Nelly seemingly surprised his wife Ashanti with a lavish party in celebration of her 44th birthday.
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Nelly’s Apparent Surprise For Ashanti’s 44th Birthday
On Monday, October 14, Instagram user @livebitez took to the platform to share a montage of various clips from Ashanti’s recent birthday bash. The video featured shots of the singer walking into a venue alongside Nelly and being surprised by family members. Meanwhile, another clip in the video showed the singer on the dance floor with Nelly.
Check it out below.
To note, a clip shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, also showed Ashanti’s surprised reaction after she walked into the room filled with her partygoers.
Nelly had an island themed birthday celebration created for Ashanti since she usually celebrates being on an island. Their newborn son is almost 3 months old so this was a nice gesture. She turned 44 years old & she’s stunning.🥳🎂🎁 pic.twitter.com/WvvTMEsKFV
— Chris (@RealDealChris) October 14, 2024
In another clip, Ashanti can be seen sharing how “overjoyed” she was for the celebration as she seemingly thought she would be spending her birthday by doing something small at home.
Ashanti says “I’m insanely in love with my baby and my man” pic.twitter.com/OK4Wmqrnr3
— Music & Black Love 🖤 (@MusicnBlackLove) October 14, 2024
Check out footage of Ashanti opening a gift from Nelly at her party below.
@ashantiandnellystan One thing Nelly will do is always show out for his woman/ her Birthday 💎🧊✨✨✨🎁🥳 🎥 mesan_alaijah #happybirthdayashanti #foryou #birthdaycake #happybirthday #felizcumpleaños #ashantiisland #birthdayparty #foryoupage #fyp #ashantiandnellystan #photobooth #party #ashanti #queen #libra #doubletap #explorepage #partytime #newyork #mumanddad #ashantiandnelly #nellyandashanti #soulmates #cute
♬ original sound – ashantiandnellystan
Lastly, check out the full decor for the singer’s celebration below.
@ashantiandnellystan Ashanti’s Island 🏝️ (if Ashanti can’t go to the island, bring the island to Ashanti 🌊) setting up for the Queens Birthday party 💃🏽🥳😍❤️ 🎥 team_jbc_photo_booth #happybirthdayashanti #fyp #birthdaycake #happybirthday #felizcumpleaños #ashantiisland #birthdayparty #foryoupage #foryou #ashantiandnellystan #photobooth #party #ashanti #queen #libra #doubletap #explorepage #partytime #newyork
♬ original sound – ashantiandnellystan
Social Media Shares Birthday Wishes For The Singer
Meanwhile, social media users celebrated the singer’s 44th birthday — which occurred on Sunday, October 13 — in The Shade Room’s comment section. Many sent birthday wishes.
Instagram user @melanin.mommiana wrote, “Happy Birthday One Of My Favorite R&B Libra 🥳🎉♎️💕💕😍😍 #LibrasAreTheBest”
While Instagram user @terencesampsonjr added, “And her having a baby at almost 43 is blessed. There’s still lots of hope for me lol”
Instagram user @itskaterryj wrote, “Nobody had a better first 3 album run than Ashanti. All no skippable joints. Happy birthday girl and congratulations on the new marriage and baby❤️❤️❤️”
While Instagram user @attorneyfightingforjustice added, “Happy Birthday Gorgeous Ashanti!… 😍😍”
Instagram user @b.shantaul wrote, “Wait she had a baby at 43?! God is an on time God 🙌”
While Instagram user @msyellowbonee added, “44 & fine😍”
Instagram user @hangingwiththehaynes wrote, “Happy Birthday Moma 🥳🔥👑”
While Instagram user @mafia_sorceress added, “Happy Birthday Ashanti 🎈🎂 many more years to come.”
More Details On Ashanti’s Labor Experience
As The Shade Room previously reported, Ashanti and Nelly welcomed their first child together, a baby boy named Kareem Kenkaide Hayes, on July 18.
In August, the singer got candid about her labor experience while speaking exclusively with Entertainment Tonight, per The Shade Room.
“It was such an amazing, incredible feeling and experience,” Ashanti said. “…He came a little early, and dad had to fly in last minute — which was awesome… seeing his face for the first time — I cried. It was just so emotional and spiritual at the same time, you know, kind of having a vision of this moment for a long time.”
While speaking with the outlet, Ashanti also detailed how motherhood has changed her.
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