Watch: Coco Austin Defends Breastfeeding Her Daughter Until Age 6Chanel Marrow loves her mom. In fact, Coco Austin and Ice-T's 9-year-old daughter penned a lengthy essay dedicated to her "glorious, precious, amazing" mother amid questions over the model's parenting style. "How much longer until I have with my mom," Chanel read from her Notes app, as seen in a Nov. 15 Instagram video. "Sometimes that question drifts into my mind. Not because anything is wrong, but because loving someone so deeply makes you think about how precious every moment is." "I know I'm still young, but when I'm mad at my mom, I always think that some people in the world don't even have a mom because they left for some odd reason," she continued. "When I look at my mom, I don't just see a parent. I see the person who has shaped my whole world, someone who fills my life with comfort, laughter and love. That feels bigger than anything else." Crediting Coco as "the one that helps everything with me," Chanel went on to call the 46-year-old her "best friend and protector all in one."readIce-T and Coco Austin's Love Story Proves They're the Perfect Mix"She's always there-not halfway distracted-but fully present," she emphasized. "She cheers for me and guides me, and makes every memory feel worth holding on to-whether we're matching outfits, making videos, dancing or just spending time together. She gives me a kind of love that feels impossible to measure sometimes. I catch myself wishing time would slow down just so nothing has to change." And while Chanel acknowledges her dynamic with Coco "will shift" as she grows older, she vowed that their relationship will stand the test of time. "Her love isn't something that disappears when life moves forward. It's something that stays with me in my heart," she explained. "I may not know how long I get to have her by my side in the way we are right now, but I do know every moment with her matters. Every hug, every laugh, every lesson is something I keep with me."Instagram/Coco"My mom has given me the kind of love that doesn't fade anytime soon. It grows. It stays. It shapes who I am," Chanel added as she held back tears. "The life between me and my mom is bigger than the time, stronger than the change and something I'll carry with me for me for the rest of my life." Coco was clearly moved by her daughter's emotional letter, writing in the comments section, "Baby, this is sooooo special to me! Your words are beautiful! I know exactly what you mean. Will be together not in this life but for the next and eternity." Calling Chanel a sweetheart, the Ice Loves Coco alum added, "I'm a very lucky girl that you picked me to be your mom." Indeed, the mother-daughter duo have an unconventional but unbreakable bond. As Coco recently noted, she breastfed Chanel until she was 6 as a "bonding experience."Instagram/Coco Austin"It was more that she wanted to be around me," she shared on the Nov. 9 episode of The Dumb Blonde podcast, explaining how she allowed Chanel to choose went to stop ultimately breastfeeding. "And that happened around 6-which was still an extremely long time." In addition, Coco moved some of her racy images from Instagram to her OnlyFans account for the sake of being a "wholesome mother" to her little one. "I don't want it to ever bug her," Coco added. "I want to do it in an appropriate way that makes her feel comfortable." To see Coco's sweetest family moments with Chanel, read on... Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Macy'sModel BehaviorCoco 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.
InstagramBaby, You're a FireworkThe family celebrate Fourth of July together in 2024.
InstagramAngel 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.
InstagramPinky Promise"First day on vacation!" Coco wrote in June 2023. "Thank you @sugardollllz for always coming through, keeping Chanel and mines matching flow going!"Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty ImagesRed Carpet MomentChanel and Coco Austin supported Ice-T during his Walk of Fame ceremony in February 2023.
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesWalk of Fame FamThe family of three posed in front of his newly minted star in Los Angeles.
InstagramIf the Shoe Fits!Baby Chanel enjoyed a shopping outing with her mom in Prague in 2018.
InstagramDaddy's Girl"Every moment with daddy is super cool..
Even Cheeto time!!" Coco captioned this 2018 photo. "Late night snack on bus."InstagramSummer FunThe model and her little one soaked up the sun at their house in Arizona in 2018.
InstagramModel-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."InstagramGrowing CollectionThe then-2-year-old showed off her enviable collection of toys in this adorable post.
InstagramRoyal FamilyCoco and Ice-T took Chanel to t