Priyanka Chopra, 36, stars on the August cover of Elle UK, where she opens up about her marriage to Nick Jonas, close friend Meghan Markle and her new sister-in-law Sophie Turner.
The actress admits that her wedding to the Jonas Brothers singer was “very extravagant,” the 36-year-old actress opens up about the couple’s nuptials.
“We decided on the venue for our wedding in October and we got married on 1 December. We had one-and-a-half months to plan, so we were just like, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah, let’s get it.’ And suddenly we were like, ‘Ohhh god.’ It was very extravagant. Hopefully, you just do it once. So it’s fine.”
So what has she learned about being married? “It’s so different,” she explains. “I’d never realized having a husband and a boyfriend are such different things. When you say your vows, it’s like, this person is my family, and it’s the family I chose. There’s a weird responsibility to them. And a safety that comes from it. We are learning about each other every day.”
Priyanka also touches on her years-long friendship with Meghan Markle. “‘Megs… she was always meant for big things,” Chopra says of the Duchess. “To be a change and be an important voice in doing that. It’s amazing that she found that calling and has the platform to be able to do it. By the time this comes out, she will have a baby [Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born on 6 May] – it’s so amazing how lives change. I’m a big believer in taking charge of your life, but there’s got to be something bigger that puts us into the circumstances that we are put in. Destiny has a weird way of helping you to find your calling.”
Chopra also praises her sisters-in-law, Danielle Jonas and Game of Thrones star, Sophie Turner. “I’ve never had a sister, so it’s really nice to have Danielle and Sophie, and just inheriting the family by proxy,” she says. “Sophie is super talented, super funny and we have the most fun when we go out together.”
And on her work advocating for diversity in Hollywood – from her collab with Obagi on its Skinclusion campaign and beyond – as well as women’s rights.
“My life’s dream is to be able to make or produce a movie that has a predominately South Asian cast,” Chopra tells Elle. “I’m so glad that I’ve been put into the position where I have the ability to open those doors. I want to do it because no one was able to do it for me.”
To learn more about the amazing Priyanka Chopra Jonas include how she met her husband, check out the full interview on Elle UK website.
