Priyanka Chopra says her mom was mad when she met Nick Jonas

Priyanka Chopra Jonas is revisiting one of the more awkward, and now hilarious moments from her early relationship with Nick Jonas, and it involves a late-night visit and a very surprised mom.

Speaking on the Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce podcast, which aired July 3, Chopra Jonas recalled bringing Jonas to her apartment for the first time back in 2017 after a night out in New York. The only problem? It was 1am and she forgot to tell her mom, Dr. Madhu Chopra, that someone was coming over.

“She was on the couch watching Law & Order: SVU,” Priyanka said. “She literally got up with her lipstick in her hand and said, ‘You should’ve told me someone was coming over!’ Then stormed into her room and didn’t come back out.”

Priyanka admitted she wasn’t sure it was a real date, having arrived 45 minutes late and dressed casually. When Nick ended the night with a polite hug and two pats on the back, she briefly thought she might have been friend-zoned. But he later explained he just wanted to be respectful, given her mom was in the next room.

The couple officially began dating in 2018, got engaged in Greece that summer, and married in December. They welcomed their daughter, Malti Marie, via surrogate in 2022.