US Singer Ashanti Expecting First Child With Nelly

The Grammy-winning singer Ashanti, 43, is expecting her first child following the rekindling of her romance with rapper Nelly.

For the time being, Ashanti's lone kid will be the newborn, while Nelly, a father of two, became a grandfather at 49 when his 29-year-old daughter Chanelle gave birth.

The first child Nelly and Ashanti were expecting together was announced by US Weekly on Monday.

From 2003 until 2013, Ashanti and Nelly had a sporadic relationship following their meeting at a Grammy Awards press conference. Rumours of a reconciliation surfaced in April when the couple was spotted holding hands during a boxing fight in Las Vegas.