Rosie O'Donnell said the encounter was 'awkward'. Photo / Getty Images
Rosie O'Donnell said the encounter was 'awkward'. Photo / Getty Images
US comedian and actress Rosie O'Donnell has taken to social media to reveal the mortifying gaffe she made to A-list couple, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra.
The 59-year-old was dining at celebrity hotspot Nobu in Malibu with her son, his girlfriend and The Nanny star Fran Drescher, where they wereseated at a table next to Jonas, 29, and Chopra, 39.
In a TikTok video posted yesterday, O'Donnell revealed she mistook Chopra's identity, believing her father was well-known Indian-born US self-help author, Deepak Chopra.
"Seated next to us was Nick Jonas and his wife, someone Chopra … Which I always assumed was Deepak Chopra's daughter," O'Donnell began.
"So when I said, 'Hi Nick Jonas, you were great in Kingdom, and, 'Hi (Priyanka) I know your dad'. She goes, 'You do? Who's my dad?' And I go, 'Deepak'.
"I had one job I messed it up all right, so Nick Jonas I apologise, and to the Chopra wife... I apologise too," O'Donnell added.
For the record, Chopra's father was Dr Ashok Chopra, a physician in the Indian Army. He died in June 2013 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
At the weekend, the actress shared a sweet throwback photo of her parents on what would've been their wedding anniversary, which showed her father giving his wife, Dr Madhu Akhouri Chopra, a rose.
"This is always how I remember your anniversary. Miss u dad. Love you," Priyanka wrote on her Instagram story.
In a follow-up TikTok video, O'Donnell addressed comments on her original post that labelled Chopra's response to her "rude".
