Shantel explains what happened between them...
On the daytime talk show The Real Shantel says she and Nelly are still good friends and she still talks to his mom on a regualr bases and their mothers still communicate with each other. Shantel also said, although they are not a couple, any new man she dates will have to accept her relationship with Nelly. As for why they are "on break" Shantel said once she stopped touring with Nelly to focus on her own business they grew apart and decided to end things to see if the relationship would endure.