In Summary
- The couple rekindled their romance in 2023.
- The upcoming bundle of joy is Ashanti’s first child and Nelly’s fifth.
- Ashanti talks about Motherhood
Ashanti is pregnant and expecting her first child with her rekindled love, Nelly, and that’s not all: The couple is also engaged!
The 43-year-old singer confirmed the news in an interview with Essense
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Ashanti On Motherhood
“This new year of my life is such a blessing full of love, hope and anticipation,” she told the magazine on April 17. “Motherhood is something that I have looked forward to, and sharing this with my family, fiancé, and loyal fans, who have been so supportive of my career, is an amazing experience.”
That same day, Ashanti posted a teasy Instagram video, revealing her pregnancy. The clip shows Ashanti getting ready before a show with people asking how much time she needs.
“I’m gonna need about nine months,” she says, holding up a pregnancy test strip.
“Baby baby baby baby’’ read the Instagram caption
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Couples Rekindled Love
The upcoming bundle of joy is Ashanti’s first child and Nelly’s fifth.
The “Body On Me” singers began dating back in 2003 and the details of their romance were somewhat of a mystery to fans before they ultimately broke up in 2013. In June, fans began buzzing when Ashanti and Nelly attended the 3rd Annual Birthday Ball for Quality Control CEO Pierre “P” Thomas and were photographed together on the red carpet.
In an interview with Love and Hip Hop‘s Rasheeda and Kirk Frost in September, Nelly confirmed the ongoing rumors of their rekindled romance. “I think we both were pretty much doing what we do, but sometimes being separate you understand one another more,” he said of the 10-year gap in their relationship. “You be like, ‘Yo, let me see exactly what they see.’ You know, because we all can be defensive sometimes in our own relationships. We know we wrong but we going to stand on it. But we all a victim to that.
