Yes, Priyanka Chopra has seen viral conspiracies about her marriage to Nick Jonas — and none of them are true.
“We’re eight years in,” Chopra, 43, told Variety in a Wednesday, February 11, cover story. “If people want to keep waiting for it to implode, that’s their choice. I stopped thinking about it.”
While reflecting on the initial scrutiny surrounding their relationship, Chopra — who is 10 years older than Jonas, 33 — admitted that it was hard to see.
“I don’t know what was it about us that rubbed people the wrong way,” she said. “I think there was the intercultural nature of it — different countries, different religions, age gap. It was very hurtful. And we both, instead of looking out, just sort of looked at each other, and we were like, ‘It doesn’t matter.’ So it’s like water off a duck’s back now.”
The outlet noted that Chopra spoke about Jonas “like a woman who is very happily married.” (Chopra and Jonas are parents of daughter Malti, whom they welcomed in 2022 via surrogate.)
“We got married really quick, within six months of meeting,” she recalled of their 2018 wedding. “When I first married him, I didn’t know if it was even real. This part of him. Because I was like, ‘This is crazy. This is put on.’ But Nick has this absolute sincerity. It inspires me every day in a profession which requires you to pivot and become whatever you need to put on. He’s constantly sincere. His whole day, whatever the conversation is, he is sincere. He started working when he was really young. His parents are the most wonderful, levelheaded, absolute saints, so I can see where it comes from. But it’s such a disarming quality about him.”
While Chopra discussed their romance, the outlet noted that she touched the back of her ear — where she has a tattoo of a check mark in a box, the same art that Jonas has on his arm. The ink is a nod to Jonas’ speech during his proposal, where he told Chopra she checked all his boxes.
“He doesn’t feel the need to deviate from that sincerity for anything or anyone,” she said. “He is himself and comfortable in it, and I really learned how to be a lot more comfortable in my awkwardness and my insecurities since I got married to him. It really continues to be inspiring to me, this sincerity. We don’t see it often enough anymore, that deep truth when you just start talking to someone. You’re like, ‘Oh, this person is completely transparent.’”
Jonas, meanwhile, told the outlet that his wife is driven, creative and fearless before recalling an on-set moment from Citadel where she was the epitome of all three words.
“A camera matte box accidentally hit her in the eyebrow during the action sequence,” Jonas said. “She was bleeding, and I get a call that she’s been injured. I’m freaking out. But then she basically was like, ‘We need that to get this scene. I’m gonna tough it out.’ And she stayed in there and just grinded it out. Her determination, her grit, her willingness to get her hands dirty, really shows on the screen. You can feel her passion, her drive and the care that she brings to each role she plays. It’s a pretty big honor to get that front-row seat and get to watch her brilliance.”
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