Priyanka Chopra Details Botched Surgery That Almost Ended Her Career

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Priyanka Chopra is opening up about a scary situation. During an appearance on SiriusXM's , the 40-year-old actress recalled how a botched surgery made her fear that her career «was over before it started.»«It was a dark phase.

I had been signed for all these big movies. This thing happens. My face looks completely different,» Chopra said. «I went into a deep, deep depression.

It was like the rug was pulled from under me. I was thrown out of three movies and it was very embarrassing.»Chopra's surgeon father Ashok Chopra, encouraged her to have corrective surgery. «My father, who's a surgeon, was like, 'We've got to do another surgery.' I was terrified of that,» she admitted. «He was like, 'I will be in the room with you.' He held my hands through it and helped me build back my confidence.»Eventually, Chopra was back on a movie set, though her part was reduced from a leading one to a supporting role.«I was supposed to play this lead, and I was shifted to a supporting character,» she remembered. «That filmmaker was very kind.

He, while the tide was against me, said, 'It will be a small part but give it your all.' And I did.»Chopra detailed the botched procedure in her 2021 memoir, , revealing it all started when she had to have a polyp surgically removed from her nasal cavity.