Priyanka Chopra Welcomes Baby Via Surrogacy: Here Are Others Celebs Who Did It

Priyanka Chopra welcomes baby via surrogacy! On January 21, 2022, the actor-producer and her husband Nick Jonas took to social media to announce the birth of their child- whose gender or name hasn't been disclosed yet. The couple has requested privacy in order to focus on the family at the moment.

"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.” wrote the couple in a joint statement posted on their social media accounts. Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas haven't shared a photograph of their newborn as of yet.

It was reported that the baby was born 12 weeks before the due date. Priyanka Chopra had reportedly cleared up her schedule to embrace motherhood in April but the good news was received by the couple a little early. The baby is currently at South California Hospital outside Los Angeles and will be able to go home to her parents when she is healthy enough.

In the past few years, the Hindi entertainment industry has seen a rise in late pregnancies and birth via surrogacy. What's more, celebs haven't shied away from sharing the news about welcoming a baby via surrogacy. While it was a taboo subject in the 90s, as it cast questions on a woman's fertility, surrogacy is now just another option for couples who want to have a baby, but can't do so biologically, due to any reason.

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With Priyanka Chopra expanding her family, let us take a look at other Bollywood celebrities who have taken the surrogacy route for childbirth :

Gauri Khan - Shah Rukh Khan: In 2013, the couple had their youngest son Abram via surrogacy. Actor Shah Rukh Khan had made the announcement and had expressed his gratitude towards the surrogate mother of AbRam, the doctor, and staff for making it possible.

Ekta Kapoor: The film and television producer welcomed her son born Ravie via surrogacy in January 2019. At 43, she became a single mother, following the footsteps of her brother Tusshar Kapoor also took the route of surrogacy to become a father. Ekta Kapoor had later revealed that she had stored her eggs at the age of 36 as she didn't know whether she would get married or not, and when.

Lisa Ray:  Actor Lisa Ray and her husband Jason Dehni became parents to twin daughters in 2018 through surrogacy. “Stand back world: here comes Soufflé (Sufi plus Soleil). My girls know the future is female. (sic)” wrote on her Twitter announcing the welcoming of her babies.

Karan Johar: Director-producer, Karan Johar embraced fatherhood in 2017 by becoming a father of twins through surrogacy. In his post on Twitter, he wrote that it was an emotional yet well-thought decision that he had taken after considering all the responsibilities and duties that come with being a parent

Shilpa Shetty-Raj Kundra: In 2020, the couple welcome a baby girl, Samisha Shetty via surrogacy. The actor also shared the meaning behind their second child's which means “someone like God”. The couple also announced the arrival of their daughter through social media platforms.

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Kiran Rao-Aamir Khan: The now-separated couple welcomed their son Aazad Rao khan in 2011 via surrogacy. Aamir Khan had highlighted that being open about surrogacy could be useful for people. They felt that the couple would have been asked about it anyways and hence they had announced the news. Rao and Khan were one of the first Bollywood couples to speak up so frankly on their surrogacy journey.

Preity Zinta-Gene Goodenough: The actor and her husband have become parents to twins - a son and a daughter through surrogacy. Preity Zinta has not been seen on the big screen for some time now and has expanded her family with their newborn babies Jai and Gia.

Sunny Leone: Actor Sunny Leone and her husband Daniel Weber have two sons through surrogacy. They were blessed in 2018 with the twins - Asher and Noah but the actor has never spoken about it in public much. Leone and Weber also have an adopted daughter Nisha.