‘This Gotta Stop’: Ashanti Continues Posting Endless Thirst Traps on the ‘Gram

The more body Ashanti continues to serve on Instagram, the fewer fans can handle it, however, that’s not slowing the sexy singer from putting it all out there.

The singer celebrated her 40th birthday on Oct. 13 with a birthday week getaway to Antigua and Barbuda and let her sexy side come out to play for the special occasion. The “Happy” singer put her curves on display in a metallic pink bikini and floppy hat, posing with her foot propped while on the grounds of the Hodges Bay Resort & Spa.

“Strawberry Monday 🍓🍓 @hodgesbay_antigua,” she captioned the sultry image, which received more than 206,000 likes.

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Throughout her 15-plus years in the entertainment industry, one of Ashanti’s trademarks has been her naturally voluptuous body, which she’s made it a point to keep in shape through a combination of eating healthy and working out multiple times a week.

“I’m a pescatarian so I don’t eat a lot of meat. I try to stay away from carbs and I know diet is super essential to being healthy and maintaining and trying to stay fit,” she told Parade in 2019. “But I do have two cheat days and I look forward to them every week.”

The “Rain on Me” singer revealed that she tends to stick to plant-based meats when she does have a taste for something other than fish, and also incorporates a lot of veggies, egg whites, and non-dairy products into her diet.

“I do a lot of plant-based—Beyond Burgers and the Beyond Sausage are my favorite right now. I’ve been eating them every day. I’ll do egg whites. I’ll do some kind of fish, broccoli, asparagus, or cauliflower rice,” she explained. “I’m a big cereal girl. I’ll do non-dairy yogurt. I’ll throw some crab legs in there every now and again. But I’ve tried to keep it under wraps during the week. Not anything too crazy or too strict but I do try to stay away from the carbs as much as possible.”

Ashanti also said she works out “four to five days in a week with my trainer,” which turns into a strict five days a week “when I know I’m going for something specific, like preparing for a role.”

The regimen is certainly paying off and fans let her know how much they appreciate all of the hard work she puts in to stay looking so fine.

“Keep ya foot on they neck 😍🔥”

“Come on body-oddy-yody! And that toe point! 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽”

“Ok you showin out now!”

“This gotta stop 😩😩😩😩🤣🤣😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🔥🔥”

“& Nelly didn’t put a ring on her. He must been smoking some good dope”

Fans have been eagerly awaiting Ashanti’s next studio album, which will follow 2014’s “Braveheart.” Although no firm plans have been announced, they’re looking for clues wherever they can in hopes of a sign.

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