Tuesday 22 November 2022 07:26 PM Coco Austin cries while defending her parenting skills from online mommy shamers trends now

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Ice-T's wife Coco Austin broke down crying during an emotional appearance on Tuesday's "Tamron Hall where she defended her parenting skills.

The 43-year-old buxom model is frequently trolled by mommy shamers online for everything from how she dresses around her six-year-old daughter Chanel Nicole Marrow to breastfeeding, strollers, and kitchen sink baths.

Coco (born Nicole) was triggered after watching her 64-year-old second husband's pre-taped message calling her 'the most incredible person I've ever met, the nicest person I've ever met, and the best mother to Chanel that anyone could possibly imagine.'

'As a mother, you don't hear that much. You don't hear that much from everybody,' said Austin, while wiping away her tears.

'I have the whole world and I'm underneath a microscope all the time and you don't hear what good you do. You don't hear the goodness, you just hear a lot of bad and I know I'm a good mother because I dedicated the last six years - putting everything aside, my career, everything - just for her. And you just want a little love, you want a little respect from people.'

Ice-T (born Tracy Marrow) and the Tarzana-born, Albuquerque-raised bombshell - who don't employ nannies - celebrate their dimpled princess' seventh birthday next Monday followed by their 17th wedding anniversary on New Year's Eve.

When gossip blogger Perez Hilton praised Coco's mothering skills she tweeted back: 'Thank you. I'm pretty rock solid but the moment I broke down. I wasn't expecting it.'