‘My body has changed as I’ve gotten older’

Says Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and shares her mantra of adapting herself, both mentally and physically, to the changes

Priyanka Chopra Jonas says she has come to terms with the changes in her body over the years by adapting herself, both mentally and physically. In an interview with Yahoo, the 38-yearold star said she gets affected by the scrutiny on her life that comes with her star status and she counters it by having a positive mindset.

“I won’t lie that I don’t get affected by it. My body has changed as I’ve gotten older, just as ever yone’s body does, and I've had to adapt mentally as well with like, ‘OK, this is what it looks like now, this is what I look like now, it’s alright’ and catering to my now body and not my 10- or 20-yearsago body,” Priyanka said. “I think that that’s ver y crucial and I feel like that really takes finding a sense of confidence in what you bring to the table outside of what you look like,” she added.

The Quantico actor said she consistently evaluates her contribution, her place and purpose in the world. “I tr y to be myopic about feeling good about other things, even on days that I don’t feel the best about my body, and I work toward whatever makes me happy at that time. I just tr y to remind myself that I am loved and I feel good from the inside. I feel confident when I walk into a room and I tr y to remind myself that has nothing to do with my body. Even though this culture gives credence to that, too much, maybe.”

To preserve her mental health, Priyanka said she ensures spending ample time with her family.

“It makes my heart feel lighter. It makes me feel like your days are worth something when you come back home to a house full of people or whoever is with you at that point... that really helps me. Especially during this pandemic, it was really helpful to stay in touch with my friends and family, wherever in the world they are.”

On the work front, the actor will be seen in the sci-fi feature The Matrix4, romantic comedy Text ForYou and Amazon’s spy thriller series Citadel.

Meanwhile, Priyanka shared that over 14,000 contributors have helped raise $1 million, to help India amid the second wave of Covid-19. Priyanka shared a video on Instagram late on Wednesday night according to India time, featuring a world map and the countries from where donations have poured in to help India. “Through some of the darkest days in our histor y, humanity has once again proven that we are better together. @nickjonas and I are so humbled by your support and by the outpouring of help for India from so many parts of the world,” she wrote alongside the video. Priyanka shared the target is now $3 million.

—Agencies