Priyanka Chopra on Friday, 21 January, announced that she and Nick Jonas have welcomed their first child via surrogacy.
“We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate. We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family,” Priyanka wrote in a statement shared on Instagram.
Warm wishes poured in from the entertainment fraternity, with actors such as Katrina Kaif, Farhan Akhtar, Awkwafina, and Mindy Kaling, among others congratulating the couple.
Canadian YouTuber and and comedinne Lilly Singh congratulated the new parents, adding that she could not “wait to cuddle them!!!”.
In a recent interview to Vanity Fair magazine, Priyanka had spoken about starting a family with Nick. Priyanka was asked whether her mother, Dr Madhu Chopra hopes to become a grandma someday. “They’re a big part of our desire for the future. By God’s grace, when it happens, it happens,” Priyanka said. But when the interviewer pointed that both her and Nick lead very busy lives, she had cheekily replied, “No, we’re not too busy to practice.”
In 2019, Priyanka said that having a baby was on her to-do list. “Buying a home and having a baby are on my to-do list. For me, home is wherever I’m happy, as long as I have the people I love around me,” she told Vogue India.
In an interview to E!, Nick had said that having children is something that they ‘hope happens’. “She (Priyanka) is the most important piece of the puzzle, and it’s obviously something we hope happens, and god willing, it comes together. You know, whatever is right. We’re blessed to have each other and have a full heart for the future, I say, and things are out of your control. And the foundation of a couple is strong, and you’re excited about the possibility of that.”
