Priyanka Chopra says she accidentally offended John Cena; reveals daughter Malti is a K-pop fan: ‘Every morning, she listens to…'

Indian Express

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Priyanka Chopra reunited with one of her favourite talk show hosts, Jimmy Fallon, on The Tonight Show. The actor, who's currently promoting her upcoming film Heads of State with Idris Elba and John Cena, opened up about life with her daughter Malti, marking her first appearance on the show since becoming a mom. During the chat, Priyanka shared how the family had hunkered down in New York for a while due to Nick's Broadway schedule, while she flew back and forth to India for shoots.
While talking about her upcoming action-comedy Heads of State, Priyanka Chopra revealed that John Cena turned out to be the exact opposite of what she'd expected. 'They're both the most incredible guys,' said Priyanka. She recalled meeting them for the first time, saying, 'I was very nervous.' 'John is like the opposite of what I expected,' she said. 'I'd never met him before.' On the other hand, she shared that she's known Idris for a while and is friends with his wife. Since she had never met Cena, she decided to break the ice with a joke: 'You know, I came in expecting not to see him,' referencing the iconic 'You can't see me' meme. Even Jimmy Fallon paused for a second before catching the sarcasm and apologising for not getting the joke immediately.
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'The first scene we were doing together, I just went for it—I did the pose in front of him like 'I don't see you,'' she said. At that moment, John and Idris were standing next to each other. As soon as she did the pose, Idris subtly signalled her to stop and told her not to do that in front of John.
'I was like, now I've offended him,' Priyanka said. Later, Idris told her that Cena hates it when someone does that pose to his face. The whole incident left her sweating.
Speaking of Malti, she called her precocious, funny, and 'a little comedian,' adding, 'She's the light of our lives.' Later, when Jimmy asked if she was stuck listening to baby music, Priyanka laughed and said Malti's love for music cuts across all genres. The Citadel star revealed Malti is crazy over the American animated musical adventure film Moana and said, 'She wears a Moana dress all day and Moana 2 is her favourite,' while talking about their recent visit to Disney World. She further added that her daughter has a varied sense of music. 'She listens to APT, it's her favourite song by the way,' she said, even belting out the hook lines of the song with Jimmy. 'Every morning,' she added, saying it's her morning song. Hearing that, a curious Jimmy asked if she listened to any of her dad's stuff, any Jonas Brothers songs. Priyanka replied, 'I think she doesn't identify them,' but added, 'she calls them the Doughnut Brothers,' leaving everyone in stitches. 'Will you right now trademark that name?' Jimmy teased, suggesting they should actually make merch out of it, adding he'd buy it like a 'Labubu' doll.
Priyanka also revealed how they've now settled on the East Coast for the summer, with Malti having her own little clique of friends, calling her highly sociable and saying, 'Her schedule is crazier than mine. There are so many classes. Kids do so much. She wants to socialise with other babies.' Previously, Nick, too, had revealed how they're sending her to karate and piano lessons. 'She's in nursery school here in New York. She's got her little friend group, and it's wild. We also put her in a bunch of classes,' he shared. 'These toddler schedules are way more intense than my schedule.'