United Kingdom, June 13 -- Nelly and Ashanti "hated" each other before getting back together.

The couple had an on-off relationship for over a decade from 2003 and they went on to reconcile in 2023, having son Kareem, aka KK, 10 months, and secretly getting married, but they admitted they never expected to reunite.

In a trailer for their new reality show Nelly and Ashanti: We Belong Together, Ashanti, 44, said: "We were together off and on for 11 years, before the final..."

Nelly quipped: "I hated her."

His wife laughed: "I hated him. I didn't think that we would get back together."

Hot in Herre hitmaker Nelly then smiled as he said: "She got me y'all."

But Ashanti suggested she hadn't had to work hard to pursue the 50-year-old sing...