Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra's quick engagement and subsequent marriage isn't the only strange
thing about their romance.
From the way they met to their royal connections to their age gap, here are some odd facts
about their relationship.
Unlike most celebrity couples, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra made their grand red carpet
debut together before they were even romantically involved, or at least, that's what they claim.
On May 1, 2017, Jonas and Chopra walked the Met Gala's red carpet together, showing off
their designer outfits for the cameras as they posed side by side.
At the time, Chopra insisted to late-night TV's Jimmy Kimmel that the two weren't an
item, saying,
"We were both wearing Ralph Lauren.
We decided to go together because it was fun."
"But our first time walking any kind of red carpet together was the Met."
Needless to say, romance rumors took flight, with everyone wondering whether Jonas and
Chopra were secretly hooking up.
According to a Vogue profile, the pair first met in real life at the Vanity Fair Oscars
party in February 2017.
A week before the Met Gala, the two reportedly got together for a drink, and then Chopra
invited Jonas to her place afterward.
Apparently, things stayed PG that evening, as Chopra's mom was present and watching "Law
& Order."
Yes, before they graced the Met Gala carpet together, he had already met at least one
of her parents.
Nonetheless, Chopra and Jonas still maintain that they didn't start dating until 2018.
Chopra even posted an image of the first photo they took together at Dodger Stadium sometime
that year.
Nearly one year to the date after the pair's Met Gala rendezvous, Jonas and Chopra are
said to have started dating.
At the time, Us Weekly reported that the two celebs had just started their relationship,
though things were looking good for their future.
A source told the magazine,
"They are dating and it's brand new [...] It's a good match and they are both interested
in each other."
Not long afterwards, Jonas and Chopra hit some major relationship milestones when they
met one another's families.
In June 2018, Jonas brought the "Baywatch" star with him to his cousin's New Jersey wedding,
where he introduced her to his family.
A source close to Jonas shared with People,
"It's a huge deal that Nick brought Priyanka to his cousin's wedding [...] He's dated a
lot over the last couple years but it's never been anything serious, so this is a big step."
Weeks later, a source told People that Chopra invited Jonas to India, and the two grabbed
dinner with her mother.
Clearly, things heated up quickly for the celebrity pair, as in late July 2018, Jonas
and Chopra were reported to have gotten engaged.
While Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra seem perfect for one another, their romance was
definitely unexpected, as there's a sizable age difference between the two.
At the time of their engagement, Chopra was 36 years old, while Jonas was 25.
Looking back at Jonas' past, it seems clear that he quickly grew tired of dating women
his own age.
Following short-lived relationships with the likes of Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, Jonas
pursued a couple of famous women who were notably older than him.
In 2011, Jonas dated Australian singer Delta Goodrem, who is eight years his senior, but
they split after ten months together.
Then in September 2015, Jonas got together with Kate Hudson, who is 14 years older than
him.
Jonas and Hudson reportedly only had a quick fling, but it was enough to leave a lasting
impression on the "Jealous" singer.
Speaking with Complex in 2016, Jonas shared,
"We had an unbelievable connection as two humans who just admire things about each other,
and see something in each other that's beautiful."
It seems that for Jonas, age is just a number.
In 2016, Nick Jonas apparently slid into Priyanka Chopra's DMs with one simple message.
He wrote,
"I'm hearing from a few mutual friends that we should meet."
"We were told by a mutual friend that we should meet."
It was smooth, to-the-point, and it worked, as Jonas told Vogue in 2018,
"She responded day-of with a message that said, 'My team can read this.
Why don't you just text me.'"
The pair quickly started a friendly and flirty text thread.
Despite this, Chopra still had reservations, mostly because of their 10-year age gap.
She said during an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's Discovery+ talk show "Super Soul,"
"I didn't honestly take it very seriously when Nick was texting me.
I was 35, I was like I want to get married, I want to have kids.
He's in his 20s, I don't know if that's something that he'd want to do."
Less than two years later, Jonas proposed.
Nick Jonas seemingly pursued Priyanka Chopra with laser sharp focus.
As he recounted to Vogue, when the pair first met in real life at Vanity Fair's 2017 Oscar
party, he got down one knee in front of everyone and loudly asked,
"You're real.
Where have you been all my life?"
While Jonas' actions seem very decisive, there's been a lot of confusion about the couple's
first date, as from Chopra's perspective, she at least expected a kiss.
It all boils down to the week before their famous appearance at the Met Gala.
The pair went out for a drink, Jonas went back to Chopra's apartment, and it sure looked
like a date.
But then nothing happened, and Jonas left with a friendly pat on the back.
As Jonas told Vogue,
"There was no kiss.
There was nothing [...] Your mom was in the house!
[...] I thought it was a respectful first night."
However, Chopra retorted,
"It was too respectful if you ask me."
Even though Jonas seemingly took his time to begin with, the pair caught up pretty fast.
It seems like Nick Jonas' marriage was a whirlwind.
As he told Vogue, he knew he was going to marry Priyanka Chopra by their second date.
While that sounds fast, what most people don't realize is that the couple's second date happened
about two years after the pair first started chatting in 2016, and about a year after their
Met Gala appearance in 2017.
As for that fateful second date, before they went to see "Beauty and the Beast" at the
Hollywood Bowl, Chopra and Jonas met up at another Tinseltown landmark and the sparks
were undeniable.
