New parents Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra held hands after enjoying a romantic sushi date at celeb-favorite Nobu Malibu on Sunday night.
It was the first date night for the couple since they welcomed their 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 daughter via surrogate last month, 12 weeks before her due date.
Priyanka, 39, looked gorgeous in a striped blouse teamed with belted denim bell bottoms as she left the restaurant with her husband, 29.
Date night! New parents Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra held hands after enjoying a romantic sushi meal at celeb-favorite Nobu Malibu on Sunday
Nick wore a Gucci cross-body bag over a striped hoodie, white jeans, and matching shoes for the date night, while Priyanka had her own designer accessory – a Louis Vuitton bag.
Both Priyanka and Nick were still wearing disposable face masks, which remain mandatory indoors in Los Angeles County despite waning COVID-19 infection and hospitalization numbers.
Earlier, Chopra – who boasts 157.1M social media followers – shared a hand-holding car snap via Instastory captioned: ‘My favorite kind of Sunday.’
Since confirming they welcomed their first 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 via surrogate on January 21, DailyMail.com discovered the Jonas’ daughter was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 12 weeks premature and will remain in the SoCal hospital until she is healthy enough to come home.
United front: It was the first date night for the couple since they welcomed their 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 daughter via surrogate last month, 12 weeks before her due date
Seventies retro: Priyanka, 39, looked gorgeous in a striped blouse teamed with belted denim bell bottoms as she left the restaurant with her husband, 29
The married couple of three years originally met in 2017 at an Oscars bash, but they didn’t truly connect until the Met Gala in 2018.
The couple, who married in 2018, announced the arrival of their 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 in a statement posted to their Instagram accounts on Friday, January 21, though they did not reveal the 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥’s name or gender.
‘We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 via surrogate. We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family. Thank you so much (heart emoji),’ the couple posted in a joint statement.
Safety first! Both Priyanka and Nick were still wearing disposable face masks, which remain mandatory indoors in Los Angeles County despite waning COVID-19 infection and hospitalization numbers
Whirlwind: The married couple of three years originally met in 2017 at an Oscars bash, but they didn’t truly connect until the Met Gala in 2018
Earlier, Chopra – who boasts 157.1M social media followers – shared a hand-holding car snap via Instastory captioned: ‘My favorite kind of Sunday’
According to DailyMail.com’s insider, the A-list couple had been wanting to have a 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 together for ‘quite sometime,’ but their schedules had gotten in the way of their family planning.
They eventually contacted an agency to explore their options and were connected them with a woman in SoCal who they believed was a good match.
‘Priyanka doesn’t have any fertility issues preventing her from having a 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦, but she is 39 now so it’s not getting any easier,’ the source said.
‘We are overjoyed!’ Since confirming they welcomed their first 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 via surrogate on January 21, DailyMail.com discovered the Jonas’ daughter was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 12 weeks premature and will remain in the SoCal hospital until she is healthy enough to come home
‘Their busy work schedules also mean that it’s difficult for them to physically be together to conceive when she is ovulating, so some time ago they went down the surrogacy route.
‘This is the woman’s fifth surrogacy. They met her and really liked her.
‘The 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 had been due in April but the surrogate ended up giving 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 on Sunday, so she was very premature,’ the insider added.
The 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 girl and the surrogate are currently in hospital and Nick and Priyanka are waiting for the 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 to be healthy enough to move to a hospital in Los Angeles.
The source continued: ‘Priyanka had been trying to get her filming all done before the 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 was due in April – but obviously this has completely thrown her plans.
A source said last month: ‘This is the woman’s fifth surrogacy. They met her and really liked her. The 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 had been due in April but the surrogate ended up giving 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 on Sunday, so she was very premature’
Christmas family portrait: The two-time Grammy nominee and The Matrix Resurrections actress – who have a decade age gap – were already ‘dog parents’ to Panda, Diana, and Gino
‘There were rumors and speculation that the marriage was in trouble and that they might divorce, but that’s total nonsense. Nick and Priyanka are very happy together.’
The former Disney star expressed last year that he desired 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren during an interview with E! News, but said Priyanka’s happiness was his number one priority.
‘She is the most important piece of the puzzle, and it’s obviously something we hope happens, and god willing, it comes together,’ Nick told the site.
‘You know, whatever is right. We’re blessed to have each other and have a full heart for the future, I say, and things are out of your control. And the foundation of a couple is strong, and you’re excited about the possibility of that.’
‘It’s a wrap!’ Priyanka currently has five upcoming acting projects – including the Russo Bros. eight-episode spy series Citadel, which premieres later this year on Amazon Prime Video (pictured December 11)
He added that he hoped ‘for many, or whatever that is.’
The two-time Grammy nominee and The Matrix Resurrections actress – who have a decade age gap – were already ‘dog parents’ to Panda, Diana, and Gino.
Priyanka currently has five upcoming acting projects – including the Russo Bros. eight-episode spy series Citadel, which premieres later this year on Amazon Prime Video.
And it’s unclear when audiences will get to see Nick as Frankie Valli in Des McAnuff’s musical movie adaptation of the Broadway musical, Jersey Boys Live!
‘My dream role!’ And it’s unclear when audiences will get to see Nick as Frankie Valli in Des McAnuff’s musical movie adaptation of the Broadway musical, Jersey Boys Live!
