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Ashanti is sporting her coronary heart on her … purse.
The 42-year-old singer carried a clutch with Nelly’s face on it on the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, September 12.
As she walked the pink carpet, photographers zoomed in on the accent, which featured a throwback snap of herself and the now 48-year-old “Hot in Herre” rapper. The purse completely complemented Ashanti’s champagne-colored robe that was geared up with a shiny inexperienced uncovered bra. She finalized her look with a modern updo and dangling earrings.
Ashanti’s choice to sport the purse comes after Nelly confirmed that the previous couple had rekindled their romance forward of the Tuesday awards present. “Yeah, we cool once more,” Nelly stated when requested if he reunited together with his former flame, per a clip of an interview on “Boss Moves with Rasheeda” that was shared by The Shade Room. “I believe it shocked each of us although. It wasn’t something that I don’t assume was deliberate.”
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Nelly went on to clarify that in their time aside, they gained a greater understanding for one another. “You be like, ‘Yo, let me see precisely what they see,’” he stated. “You know, as a result of all of us could be defensive typically in our personal relationships. We know we improper, however we going to face on it. But all of us a sufferer to that.”
When requested if the connection “feels good now,” Nelly responded enthusiastically that it does “as a result of it’s no stress.”
The duo dated on and off from 2003 to 2013 after assembly at a press convention for the forty fifth Annual Grammy Awards. The chance of the pair reuniting appeared unlikely after Ashanti stated she had been “betrayed” by Nelly on The Meredith Vieira Show in 2015.
“I believe typically when folks have their very own insecurities it permits them to behave out of character,” the “Rock Wit U” singer stated on the time.
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The two first sparked reconciliation rumors in April, once they had been seen holding arms at a boxing match in Las Vegas. Ashanti additionally posted a video through her Instagram story, with what gave the impression to be Nelly’s hoodie seen to her proper. She playfully captioned the publish, “Oh hey,” with a winky face emoji.
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Two months later, Nelly and Ashanti posed with their arms round one another on the third Annual Birthday Ball for Quality Control CEO Pierre Thomas. In August, Nelly posted a video to his personal Instagram Story of the 2 cozying up collectively whereas singing to Usher’s “Nice & Slow.”
“I simply wish to take it good and sluggish,” they sang within the video. “See I’ve been ready for this for thus lengthy.”