There are quite a few things about motherhood that Priyanka Chopra-Jonas didn’t expect before welcoming her first child via surrogate, and she’s opening up about how she navigates the overwhelming feelings she didn’t anticipate.
During a recent conversation with People, the actress admitted she feels overwhelmed as a mom “every day.” Chopra-Jonas explained, “I think when you put them to bed, it’s extremely overwhelming because every single day you worry about what you can do wrong and what mistake you might make.” She added, “But you have to check yourself, and I check myself with my family.”
The Citadel star welcomed her nearly 2-year-old daughter Malti Marie with her husband Nick Jonas in January 2022. Though she feels profoundly fulfilled by parenthood, Chopra-Jonas confessed it’s still a “scary” role to take on. “I look at [my daughter’s] smile, and I’m like, ‘Okay, okay. I’m doing good so far,'” she told the outlet. “It’s the greatest thing I’ve ever done, but it’s extremely scary.”
Though she’s always been a fervent advocate for women’s rights, The Matrix Revolutions actress said she was also surprised at how motherhood made her feel more “sensitive” to stories about women who are denied equal opportunity. Chopra-Jonas mused, “I don’t know if [having my own daughter] specifically has made me want to get behind amplifying women’s voices. That’s something that I am extremely aware of, being a woman who has the privilege of choosing my life and my career.”
She continued, “There are so many women around the world that don’t get that opportunity.” Of motherhood as it relates to her advocacy of women’s issues, Chopra-Jonas candidly admitted, “It’s made me a tad more sensitive and fragile, I think, and it makes me nervous a little bit. I didn’t expect that.”
Before you go, check out Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas’ cutest moments with Malti.
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