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Priyanka Chopra admits she had to Google Nick Jonas after he slid into her DMs in 2015

Feb 10, 2021, 17:16 IST
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas spoke about her relationship with Nick Jonas in her new memoir.Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
  • In her new memoir, Priyanka Chopra Jonas said she Googled Nick Jonas after he DMed her in 2015.
  • "I knew who he was, of course, but I didn't know who he was," Chopra Jonas wrote.
  • After seeing Jonas' music video for "Close," she decided to "at least go on a date with this man."
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas opened up about her initial reaction when now-husband Nick Jonas slid into her Twitter DMs in fall 2015 saying, "Several people have told me we should meet."

"When I received the message, I stared at it for a few moments. Nick Jonas. I knew who he was, of course, but I didn't know who he was," the actress wrote in her new memoir released on Tuesday titled "Unfinished."

"Naturally, I did what any self-respecting girl would do. I consulted Dr. Google and got an in-depth tutorial," the 38-year-old actress continued.

Chopra Jonas said that watching Jonas and Tove Lo's music video for their duet "Close" convinced her to"at least go on a date with this man."

The "White Tiger" star shared a similar story during a 2020 interview with Harper's Bazaar, in which she said that she decided to date the singer after seeing the aforementioned music video.

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Nick Jonas and Tove Lo in their music video for "Close."Nick Jonas/YouTube

In her memoir, Chopra Jonas spoke candidly about her and Jonas' whirlwind romance, from the initial direct message on social media to their elaborate nuptials in late 2018.

Chopra Jonas said that "not too long ago," she got more insights into what prompted Jonas to reach out to her in the first place.

Jonas had seen the billboards for her ABC show "Quantico" and his brother, Kevin Jonas, watched the series and suggested they should meet.

She and Jonas also had a mutual friend, her "Quantico" costar named Graham Rogers. After Jonas texted Rogers saying "Priyanka. Is. Wow," the actor said the pair would probably "hit it off."

But because Rogers didn't introduce them, Jonas initiated their communication online.

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Chopra Jonas and Jonas messaged each other for months but didn't actually meet in-person until 2017 at Vanity Fair's Oscars after-party.

There, the two stars ran into each other and Jonas got down on one knee and said, "You're real. Where have you been all my life?"

Months later, they attended the prestigious Met Gala together wearing outfits from Ralph Lauren. But at that point, they still weren't a couple.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas at the 2017 Met Gala.Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

In her memoir, Chopra Jonas said that they "tried to connect in the weeks and months after the Met Gala," to no avail.

It wasn't until May 2018 that they reconnected in-person at the Met Gala. That month, they began going on dates and within a few of those hangouts, Jonas knew that he wanted to marry Chopra Jonas.

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The actress and the Jonas Brothers member continued spending time together and Jonas proposed on July 19, 2018 (the day after her birthday) while in Crete, Greece.

"He got down on one knee and said, 'You checked all my boxes. Now will you check one more,' Chopra Jonas recalled.

Then Jonas presented her Tiffany & Co. box containing the engagement ring he picked out with his brothers and asked: "Will you make me the happiest man in the world and marry me?"

The couple wed months later at Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India during two extravagant ceremonies - a Christian service for Jonas' faith and a Hindu service to honor Chopra Jonas' background.

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