Ashanti and Nelly Welcome First Baby Together — and Share His Name: 'So in Love'
Mar. 15, 2025Ashantiis a mom!
In the carousel of photos on her Instagram, Ashanti also shared a video of herself in a blue robe, showing off her body as she said, “Four weeks postpartum. You have no idea what this body can do.”
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“Funny how life’s plans aren’t…always on time.. lol. I’ve been waiting to be a mom for a long time now but nothing could prepare me for EVERYTHING motherhood brings!” the newly minted mom wrote in her caption.
As Ashanti got ready for a performance, her mom Tina Douglas asked her how much time she needed. “Uh, I’m gonna need about nine months,” Ashanti answered, prompting her mom to look shocked.
Ashanti and Nelly attend 3rd Annual Birthday Ball for Pierre “P” Thomas in 2023.Paras Griffin/Getty
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The singer shared the news withEssence, revealing that not only is she pregnant, but she and Nelly were engaged.
“This new year of my life is such a blessing full of love, hope and anticipation,” Ashanti told the outlet. “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.”
When the famous couple celebrated together at the 11th Black and White Ball at the Four Seasons Hotel in December, they first sparked pregnancy rumors during a moment when both were onstage.
Ashanti and Nelly in 2008.Neilson Barnard/Getty
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“It wasn’t anything that we planned. We both were pretty much doing what we do,” he explained. “But sometimes, being separate, you understand one another more. You could be like, ‘Well yo, let me exactly see maybe what they see.’ We all can be defensive sometimes in our own relationships. We know we wrong but we going to stand on it, you know what I mean? But we all a victim to that.”
source: people.com
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