Blac Chyna shares an update on her children's relationship while promoting her upcoming film, Pardon Me
The model and actress welcomed her first child, son King, in 2012 with her then-boyfriend Tyga
Chyna went on to welcome a daughter, Dream, with her then-fiancé, Rob Kardashian, in 2016
Blac Chyna is sharing a glimpse into the relationship between her two kids, King Cairo and Dream Kardashian, and says her children always have each other's backs.
"He loves Dream," she says. "He loves to annoy her. He literally gets a kick out of it, but it's so funny and so cute because growing up ... I'm an only child, so to watch them I'm like, ‘Dang, this is what I missed out on.’"
"Even though some of the stuff that they do to each other is so hilarious to me, I'm like, ‘You can't do that or you can't say that.’ In the back of my mind, I’m like, ‘Oh, my gosh.’ And I'm a parent. And it's so funny because growing up, you would think like, 'Oh, parents are all strict and stuff.' The whole time they probably were feeling the same way I'm feeling, like goofy," she says with a laugh.
The model — who now goes by her birth name, Angela White — welcomed her first child, son King, in 2012 with her then-boyfriend Tyga, 35. Following his birth, the couple got engaged before ultimately splitting in 2014.
Chyna went on to welcome a daughter, Dream, with her then-fiancé, Rob Kardashian, 38, in 2016. Less than six months later, the pair went through a highly publicized breakup. As of 2024, Chyna has 50/50 custody of both of her kids.
Reflecting on Tyga's recent Instagram post, which featured a snapshot of the father and son duo standing side-by-side alongside the caption, "@kingcairo almost taller than me ????," Chyna says, "It's wonderful."
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Blac Chyna."He's a lovely, lovely little boy. He's so respectful, he's so sweet, he's so respectful and he's very mindful, just all of that. And he's a soccer star and he's a computer genius and he loves robotics, too."
"Motherhood is everything," she says. "God chose me to be Dream's mom and King's mom, like what? He knew what he was doing. It is everything for me because it's these little people that I get to really show them the ropes and tell them everything that I know while still guiding them and letting them be their own authentic selves. And letting them still be children."
Chyna continues, "I feel like children need to be children. Sometimes, I understand we want to dress them in certain clothes or expose them to certain things like social media and all that, different music, different things with the TV and the programs, but we really have to monitor them and really pay attention because they'll get information and misuse it."
"A lot of times, we don't communicate. But for me, with my children, I communicate, I tell them everything, so they'll never not know. And they do have a lot of common sense, so they do understand."
Despite their typical sibling spats, Chyna says she keeps her parenting style cool and balanced. “I’m a laid-back parent, but my kids are laid-back. They’re chill.”
And on an ordinary day when she’s not working?
“A typical day with King and Dream is like any other mother,” she says. “You have to make sure that they’re fed, give them all undivided attention, be their Uber driver. You have one that wants to go to the mall, one that wants to be on the computer. Then you got soccer games, you got the ballet, gymnastics, all these different things. Because it’s a boy and a girl, you have to make sure that you give them their own undivided attention equally. But it’s fun. I’ll keep doing it for the rest of my life.”
Although Chyna has a full plate with motherhood, she’s still made time for another passion project: her upcoming biopic Pardon Me which tells the true story of pro-life activist Bevelyn B. Williams.
“Pardon Me is definitely something that has shaped my perspective and let me know that I can play a lead role,” Chyna says. “I could tap into another person because it’s a difference when you have a character, but you can make it your own. And I feel like playing somebody might be the hardest in my mind to master, but I feel like I mastered it.”
“I have my own personal beliefs and whatnot. I’m not going to get into it, but I feel like with any actress, you have to put all that aside. Sometimes I’ll watch a movie and then I’ll see the person [and] I’m like, ‘I don’t like that person.’ [But] I’m like, ‘Wait, oh, that was just a character. Sorry. No, I like you.’ So, we have to keep in mind, too, that I am playing a character because I have gotten a little bit of backlash from it, but it’s nothing I can’t handle.”