Jonas told Vogue,
"She walks into the Chateau, and I feel an overwhelming sense of peace and understanding
about this next chapter of my life."
With that, Jonas was ready to pop the question, and the rest is history.
Speaking of their engagement, Nick Jonas reportedly asked Priyanka Chopra to marry him while the
two were vacationing in London.
And, while some couples get engaged on a special date, Jonas had the unusual idea to pop the
question while the two were celebrating Chopra's 36th birthday.
He'd apparently been planning to propose for a while, as he reportedly closed down a Tiffany
& Co. jewelry store to pick out the perfect ring for his future wife.
That sparkler was one heck of a birthday present, and one source in the diamond industry told
E! News that it probably cost around $200,000.
While most people may worry about family members and future in-laws oversharing about their
personal lives, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra apparently had a Bollywood director to watch
out for.
On July 26, 2018, one day before news of the couple's engagement made headlines, Indian
film director Ali Abbas Zafar took to Twitter to spill the news about Chopra's engagement
to Jonas.
Announcing that Chopra would no longer be appearing in his next film, Zafar tweeted
out,
"Yes Priyanka Chopra is no more part of ['Bharat'] & and the reason is very very special.
[...] She told us in the Nick of time about her decision and we are very happy for her.
[...] Team Bharat wishes [Priyanka Chopra] loads of love & happiness for life."
Understandably, the phrase "just in the Nick of time" was a bit of a giveaway.
While he didn't flat-out reveal that Jonas and Chopra were engaged, he definitely hinted
at their big news and may have led news outlets to do some digging into the couple's relationship
status before they were ready to share.
Priyanka Chopra works mainly in film and television, whereas her husband is firmly planted in the
music industry and occasionally dabbles in acting.
Broadway is the perfect middle ground, so it was hardly a leap when the pair announced
that they signed on to help produce the Broadway comedy "Chicken & Biscuits."
What fans don't know is that this endeavor was a long time coming.
Last year, Jonas hinted that the pair had been lowkey working together, if only because
quarantine kept them in close quarters.
He told Entertainment Tonight,
"I think both of us also spend a lot of our time bouncing our ideas off each other [...] Having
that support kind of built-in at home is such an amazing thing.
We're actually working on a number of things together as well, so it's kind of a family
business at this point."
"It's just so amazing to know that you have someone who's out there supporting you no
matter what."
As could be expected from such a high-profile pair, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra have
major ties to some big-name celebrities.
But we're not just talking about Jonas' BFF Demi Lovato.
We're actually talking about Chopra's friendship with former "Suits" actor, the Duchess of
Sussex herself, Meghan Markle.
In fact, Chopra and Markle are so close that Chopra even attended the royal wedding in
2018.
Given Chopra's connection to the British royal family, we fully expected to see Jonas hanging
out with Prince Harry on the regular once the couple made it official.
While they don't party it up often, it looks like Jonas has gotten to know the Sussexes,
at least a little.
The very same week he proposed to Chopra, the couple visited Markle and her husband
at their home in Oxfordshire, England.
They even flew over in 2019 to pay baby Archie a visit.
Actually, it's been reported that Markle and Jonas get along great.
According to E! News, Markle was "very excited" about Chopra and Jonas' relationship and totally
approved, though she unfortunately had to skip their wedding.
During the height of COVID-19 lockdowns, both Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra saw their careers
temporarily slow down.
The Jonas Brothers weren't able to tour, and travel restrictions made international work
incredibly difficult, and often impossible.
This newfound quality time was a big deal for a couple who spent the beginnings of their
relationship almost never seeing each other in real life.
Needless to say, it was a learning experience, and in the best possible way.
In an interview with "Today," Chopra admitted that the most surprising thing she learned
about her husband during lockdown was,
'I still like him after spending so much time with him."
But lockdowns only lasted so long.
By mid-2020, the couple's schedule had picked back up.
The Jonas Brothers hit the road and Chopra went to work on projects like "The Matrix
Resurrections."
As for how they make their long distance relationship work, they've got one simple rule, as Chopra
told Tatler in her May 2020 cover story,
"We don't go more than two/three weeks without seeing each other [...] That's a rule.
It's too hard otherwise, and you've got to work on the relationship, to prioritize it."
Initially, Priyanka Chopra was hesitant about Nick Jonas.
After all, not too many 20-somethings are ready to settle down so quickly, but the Disney
Channel alum has lived a lot more than most people his age.
His older brother, Kevin Jonas, also married young.
In some ways, it seems like the pair's marriage was fate.
During an appearance on "Super Soul," Oprah Winfrey referenced a passage from Priyanka's
book, "Unfinished," where the "Quantico" star admitted that she thought her mother was responsible
for dreaming Jonas into existence.
Perhaps that's what happened, or perhaps it's a situation where Chopra actually manifested
the whole thing herself.
"I truly believe that my mom manifested him."
As the actor shared in "Unfinished," before her relationship with the singer began, she
wrote down a list of essential qualities that she wasn't prepared to compromise on when
it came to a future partner.
Only "a mere five months" would pass before she would connect with Jonas, who evidently
fit the bill perfectly.
Perhaps this is a case of putting something out into the universe, and seeing the results
of your wildest dreams manifest before your very eyes.
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