Nelly & Ashanti Talk Balancing It All, Postpartum & Viral Video

Nelly and Ashanti have a love story that belongs in fairy tales. The couple dated for 11 years starting in 2003, then they broke up for 10, explored other options, and then got back together. And not only are they together, they’re married with a child. Their son KK is a few months old, and the couple are bringing their new life to Peacock on “Nelly & Ashanti: We Belong Together.” 

We spoke to the loving couple, who keep one another laughing as they talked about balancing marriage, parenthood, and career. Ashanti opened up about going through postpartum and the pressure of “snapping back.”

“It was a lot going through a lot of firsts in front of so many people,” Ashanti explained. “Becoming newlyweds and getting married and having a child and the postpartum body. I like to be in a bikini on an island, you know what I mean?” She added, “After having a baby, you go through those things as a woman, and I just feel like I wanted to inspire women that it’s OK, you don’t have to snap back the minute you step out of the hospital room.”

“Nelly and Ashanti: We Belong Together” peels back the veil on the beloved singer’s postpartum process, including her hitting the gym to get back into shape. Ashanti is doing it on her time. “I feel like there’s so much on women, you know, to look a certain way and step a certain way. For me, it’s just putting your focus into you and making sure you’re OK mentally and healthy because you have to be strong for your child.”

As for her husband, he was supportive of her during that most sensitive time”, she revealed, “He’s good, he’s being a little modest, but he’s very encouraging and has a very nice nurturing side.”

Catch “Nelly & Ashanti: We Belong Together” on Peacock, now.

Ashanti Claps Back Against Unrealistic Expectations: ‘You Don’t Have To Snap Back The Moment You Step Out The Hospital’  was originally published on hellobeautiful.com