Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas They have been married for seven years. In a recent interaction, the pop star recalled how she was first introduced to the Bollywood actor through a billboard and how that moment eventually led to them meeting. date and get married. He also talked about each other’s annoying habits and shared how Priyanka loves and laughs when he is being desi.
Speaking on Jay Shetty’s podcast about seeing Priyanka for the first time, Nick said: “I first met Priyanka by seeing the poster for her show Quantico. I thought, wow, she’s stunning! That’s what I thought.”
Nick shared how Priyanka was 45 minutes late when they first scheduled a meeting. “I was doing this film with a guy who had just worked with Priyanka and he said she and I would get along, but it never clicked. After a few months of waiting, we connected. Then after a few months of waiting, I got impatient and went on Twitter and saw that she was following me, so I sent her a DM.”
Nick revealed that he and Priyanka spoke via text for a year before they met. “We messaged for a year before we met in person. We finally met for drinks in New York. I almost left because she was 45 minutes late, which I now know exists.”
Nick knew he would marry Priyanka on the first date.
Nick also met Priyanka’s mother, Madhu Chopra, during his first meeting with the actor. “Luckily, I stayed and she sat down, we had a great conversation and we went back to her house for another drink. When we got to her house, I met her mom who was watching Law & Order. So I met her mom the first night, which is perfect,” he said.
Nick asked Priyanka on a suitable date and on their first official date, he had already decided to marry her. “A year after that, talking back and forth, I thought we really have to give this a chance. When you get back to L.A., let’s go on a date and that night when I saw her walk in, she was wearing blue jeans, a white blouse and a black leather jacket, and I thought I was going to marry this woman. I knew right away,” he said.
He added, “I told her I loved her right after the second or third date. It was literally two and a half months after we got engaged and three months later we got married.”
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Nick reveals details of their first kiss and wedding day.
When asked about Priyanka’s first impression of him, Nick said, “She said I was trying to be more like an adult. She thinks I was faking it, but this is who I am.” Nick revealed that their first kiss occurred on the balcony of their hotel in Los Angeles.
Speaking about his wedding day, he said: “I wasn’t nervous on the wedding day. I was nervous that I was going to sweat because it was hot and I thought I would look crazy. I think when she came down the stairs, I felt an overwhelming sense of peace, like I was exactly where I was supposed to be.”
During the conversation, it was also revealed that Nick makes Priyanka laugh when he is being desi. Nick also talked about each other’s annoying habits. While Priyanka gets upset when Nick talks to her and texts at the same time, Nick gets upset when Priyanka calls him but talks to someone else during the call.
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‘The way he treats Priyanka will be an example for his daughter Malti Marie’
When asked if he was a good husband, Nick said: “It means being reliable, trustworthy, knowing that our daughter is watching and that one day she will find someone who will make her happy and the way I treat her mother is incredibly important to who she will be. So it’s my responsibility to do everything I can to make Priyanka happy, feel safe and make her life.”
Nick also spoke about keeping Malti out of the spotlight, saying, “It should be her choice. I’m grateful that my parents supported our dream when we became famous, she hasn’t expressed that, and if she ever does, we’ll support her and give her all the context we have for the 20-plus years we’ve both been doing what we’re doing, but it should be her choice. The world is crazy too. It’s a strange world.”