{"id":90815,"date":"2024-04-17T22:22:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T22:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/17\/ashanti-pregnant-and-engaged-to-nelly-what-a-blessing\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T22:22:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T22:22:48","slug":"ashanti-pregnant-and-engaged-to-nelly-what-a-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/17\/ashanti-pregnant-and-engaged-to-nelly-what-a-blessing\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashanti Pregnant AND Engaged To Nelly: What A &#8216;Blessing&#8217;!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>No dilemma here: Ashanti just revealed she\u2019s pregnant and engaged to Nelly for real!<\/p>\n<p>Millennials everywhere, gather! It\u2019s our time! <\/p>\n<p>Ashanti is going to be welcoming a baby into the world and it\u2019s just the kickoff of blessings 2024 has in-store for her. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2110609308-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498074 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2110609308-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2110609308-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2110609308-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2110609308-864x1080.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2110609308.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2110609308.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nelly and Ashanti attend the 25th Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humor at The Kennedy Center on March 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Paul Morigi\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-ashanti-pregnant-with-her-first-child-i-ve-been-looking-forward-to-this\">Ashanti Pregnant With Her First Child: I\u2019ve Been Looking \u2018Forward\u2019 To This <\/h2>\n<p>The \u201cWhat\u2019s Luv\u201d singer, 43,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/celebrity\/black-celeb-couples\/ashanti-nelly-engaged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revealed to <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/celebrity\/black-celeb-couples\/ashanti-nelly-engaged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Essence<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>that she and Nelly are expecting their first child together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new year of my life is such a blessing full of love, hope, and anticipation,\u201d she told the magazine, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMotherhood is something that I have looked forward to, and sharing this with my family, fianc\u00e9, and loyal fans, who have been so supportive of my career, is an amazing experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also confirmed her pregnancy<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C54BrRBvKBq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0after the interview dropped. In a video with her mom, Tina Douglas, she showed here mama the a positive\u00a0Proov pregnancy test.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImma need about nine months,\u201d Ashanti teased when asked when she might be hitting the stage again. <\/p>\n<p>A very cute way to announce such a truly beautiful blessing. While this is Ashanti\u2019s first kid, Nelly has a daughter Chanelle, 30, and son Cornell Haynes III, 25, with ex\u00a0Channetta Valentine. He also adopted Shawn and Sydney Thomas, the two children of his sister, Jackie Donahue, after she died of leukemia in 2005.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770-960x617.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770-1080x695.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770-1200x772.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498075 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770-960x617.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770-1080x695.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770-1200x772.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-154092770.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nelly hosts Ashanti\u2019s surprise birthday dinner at STK on October 13, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rick Diamond\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-ashanti-amp-nelly-s-engagement\">Ashanti &amp; Nelly\u2019s Engagement <\/h2>\n<p>But hold up! Did Ashanti say\u2026 fianc\u00e9?!<\/p>\n<p>Indeed she did! In the interview, not only did she confirm her pregnancy, but she also confirmed she\u2019s engaged to Nelly. While they didn\u2019t share any details about when and how they got engaged, the news comes to the delight of fans who have been following their love story since 2003. <\/p>\n<p>Yes, 2003 \u2013 as in 20 years ago! These two were together for years, before their broke up and moved on with other people. But then, as Carrie Bradshaw would say, just like that, they found a way back to each other. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, we cool again,\u201d he said during an interview last fall with Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta stars Kirk and Rasheeda Frost. \u201cI think it surprised both of us, though. It wasn\u2019t anything that \u2026[was] planned. I think we\u2019re both pretty much doing what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A big congrats to the happy couple on everything! It\u2019s going to be one hell of a year! <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA0L2FzaGFudGktcHJlZ25hbnQtZW5nYWdlZC1uZWxseS8=\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No dilemma here: Ashanti just revealed she\u2019s pregnant and engaged to Nelly for real! Millennials everywhere, gather! It\u2019s our time! Ashanti is going to be welcoming a baby into the world and it\u2019s just the kickoff of blessings 2024 has in-store for her. Nelly and Ashanti attend the 25th Annual Mark Twain Prize For American [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":90816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-90815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}