Ashanti put her hourglass curves on display while enjoying a beach day in Bridgetown, Barbados.
The Rock Wit U hitmaker, 45, soaked up the sun during her recent getaway, spending quality time with her baby son — whom she shares with rapper Nelly, 50 — and her friends.
The singer wore a striking colorful one-piece swimsuit with a plunging neckline, teamed with a matching headscarf.
She accessorized with large gold hoops and pink-tinted sunglasses. Her curly dark hair cascaded down her back as she took a dip in the ocean.
At one point the mom-of-one even put on a pair of colorful water shoes while taking a stroll on the beach.
Ashanti was also seen having a blast with her pals as they took a selfie in the water. However, Hot In Herre hitmaker Nelly did not seem to join his wife for the outing.
The singer gave birth to her and Nelly’s son, KK (Kareem Kenkaide Haynes), in July 2024.
She was also seen on another beach outing with her little one earlier this week, rocking a bright pink bikini.
The gorgeous mom looked completely relaxed and radiant as she spent precious moments with her little one, laughing and swinging her son high into the air, delighting in his giggles.
She then gently lowered him to let his tiny toes touch the crystal-clear surf, soaking up the sun and beach vibes together.
The sweet vacation follows Nelly stirring debate after admitting there are some daddy duties he dodges, including diaper changes.
The hitmaker refuses to get up in the middle of the night with his infant son, as revealed on a recent episode of Nelly and Ashanti: We Belong Together.
The rapper sparked some outrage when he revealed his daddy duties also don’t include diaper duty.
‘You know what? It’s absolutely ridiculous that you’ll still be dead asleep and he’ll be mad loud,’ Ashanti is heard chiding him in a recent clip.
Nelly responded that he ‘doesn’t hear’ the baby crying.
‘It’s ridiculous,’ the Only U singer asserted, again.
‘It’s a gift, I guess,’ he retorted, adding, ‘I’m blessed with that tune-out.’
After seeing the clip one fan on The Shaderoom social media site wrote, ‘Him asking “Do yall really be up at night” would’ve got me my own season of Snapped. Because WHAT?!?!?!!!’
‘This is not normal,’ claimed another. ‘Men should not get away with doing the bare minimum. He treats her like she should be glad he gave her a child.’
‘Imagine being this proud of being so useless. And men really wonder why more and more women don’t want to be in relationships with them,’ a disgruntled viewer said.
In an earlier conversation about the Grillz singer’s upcoming 54-stop global Where’s the Party At Tour, he implied that the childcare duties would be on Ashanti.
‘Well, listen, it’s all you. I ain’t gonna even lie,’ Nelly told her. ‘You know, I ain’t got nothing for him.’
In a conversation with friends caught on camera, the Air Force Ones artist is heard telling them, until Kareem can say ‘I’m hungry’ and ‘I need to use the bathroom,’ Ashanti be in charge.
The Country Grammar artist then joked, Ashanti should take advantage of her time with Kareem, because ‘as soon as he gets to walking and talking, he’ll be with the crew.’
‘So she’s a married single mom? Lol. Got it,’ commented a furious fan.
‘Ashanti is a single married mom and I’m sorry for that for her.’ contended another.
‘Dang sis, this show got your tea getting clocked lol it’s not you tho, it’s Nelly,’ wrote one angry commenter on Ashanti’s Instagram page, adding, ‘Maybe you should have shelved this one baby…. But hey, best of luck mamas.’
‘Girl u got ur baby leave him again,’ advised another.
During an interview promoting the Peacock show on Today, ‘I told her before we had him, I said, “now listen, I’m here, but chasin’ toddlers at 50 ….’ adding he would be happy for her to have ‘as many as you want,’ and he would hire ‘as many nannies as we can afford.’
‘It’s not even about having the money to afford the Nannies it’s bonding time with your child those late nights of the crying. Like she said “how could you sit through that??” …. yeah I don’t like that not one bit,’ said a concerned viewer.
Nelly has four older children – Chanelle, 31, and Cornell III, 26, whom he shares with ex-girlfriend Channetta Valentine. He is also dad to his late sister’s kids, Shawn and Sydney, who he adopted after her death in 2005.
Ashanti and Nelly first met in 2003 and had an on-again, off-again relationship for a decade before splitting for another 10 years in 2013.
They reunited professionally in 2021 at Verzuz battle between Ja Rule and Fat Joe at Madison Square Garden.
Sparks apparently flew at the time, and the couple revealed they had privately wed in December 2023 and welcomed Kareem seven months later.
All eight episodes of Nelly and Ashanti: We Belong Together are available for streaming on Peacock. (DailyMail)
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