US music stars Ashanti and Nelly have revealed they’re engaged and predict their first youngster collectively.
The award-winning performers – who first dated over 20 years in the past – rekindled their romance final yr.
They first met on the Grammy Awards in 2003, and dated for a decade earlier than going their separate methods.
Ashanti shared a video on Instagram, saying she’ll want “about 9 months” to arrange for her subsequent massive gig.
Nelly additionally shared the submit, which was captioned, “Child child child child”, on his official Instagram feed.
Within the video, Ashanti’s mom, Tina Douglas, asks her how a lot time Ashanti might want to prepare for the present.
We see the Silly singer, who’s carrying a glittery outfit trimmed with fur, grabbing a being pregnant check and disappearing backstage, earlier than replying: “I’ll want about 9 months.”
The 43-year-old later confirmed she is engaged to the Scorching In Herre and Experience Wit Me rapper Nelly, 49, whose actual identify is Cornell Haynes Jr.
“This new yr of my life is such a blessing full of affection, hope, and anticipation,” Ashanti informed Essence journal.
“Motherhood is one thing that I’ve appeared ahead to, and sharing this with my household, fiance, and constant followers, who’ve been so supportive of my profession, is an incredible expertise.”
The infant shall be Ashanti’s first youngster and Nelly’s fifth.
Nelly has a daughter and a son along with his former associate, Channetta Valentine, and he adopted the 2 kids of his late sister, Jackie Donahue, after she died of leukaemia in 2005.
The rapper’s household starred within the actuality TV present Nellyville in 2014 alongside his then girlfriend Shantel Jackson.