Mariah Carey, not known for covering up, has revealed why she no longer bathes in the nude.

In an interview with People Magazine, the singer said her four-year old twins Monroe and Moroccan often barge in when she’s trying to have a private soak.

“I love them so much, but when I’m home, they just want to be with me,” she said.

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“I’ll often take a bath in a bathing suit knowing that I’m going to have to let them in.

“It’s that one thing that used to be my private time, and now it’s not, but that’s OK.”

The 45-year old shares the twins with TV host ex-husband Nick Cannon, who Carey divorced in 2014.

The bathtub is clearly a sanctuary for Carey, who said it helped her through her 2011 pregnancy.

“When I was pregnant, all I did was sit in the tub, I was so uncomfortable. Having twins is not easy.”

The singer seems on top of the world lately, however, and has been gushing about her new-found love with media magnate James Packer.

Carey and the 48-year old made their public debut in September and have been seen together at concerts and flashy openings every since.

Recently, Carey admitted her and Packer met in Aspen while she was still married to Cannon.

“We were at the Hercules premiere. We were talking and laughing and people were getting mad at us and stuff like that. So we hit it off,” she revealed.