EXCLUSIVE: Hip hop stars Nelly and Ashanti welcome their first youngster collectively final yr and the pair have now added to that with a brand new docuseries.
Deadline understands that Peacock has ordered a brand new sequence following the pair and it’s at the moment filming.
It comes from Critical Content, the corporate behind Netflix documentary Sly and MTV’s Catfish.
We hear the pair have been filming for the previous couple of months. Nelly, also referred to as Cornell Haynes II, is finest recognized for hits comparable to Hot In Herre and Ride With Me. Ashanti is finest recognized for hits comparable to Foolish and Rock Wit U (Awww Baby).
The pair beforehand dated between 2003 and 2013 earlier than getting again collectively in 2023. In April 2024, Ashanti revealed she was pregnant along with her first youngster, born in July. They additionally quietly married in Missouri in December 2023.
Nelly and Ashanti aren’t any strangers to unscripted tv; Nelly starred in Nellyville, which aired for 2 seasons on BET in 2014 and 2015 and mockumentary Real Husbands of Hollywood. He additionally appeared in movies together with The Longest Yard and TV sequence comparable to CSI: New York and Dancing with the Stars.
Ashanti has additionally appeared in a slew of flicks and sequence together with Army Wives and Love & Listings.
Nelly Haynes and Ashanti Haynes will exec produce alongside Jenny Daly and Oji Singletary at Critical Content Studios.
It comes as Critical Content has been increasing internationally during the last twelve months with international offers with the likes of Germany’s Leonine, and an even bigger push into premium leisure codecs.