Ashanti and Nelly ENGAGED and Expecting a Baby

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00:00 [music playing]

00:02 [cheering]

00:04 All right, guys, 10, 15 minutes.

00:06 Showtime.

00:07 Yo, Sean.

00:08 Hey, Sean, showtime.

00:10 Sean, come on there, baby.

00:13 Sean, how much time you need?

00:15 [music playing]

00:18 I need about nine months.

00:21 Aw, baby, Ashanti is pregnant.

00:24 Aw, baby.

00:25 And engaged to Nelly, whom she's expecting her first child with.

00:29 I mean, we're in a great place, you know?

00:32 The 43-year-old singer sharing the exciting news

00:35 in this video, featuring her mom, Tina,

00:38 checking in on her as she gets ready for a performance.

00:41 Sean, come on there, baby.

00:44 Sean, how much time you need?

00:46 [music playing]

00:49 I need about nine months.

00:51 Ashanti's caption, a nod to one of her hits,

00:54 "Baby, baby, baby, baby."

00:56 Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby.

00:59 The Grammy winner celebrating double milestones.

01:02 As ET can confirm, she and Nelly are also engaged.

01:07 I think it's pretty obvious.

01:09 Yeah, we're together.

01:10 Nelly and Ashanti's love story goes way back

01:13 to the early 2000s.

01:15 The two first dated back in 2003.

01:18 [music playing]

01:19 You giving me the, ah, ah, I'm giving you the same.

01:21 It just hit me right now, what we should do today.

01:23 Go tell your friends bye-bye, and let's go hop a bike.

01:26 [music playing]

01:27 Then, after an on-again, off-again relationship,

01:29 the musicians went their separate ways in 2013.

01:33 But fast forward 10 years, the couple

01:35 rekindled their romance.

01:37 You know what I think?

01:39 Time does a lot.

01:40 Time does wonders for a lot of different things.

01:43 And when you get a chance to reflect,

01:45 time is one of those things that allows you time to reflect

01:48 on what's what.

01:50 And you get a chance to see things in different lights,

01:51 and see your faults, and see, you know, different things.

01:55 So I think we both did that, and it's cool.

01:58 Since then, there's been no hiding

01:59 their love for one another.

02:01 Ashanti even turned it into a fashion statement

02:03 at the MTV VMAs.

02:06 Wait.

02:06 [laughter]

02:07 This whole thing.

02:08 I mean, I just thought this was cool,

02:10 because this picture was taken 20 years ago at the VMAs

02:14 in 2003.

02:15 So I thought it was cute.

02:17 Yeah, I thought it was jamming, huh?

02:19 Yo, yo.

02:20 And now, Ashanti's ready for her next chapter

02:23 as a mama and wifey.

02:25 She tells Essence, quote, "This new year of my life

02:28 is such a blessing full of love, hope, and anticipation.

02:32 Motherhood is something that I have looked forward to,

02:34 and sharing this with my family, fiancee, and loyal fans

02:37 who have been so supportive of my career

02:40 is an amazing experience."

02:42 It's really great energy out here.

02:44 And while Ashanti is--

02:45 [music playing]

02:48 She's making it clear for this new baby--

02:51 I'm gonna need about nine months.

02:54 [music playing]

02:57 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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