Ashanti Confirms She’s Pregnant With Nelly’s Child

Ashanti is finally confirming what we’ve suspected for months now … she and Nelly are indeed expecting a child together!

On Wednesday, Ashanti posted a comedy skit on Instagram, which showed her momager Tina Douglas rushing her to the stage ahead of a concert at Barclays Center.

When Tina asked how much time she needed to get ready, Ashanti coyly replied “9 months” … and also captioned the post “Baby, baby, baby, baby” and clearly wasn’t referencing her 2002 hit!!!

It was Nelly who first tipped off fans — way back in December — when he gleefully kept rubbing on Ashanti’s belly. It wasn’t hard for folks to connect the dots, but now they’ve made it official.

The family news has been a long time coming — the couple initially started dating in 2003!!!

We got soon-to-be uncle Ja Rule to give Ashanti and Nelly some parenting advice not too long ago. Doing his best Hallmark card impression, Ja told us the main ingredient for a healthy family recipe is love.

Congratulations to the happy couple! Musical prodigy now uploading.