ASHANTI ON HAVING A BABY WITH NELLY: ‘HE’S SO GOOD WITH HIS KIDS’

Ashanti is opening up about her pregnancy journey and the moment she and husband Nelly discovered they were expecting. In an exclusive interview with ET, the singer expressed her initial reaction upon learning the news. “I was so shocked and happy and emotional. I wanted it so, so bad and I just feel like the timing was perfect,” she revealed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashanti (@ashanti) The revelation came shortly after a viral December 2023 incident at Nelly’s annual Black and White Ball in St. Louis, where speculation arose after a video showed Nelly affectionately rubbing Ashanti’s belly onstage. However, Ashanti clarified to ET that they were unaware of her pregnancy at the time and the incident was purely coincidental. “When he blurted that out on the stage, we actually did not know. I hadn’t even taken a test at that time,” she said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Entertainment Tonight (@entertainmenttonight) & It wasn’t until she missed her period that the Foolish singer suspected she was pregnant. She promptly FaceTimed Nelly to share the news once her suspicions were confirmed. “I couldn’t wait, [I] had to get it out,” she...