Ashanti and Nelly had a 90s kind of love fans swooned over, and apparently, they didn’t end on the very best of terms. After a recent performance together where the 2 are seen getting cozy on stage at Power 98.3 and 96.1’s Under the Mistletoe concert in Arizona. The performance left fans wondering whether the 2 could also be rekindling that old thing. 

Ashanti appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Tuesday and discussed their relationship status. “What I’ll say is we’re in a greater place. You recognize, cause before, it was like [mimics fighting]. But we’re cool now. Yeah, we have now some conversations, you recognize. So it’s cool,” she says.

When the 42-year-old was asked how she felt about fans’ response to her performance, she was almost puzzled. 

“My response was, wow. It was a variety of comments and a variety of people wanting that,” she said. “What I’ll say is we’re in a greater place. You recognize, cause before, it was like [mimics fighting]. But we’re cool now. Yeah, we have now some conversations, you recognize. So it’s cool.”

Social media users were buzzing about their chemistry on stage, and a few even said the 2 were dating again.

Cohen did the honors go asking whether or not they’d be getting back together, and Ashanti responded, “I mean, I don’t…” accompanied by hand gestures that suggest she doesn’t know the reply to that.

The underside line is that it wasn’t a tough no. 

The small print of Nelly, 48, and Ashanti’s romance have never been clear to the general public. The singer, has dropped bites of data about their past relationship in various interviews. 

In 2014, Ashanti revealed that the Hot in Here rapper was her first true love during an interview with Sway within the Morning. The previous couple reportedly began dating in 2003 and ended their romance in 2013 or 2014.

In a 2014 Hot 97 interview, the singer cleared up rumors about her and Nelly’s beef, making her stance consistent. 

“It’s a really small industry. Are we gonna see one another? Yeah… I’m not bitter,” she said. “I feel like in a relationship; it’s like ping-pong. Sometimes you’re keen on them; sometimes, you hate them. That’s an actual statement; everyone goes through that.”