Priyanka Chopra Jonas' daughter thinks she's a princess
Priyanka Chopra Jonas' three-year-old daughter 'insists' her name is Moana.
The 42-year-old actress described Malti Marie - who she has with husband Nick Jonas - as 'such a girly girl' and a huge fan of princesses, in particular the titular character from the 2016 movie Moana and its 2024 sequel, and she introduces herself with an extra moniker in tribute to her idol.
Speaking on Good Morning America, Priyanka said: 'She introduces herself as Malti Marie Moana Chopra Jonas. She insists she's Moana. She insists it's her name, like officially her name in school. She says, 'I'm Malti Marie Moana.'
' The Heads of State star's daughter loves to play dress up in Priyanka's closet.
She said: 'She loves coming into my closet, wearing my shoes, seeing my dresses. She was with us when we were getting dressed for the Met Gala, and she put on my gloves and my hat and she said, 'Mama and Gaga are going to a ball, just like Cinderella.'
' Nick recently admitted Malti isn't impressed by his fame and loves it when he plays Moana with her.
He told People magazine: 'She wants to play Moana and Maui with me, and that means more to me than anything else, is that time with her. And just the fact that I'm just Dad when I'm home, it means a lot.
'The best part about being a dad is you could feel like your coolest self on top of the world, and she just doesn't care at all.'
Up until last weekend, the Jonas Brothers singer had been starring in The Last Five Years on Broadway and has been enjoying 'quiet family time' with Priyanka and Malti during their time in NewYork.
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