Ashanti, 43, gives birth to first child with husband Nelly just two weeks after rapper was arrested for drug possession
ASHANTI has given birth to her first child with her husband, Nelly.
Ashanti and Nelly, 49, announced they were expecting a child in April 2024, and the couple secretly wed nearly a year earlier.
The singer, 43, dropped the exciting news on Instagram alongside a full-body mirror photo on Wednesday.
"Funny how life’s plans aren’t…always on time.. lol," she cheekily wrote, referencing her 2001 song with rapper Ja Rule.
"I’ve been waiting to be a mom for a long time now but nothing could prepare me for EVERYTHING motherhood brings!
"This is what postpartum looks like I’m loving these super cozy @fridamom shorts!
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"I’m so proud of my body for giving me my baby, baby, baby, baby, baby."
In the second slide, Ashanti proudly showed off her postpartum figure via a video.
She held her belly and slyly said, "You have no idea what this body can do."
Ashanti revealed her pregnancy news in April through a comedy skit starring her mom.
The Rain on Me singer said she and Nelly were expecting their first child in the comedic Instagram .
The video showed the singer about to take the stage as her mother, Tina Douglas, asked her how long it would be until show time.
Shortly after, the couple confirmed that they had been wed for much longer than they had previously shared.
This child marks Ashanti's first but Nelly's fifth.
VERY RECENT ARREST
Earlier this month, Nelly was arrested and booked for drug possession after being pulled over in the early hours while driving.
He had a glassy-eyed mugshot taken - and his lawyer denied the drug charge.
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“Mr. Haynes was not charged with drug possession. He was arrested for ‘No Proof of Insurance’ from 2018 on a warrant issued December 2023 that he received no notice. Mr. Haynes was targeted by an overzealous, out of line officer," they said.
'WE COOL AGAIN'
The two hip-hop legends confirmed their rekindled romance in 2023.
Nelly dropped the news while speaking on .
"Yeah, we cool again," the rapper revealed.
"It wasn't anything that was, like planned. I think we both was pretty much doing what we do.
"But sometimes being separate, you understand one another more."
Nelly and Ashanti's resurrected romance comes a decade after the pair called it quits.
"This new year of my life is such a blessing full of love, hope, and anticipation," she told the outlet as she proceeded to call Nelly her "fiancé."
"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," she said.
Here's where the timeline gets interesting as in June, it was revealed they'd really already been wed - doing so in December 2023.
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According to public records, the stars made their nuptials official in Nelly's hometown of St. Louis County, Missouri.
Although they made their marriage official on December 27, it is unclear where Ashanti and Nelly held their ceremony.