Ashanti revealed earlier this year that she and Nelly were engaged, but now she's opening up about how the “Ride Wit Me” artist orchestrated the low-key proposal.
Nelly surprised Ashanti when she got down on one knee with a ring as they were just hanging out in their bedroom. The St. Louis native kept it casual and caught Ashanti off guard with the proposal at home.
Asadi admitted Entertainment tonight on Tuesday (June 18) that he was just wearing a pair of Nelly boxers and one of his T-shirts during the intimate moment.
“It was just such a beautiful, intimate moment. We weren't dressed. I definitely had on one of his t-shirts and his boxers. I had no idea. Totally,” he said. “I felt it would come soon, I just didn't know when. The way it happened was so funny.
The 'Foolish' singer continued: 'I'm sitting in bed watching TV in boxers – it's literally not sexy! I cried, I gave him the biggest hug and kiss ever, I FaceTimed everyone I know… I was overjoyed and shocked and surprised and happy kind of all in one.”
Ashanti and Nelly are also expecting their first bundle of joy together later this year. It will be the “Always on Time” artist's first child and Nelly's fifth.
The former mainstay of Murder Inc. she has an idea of the month she wants to get married, but she hasn't revealed it. However, she plans not to get pregnant and wants to give birth before getting married. “I think it will be a mix of fashion, glam, Caribbean vibes. Like I have to have like a beach, ocean, sun and palm trees,” she said of how she envisions the big day.
Nelly and Ashanti started dating in 2003 and were together on and off before splitting for what was believed to be final in 2013. The couple rekindled their romance after being spotted together for several public outings a decade later in 2023 and will welcome a child later this year.
“The growth has been great, you know, like on both ends,” she explained when it comes to the maturity between her and Nelly this time around. “We're both in a place where like before, sometimes we'd fight and go out and slam the door and not talk for a few days.”
Watch Ashanti's interview below detailing her proposal, pregnancy and upcoming wedding.
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