Mariah Carey is a wonderful mother: Nick Cannon

Not withstanding their separation, Nick Cannon has heaped praise on estranged wife Mariah Carey for being a "wonderful and nurturing" mother to their twins.

Cannon, 34, on the occasion of Mother's Day, said in an Instagram post that he would "forever be in debt" to 44-year-old Carey, who is mother to his four-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe, reported Female First.

"Gotta represent for the Mother of my children. She is such a wonderful, thoughtful, festive, loving and nurturing Soul. I will forever be in debt to you for blessing me and the rest of the world with Roc & Roe.
 

"A true #Queen. Will love you always @MariahCarey #HappyMothersDay.(sic)," he wrote.

The post came just a few weeks after 34-year-old Nick described the "Hero" hitmaker as the "hardest working woman" he knows.And Nick recently described his estranged spouse as the "love of his life".