- By Sukanya Saha
- Fri, 28 Apr 2023 04:47 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Priyanka Chopra's upcoming Hollywood movie, Love Again, co-starring Sam Heughan, features her real-life husband, Nick Jonas, playing a prick, who goes on one date with her. The trailer of the romantic comedy was released on Valentine's Day and showcased Nick in a funny cameo role, trying to kiss Priyanka's character.
In one scene, as they sit in the back of a cab, Priyanka's character Mira suggests they should take things slow, but Nick's character responds by comically licking her face in slow motion, resulting in an uncomfortable situation. Priyanka has now spoken about the scene in a reent interview.
The role, according to Priyanka, was originally supposed to be played by some "random guy", but was given to her husband Nick by the film's director James C Strouse. Talking about the 'specific scene' on American chat show Live with Kelly and Ryan, Priyanka said, "Thank God! Thank God it was my husband. The scene was written originally in the movie, which stars Sam Heughan and Celine Dion in her first acting role by the way, which I am surprised by.
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"The scene was written that it was a bad online date. With this guy, I am eventually like 'Take it slow (gesturing with her hands that she tried to keep him away)'. And he starts licking my face in slow motion. And this is during Covid-19 (pandemic), and they had to cast a random guy to do it. I was just dreading that. I am okay with no saliva in these situations, especially with someone you don't know.
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"Nick happened to be in London. Because I was going to be there for a-year-and-a-half, he said 'I will help you settle down'. So, our director Jim (James C Strouse), was like 'Well, since Nick is in town, and he is an actor, would you mind if we asked him (for the role of Priyanka's date)'. And I was like 'Yes! I will do it, I will ask him'. Because that was comfortable saliva. It is familiar."
For the unversed, Priyanka and Nick tied the knot in 2018. Apart from being a musician, Nick has also acted in movies like Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). The duo welcomed their first child, daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas, on January 15, 2022, via surrogacy.
About Love Again
Love Again is a Hollywood movie starring Priyanka Chopra and Sam Heughan that will be released on May 12. The movie follows the story of Mira, played by Priyanka, who starts sending romantic messages to her late fiancé's old phone number, which is now assigned to journalist Rob, played by Sam. As the movie progresses, Rob starts falling in love with Mira, despite never having met her before. He seeks assistance from Celine Dion, whom he's profiling at work, to help him find a way to meet Mira in person.