Actor-and-rapper Nick Cannon – who wed the 'Obsessed' singer in 2008 – use lusty long distance conversations to keep the romance alive when their work sends them to separate cities.

Asked how he and Mariah coped with being apart, Nick said: "There's lots of phone sex! And when I get home, we have a big party!'

The 28-year-old star also revealed he and Mariah, 40, are planning to have a baby in the near future.

He said: "We definitely want a family. It's at the forefront of our minds."

Mariah added: "Of course, we'd be happy with one. I want to be able to manage the right amount of attention.

"We are so busy - if you have six kids running around, no one gets what they need. Kids need a lot of attention."

If they can't conceive naturally, the couple would "definitely" consider adoption.

Nick explained: "It's never out of the question. I was raised by my grandmother, who was also a foster mom, so I grew up around a lot of kids."