Priyanka Chopra Relies on ‘Community’ in Raising ‘Greatest Gift’ Malti: ‘It Takes a Village’

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Leaning on her inner circle. Priyanka Chopra Jonas opened up about hoping to “surround” baby Malti with strong women while raising her daughter with husband Nick Jonas.“I was raised by a working mother and father and … you just kind of [juggle everything],” the 40-year-old actress exclusively told Us Weekly in this week’s Most Powerful Women issue while promoting her series Citadel. “You rely on the community around you.

I was raised by my grandmom, my grandparents when my mom and dad would be at work. And we do the same [for Malti].”The Baywatch star and Jonas, 30, welcomed their first child via surrogate in January 2022.

The couple, who tied the knot in 2018, later revealed via Instagram in May 2022 that their little one spent “100 plus days in the NICU” after her arrival.As they adjust to balancing parenthood with their busy schedules, Chopra Jonas and the “Sucker” artist have turned to their families for support. “My mom’s around, Nick’s parents come in when we have to travel,” she told Us. “Both of us have to travel, but you kind of make it work.

It takes a village and she’s the greatest gift of our lives.”Chopra Jonas confessed that she has “had to reduce [her] pace” in some aspects of her career since becoming a mom. “Like, I cannot do as many things as I used to,” she explained. “Because I like to get home for bath time.