Ashanti & Nelly Are Engaged, Expecting First Child Together

Congratulations are to ensure that Ashanti and Nelly, who’re anticipating their first youngster collectively.

Ashanti introduced the information in a candy Instagram video on Wednesday (April 17), through which the “Rock Wit U” singer is seen on the point of carry out. When her mom asks her how a lot time she wants till she’s prepared, Ashanti cleverly responds, “I’m going to wish about 9 months.”

To drive the message house, the 43-year-old star captioned the publish “Child child child child….” Nelly additionally posted the video to his personal Instagram web page. See the publish right here.

Ashanti additionally revealed that she’s engaged to “Only a Dream” singer to Essence, telling the publication, “This new yr of my life is such a blessing full of affection, hope, and anticipation. Motherhood is one thing that I’ve regarded ahead to, and sharing this with my household, fiancé, and constant followers, who’ve been so supportive of my profession, is a tremendous expertise.”

The upcoming bundle of pleasure is Ashanti’s first youngster and Nelly’s fifth. The “Physique On Me” singers started courting again in 2003 and the main points of their romance have been considerably of a thriller to followers earlier than they finally broke up in 2013. In June, followers started buzzing when Ashanti and Nelly attended the third Annual Birthday Ball for High quality Management CEO Pierre “P” Thomas and have been photographed collectively on the crimson carpet.

In an interview with Love and Hip Hop‘s Rasheeda and Kirk Frost in September, Nelly confirmed the continuing rumors of their rekindled romance. “I feel we each have been just about doing what we do, however generally being separate you perceive each other extra,” he mentioned of the 10-year hole of their relationship. “You be like, ‘Yo, let me see precisely what they see.’ You already know, as a result of all of us could be defensive generally in our personal relationships. We all know we fallacious however we going to face on it. However all of us a sufferer to that.”

The life companions have been as soon as chart rivals. Nelly’s “Scorching in Herre” dislodged Ashanti’s “Silly” from the highest spot on the Billboard Scorching 100 in June 2002. “Silly” had reigned for 10 consecutive weeks, earlier than “Scorching in Herre” took over for a seven-week run.