Ashanti confirms pregnancy, engagement to Nelly: ‘An amazing experience’

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expecting their first child together.“This new year of my life is such a blessing full of love, hope, and anticipation,” Ashanti, 43, told Essence magazine in a statement on Wednesday. “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.”The “Foolish” singer also addressed the news in a video posted to her Instagram, which shows her getting ready for a performance. “How much time you need?” Ashanti momager Tina Y.

Douglas asks her daughter about when she’ll grace the stage. “I’m gonna need about nine months,” Ashanti replied as the logo for Proov, an at-home fertility and hormone marker test, flashed across the screen. “Baby baby baby baby…” Ashanti captioned the post.

This will be Ashanti’s first child and Nelly’s third. He has daughter Chanelle, 29, and son Cornell Haynes III, 24, with his ex, Channetta Valentine.The exciting news comes months after a source told Us Weekly in December that the ultra-Y2K couple were expecting their first child together.

A rep for Nelly could not confirm or deny the news when contacted by The Post back then. The duo, who dated on and off from 2003 to 2014, fueled pregnancy rumors in December onstage at his Black and White Ball in St.