Ashanti and Nelly are taking their rekindled romance at some point at a time.
“Just a few years in the past, Ashanti by no means would’ve imagined reconciling with Nelly, however they’re having fun with spending time collectively,” a supply completely reveals within the newest situation of Us Weekly. “They don’t need to rush something.”
The couple — who dated on and off from 2003 to 2013 — “know one another higher than most individuals” and are “very snug” round each other, the insider provides.
Earlier this month, Nelly, 48, revealed that he and Ashanti 42, had surprisingly reconciled after being aside for practically a decade.
“Yeah, we cool once more,” Nelly mentioned in a September interview with Philo TV’s “Boss Strikes with Rasheeda” when requested if he reunited with the singer. “I believe it shocked each of us, although. It wasn’t something that I don’t suppose was deliberate.”
Nelly credited the separation for giving the pair a higher understanding of each other and famous that there’s “no stress” this time round.
“Earlier than I felt like each of us have been doing what we have been doing earlier than career-wise, and whenever you acquired so many individuals in the midst of it, it may be robust,” he confessed.
Earlier than the rapper’s public declaration, hypothesis sparked in April that the twosome have been again on after they have been noticed holding palms at a boxing match in Las Vegas. Ashanti fueled rumors even additional when she posted an Instagram Story that very same evening with what seemed to be Nelly’s hoodie seen within the background. “Oh hey,” she teased within the caption alongside a winky face emoji.
In August, Nelly posted a video of him and Ashanti getting cozy and singing alongside to Usher’s “Good & Gradual.”
Ashanti and Nelly. Paras Griffin/Getty Pictures
“I simply need to take it good and sluggish,” the duo sang within the clip. “See I’ve been ready for this for therefore lengthy.”
Ashanti and Nelly first related at a press convention for the forty fifth Annual Grammy Awards. Whereas they stored their romance on the down low in the beginning, heads turned when the musicians launched their duets “Physique on Me” and “Change” in 2008.
Two years after their 2013 break up, Ashanti addressed her breakup from the rapper throughout a 2015 look on The Meredith Vieira Present the place she admitted she felt “betrayed” by Nelly.
“I believe generally when individuals have their very own insecurities it permits them to behave out of character,” she mentioned on the time. “I’ve been betrayed. Once more, you simply must develop. It’s important to develop up and settle for duty for the issues that you just do. I’m not a giant fan of individuals being cowards. I believe it’s actually vital to know your self and perceive what you need and get it. I’m in a unique place proper now.”
For extra on Ashanti and Nelly’s rekindled love, choose up the most recent situation of Us Weekly, on newsstands now.
