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Priyanka Chopra Jonas joins for an intimate conversation about her journey from Bollywood stardom to Hollywood success, the traumatic premature birth of her daughter Malti, and finding peace after years of relentless ambition. She opens up about the dark period of transitioning between industries, her faith that sustained her through difficulties, and how marriage to Nick Jonas transformed her approach to life and vulnerability.
Finding Peace After Years of Running
Priyanka reflects on discovering a newfound sense of peace in her current life stage after running fast for decades in the entertainment industry. Starting in pageants and Bollywood at a young age without any family background in the business, she was trained to constantly move to the next thing. Now, influenced by marriage, motherhood, and moving countries, she's learning to prioritize time with family and actually enjoy nesting at home—something she never would have done seven years ago.
- Priyanka started in entertainment at a very young age through pageants, then Bollywood, then Hollywood, with no family background in the industry
- She was trained to keep moving from gig to gig due to the uncertain nature of acting work
- This is the first time she's using agency to control her pace rather than feeling pushed into pivots
- She now prioritizes time with family, being at home, and nesting over constant work
- She used to romanticize not taking time off and would feel guilty for taking a day off
" I ran really fast for a really long time. And it was all I knew. I was dropped into a business at a very young age that I had no idea about. "
" I feel at a sense of peace with what I've been able to achieve and what I may or may not achieve. "
" I have found a sense of peace. This is the first time I feel like I'm allowing myself to not push myself so hard and see what happens. "
How Nick Jonas Changed Her Approach to Feelings
Priyanka describes how being with Nick taught her to acknowledge and discuss feelings rather than immediately jumping to solutions. Early in their marriage, during an argument, Nick insisted they talk about how they were feeling before solving the problem—something completely new to her. His quiet confidence and sincere honesty disarmed her and helped her become more in touch with her own emotions, which she had struggled to articulate on camera despite years in the public eye.
- Nick taught Priyanka to talk about feelings before jumping to solutions during conflicts
- Being media-trained and having a pageant background made it difficult for her to access deep feelings on camera
- Nick's quiet confidence and natural leadership drew her to him from the beginning
- They got engaged within two months of their first date and married within six months
- Nick's sincere honesty disarms people and creates safety for vulnerability
" He was like, well, we need to talk about how we're feeling. And those were completely two different things. And I didn't know how to do that. "
" The first thing actually that drew me to Nick when we first met is he has this quiet confidence which makes him like a natural leader you know you kind of want to listen to him. "
" I have to give credit to being married to him to have been able to find this ease and comfort as I navigate life. Even the tough things are kind of easier to handle because he's with me. "
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