Ashanti opens up about her love and connection with her husband Nelly.
During a recent interview, the singer spoke about their relationship at Nelly’s 50th birthday party. “We are both very strong-willed. I’ve learned a lot about being grateful, graceful, and giving people grace, being open-minded and level-headed, and not too emotional,” she said.
She continued, “I have my soulmate, my person, my best friend, my protector. It’s an amazing feeling. I think just the universe doesn’t make mistakes.” Nelly also added and praised Ashanti as well. “She’s a great person, she’s a great mother,” he said.
Nelly and Ashanti began dating in 2003 until 2013. They would rekindle their relationship a decade later in September 2023. The couple would secretly get married in December in Nelly’s hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.
They also welcomed their first child together, Kareem KenKaide Hayes on July 18.