Ashanti and Nelly secretly married six months ago as stars prepare for birth of first child together
NELLY and Ashanti have secretly gotten married months before the couple revealed they’re expecting their first child together.
The pair reportedly tied the knot in December 2023.
TMZ first reported the news on Wednesday that Nelly, 49, and Ashanti, 43, exchanged vows, though its unknown where the ceremony was held.
According to public records, the Hip Hop stars’ marriage became official in Nelly’s hometown of St. Louis County.
The lovebirds have been teasing in recent weeks that a grander celebration is to come.
Ashanti gushed over Nelly’s intimate proposal in an interview with Entertainment Tonight earlier this week.
She admitted that her rapper beau completely surprised her with the proposal while she was home wearing pajamas.
In April, the Rain on Me singer announced they were engaged and that same day, revealed her pregnancy.
“This new year of my life is such a blessing full of love, hope, and anticipation,” the pregnant star said in a video on Instagram.
She also confessed that she’s been looking forward to becoming a mother, and happy to share it with her family and fans.
This would be Ashanti’s first child, but Nelly’s fifth as his other children are from previous relationships.
The rap star has a daughter Chanelle, a son Cornell Jr., and he adopted his sister Jackie Donahue’s two children Shawn and Sydney Thomas, following her death in 2005.
He also shared two children with his ex, Channetta Valentine, 47.
Fans were thrilled for the happy couple and flooded social media with well wishes.
They also boasted about how much they adored the duo’s love story.
Nelly and Ashanti previously dated for 10 years beginning in 2003.
They rekindled their romance in 2023 and they’re relationship took off from there.
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