Priyanka Chopra Jonas' "cherished" childhood helped her confidence grow to where it is today.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
The 'White Tiger' star admits feels "encouraged" as a child by her parents, her mother Madhu and father Ashok, gave her confidence and she felt like she could "hold her own" in any room.
Speaking in a clip for her upcoming Super Soul interview with Oprah Winfrey, she said: "When you feel cherished as a child. When you feel encouraged as a child, you grow up into an adult who has a sense of confidence. When you step into a room, you feel like, 'Alright, I have family. I have something to fall back on. I have someone who loves me, who cares about me. I can walk into a room and hold my own.' It really gave me that sense."
Priyanka previously admitted she struggled with depression following the death of her father.
She said: "Dada was a massive influence and cheerleader in my life; I felt he was the wind beneath my wings. If there was a party, he was in the middle of it with loud jokes and passing the drinks around. He was so full of life, so when he left, it got really silent. Sadness is seductive and it calls you, so I stayed for a bit. I let myself be vulnerable and feel those feelings without being angry at myself ... Over time, my wounds healed because I let them heal. Sometimes we try to snap out of things and put them away, but this is the one time of my life when I really did deal with my emotions and I did it by myself. And I’m really proud I came out the other side."
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