Priyanka, Nick Jonas bring home a child

New York: Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her American pop star husband Nick Jonas hope to have "at least two children". The 39-year-old actress recently announced the arrival of their first child, via a surrogate, and the loved-up couple intends to have even more kids in the coming years, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

An insider told Us Weekly that friends of the celebrity duo are "excited" for the new parents, and the married couple is keen to have even more children in the future.

The actress, who married the pop star in 2018, recently took to Instagram to announce the birth of their new baby.

Priyanka said on the photo-sharing platform: "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."

Immediately after the announcement, more than 1.73 million of Priyanka's followers shared her joy on Instagram, showering her with heart emojis.

The celebrities who celebrated included the late basketball star Kobe Bryant's wife and philanthropist, Vanessa, Kal Penn, Shefalee Shah, Katrina Kaif, Lara Datta, Sania Mirza, Bhumi Pednekar and Radhika Jones, editor of 'Vanity Fair', where Priyanka is on the cover of the February 2022 edition.

The Hollywood star has previously spoken about her ambition to have children.

Priyanka said she's "very fond of children" and that she planned to have kids within the next decade.

In 2018, she shared: "I am a very 'live in the today,' maximum 'live in the next two months kind of person. But (in) 10 years, I definitely want to have kids. That is, it's going to happen in the next 10 years. Well, hopefully, earlier than that.

"I'm very fond of children and I want to be able to do that."

Priyanka and Nick were actually forced to spend much of 2021 apart, due to Covid travel restrictions.

The actress recently confessed that the situation was "tough" for them to deal with at the time.