The Bollywood star and her A-lister husband announced their first 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 on Instagram, months after split rumours, and saying family will ‘happen when it happens’

The couple are ‘overjoyed’ by the arrival but asked for privacy to ‘focus on family’ with their as-yet-unnamed 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 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 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 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 – and it worked!

The couple sure surprised fans with the announcement, and here’s everything you need to know about the biggest Hollywood 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 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 Tiger actress and her musician husband announced on January 21 that they were “overjoyed” 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 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 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 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 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 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧.

Daily Mail reported the arrival of the 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 is very premature with the surrogate giving 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 at 27 weeks – 12 weeks ahead of the expected delivery date.

The report stated the 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 was due in April and Priyanka had planned her work schedule around the due date but the early arrival changed everything.

The 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 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?