Priyanka Chopra Jonas: “I Had to Be Her Strength”

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🗓️ 1 May 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

After settling into married life five years ago, releasing a memoir during the pandemic, then welcoming daughter Malti, Priyanka Chopra Jonas is ready to get back to the role she knows best — kicking butt on the small screen. She’s entering this “new season” of her life as a working wife and mom, starring as a spy in Prime Video’s new thriller action drama Citadel and in the romantic comedy Love Again, co-starring Celine Dion (with a fun cameo from her husband Nick Jonas). In this episode, Hoda Kotb interviewed Priyanka virtually — Hoda from 30 Rock, Priyanka from Mumbai — for Hoda’s first-ever TODAY.com cover story interview. As you’ll hear - Priyanka is honest, deeply reflective, and beautifully open to this next phase of life. She opens up about Malti’s 100-day stay in the NICU, sharing how Nick Jonas was her strength when she needed it and how she had to be her daughter’s strength when she needed it most. This is a conversation between Hoda Kotb and Priyanka Chopra Jonas for TODAY’s spring cover story. For more go to http://www.today.com/specials/priyanka-chopra-jonas-today-cover-story/index.html.

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0:00.0	As I'm sure you know by now I am all about celebrating the different seasons of life and in particular I love being able to welcome the new ones and
0:15.0	my next guest today just so happens to be stepping into a new season of her life
0:20.3	right now after settling into Mary Life releasing a memo life,
0:23.0	releasing a memoir and welcoming a new baby,
0:27.0	Prianka Chopra Jonas is getting back into familiar territory.
0:31.0	She is kicking butt on screen. She plays a spy in Prime
0:35.0	Video's Action Drama Citadel and she's also in the romantic comedy Love Again. I sat down
0:41.0	with Prianka for today's spring cover story which by the way was my first cover interview.
0:46.6	Hello new season.
0:48.4	I was in New York and she was in Mumbai India.
0:51.1	We connected virtually and we talked about life as a working mom, forging ahead after
0:56.0	the passing of her father, and of course what it's like being married to a Jonas brother.
1:01.9	As you'll hear, Priyanka is honest, she is deeply reflective and beautifully open to this
1:07.5	next phase of life.
1:08.8	I found her to be so inspiring and I know you will too.
1:15.0	I'm Hodakotby.
1:16.0	Welcome to a bonus episode of my podcast, Making Space. Thank you. You know what you do? You know what you do? You get stuff done. Okay? You get stuff done.
1:40.0	Has that been kind of the secret sauce because you're not here by accident obviously.
1:45.0	You're a talented human being. You've got all the things going for you.
1:48.0	But how much did that play into your success?
1:52.0	I am goal oriented. I am solution oriented. I don't get stuck in a problem. I like to, you know, figure it out and I feel like when you can figure it out then you move a lot faster than people
2:05.4	kind of get stuck and I used to when I was younger I would definitely get stuck but I think
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