 1993 hit 'Hero' as his song of choice when Mariah is out of town. "Don't you mastubate to your wife? Oh. She can't sing," he adds when Stern questions his private habits.

"I don't light candles, but sometimes you have to be reminded of what's at home."

"You're married. You know how that goes," he adds. "Sometimes there's special nights when you turn the music on."

Listen to the interview below:

Cannon must be spending a lot of time on his own at the moment as Mariah is currently in the middle of filming the new series of American Idol, plus her annual Christmas promotion.

The singer is responsible for one of the few modern Christmas classics, and is once again performing her hit 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' on US TV. She recently performed the track with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots.

 Photos: Mariah Carey and her Christmas breasts performs US Christmas show

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