Ashanti Says Before She and Nelly Were 'Happy' Together They 'Hated' Each Other: 'I Didn't Think That We Would Get Back Together'

Nelly and Ashanti are shedding caller ray connected their narration successful nan trailer for their upcoming reality show Nelly & Ashanti: We Belong Together.

In nan clip, released connected Thursday, June 12, Nelly, 50, and Ashanti, 44, bespeak upon nan agelong travel that yet led to them rekindling their romance successful 2023, 10 years aft their split.

In nan 2 years since, nan brace sewage joined successful concealed and welcomed boy Kareem Kenkaide Haynes together successful 2024, whom they affectionately telephone KK. Their upcoming reality show will induce viewers into their lives arsenic they navigate caller parenthood and activity done their shared past. Despite nan happy ending, Ashanti made judge viewers cognize that their narration hasn't ever been easy.

"We were together disconnected and connected for 11 years, earlier nan last [sic]..." Ashanti began.

"I hated her," Nelly quipped.

"I hated him," Ashanti said, laughing. "I didn't deliberation that we would get backmost together."

Smiling, Nelly past said, "She sewage maine y’all," to which Ashanti quipped, "He wanted to get got."

The couple's narration began successful 2003. That aforesaid year, some artists were nominated astatine nan 45th Grammy Awards.

In November 2024, Nelly and Ashanti opened up to Entertainment Tonight about their babe son. “He’s specified an incredibly happy baby,” Ashanti gushed. “He smiles each nan time.” She went connected to opportunity that he lights up astir Nelly. “When he sees daddy, nan vibe decidedly changes.”

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Nelly, calved Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., besides shares girl Chanelle, calved successful 1994, and his boy Cornell, calved successful 1999, pinch his ex-girlfriend Channetta Valentine. Following nan decease of his sister Jackie Donahue successful March 2005, Nelly adopted and raised her kids, Shawn and Sydney Thomas, aft they mislaid their mother to leukemia.

The euphony powerhouse mates is onboard arsenic executive producers of We Belong Together alongside Jenny Daly, J Erving and Lauren Lazin pinch Critical Productions LLC.

Nelly & Ashanti: We Belong Together hits Peacock connected June 26.