The surrogate child that Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas unexpectedly announced on Instagram months after breakup rumors was born 12 weeks premature.

The Bollywood star and her A-lister husband announced their first ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ on Instagram, months after split rumours, and saying family will โ€˜happen when it happensโ€™

The couple are โ€˜overjoyedโ€™ by the arrival but asked for privacy to โ€˜focus on familyโ€™ with their as-yet-unnamed ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ฆ girl set for a hospital stay before coming home

Last November speculation was rife that Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra and her Disney actor husband Nick Jonas had called it quits. She dropped his name from her Instagram handle and the world went into meltdown.

Fast forward two months and the star couple have confirmed they are first-time parents to a ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ฆ girl via surrogacy. At the time of the break-up rumours, Chopra admitted the reaction to the name change had left her feeling vulnerable and said she had made a conscious decision to keep much of her life private โ€“ and it worked!

The couple sure surprised fans with the announcement, and hereโ€™s everything you need to know about the biggest Hollywood ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ฆ news of the year so far.

The big announcement

Bollywood star Chopra and her husband get close on the sofa. Photo: @nickjonas/Instagram

The White Tigerย actress and her musician husband announced on January 21 that they were โ€œoverjoyedโ€ at becoming parents. The couple posted a notice on their Instagram accounts confirming the news at the same time.

Photo: @nickjonas/Instagram

They said they had welcomed a ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ฆ via surrogate and immediately asked for privacy so they could focus on their family.

Their daughter is 12 weeks premature

The Hollywood couple cosy up together in a post on social media. Photo: @nickjonas/Instagram

TMZ reported the ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ฆ was ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง on Saturday in a Southern California hospital. The couple were spotted near San Diego at a dog beach the day before the little girl was ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง.

Daily Mailย reported the arrival of the ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ฆ is very premature with the surrogate giving ๐›๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก at 27 weeks โ€“ 12 weeks ahead of the expected delivery date.

The report stated the ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ฆ was due in April and Priyanka had planned her work schedule around the due date but the early arrival changed everything.

The ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ฆ is expected to remain in hospital under the care of doctors until she is healthy enough to go home with the Hollywood couple.

So, why surrogacy?