Actress Priyanka Chopra is excited about her friend Meghan Markle‘s pregnancy, and hopes the Duchess of Sussex's new phase is "amazing".


"I would, as a friend, just say that I'm really excited for her," Chopra told People magazine on Friday at the JBL Fest here.

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"I think this is a new phase in every woman's life, and I hope hers is as amazing as she wants it to be," added the "Quantico" actress who had also attended Markle and Prince Harry's royal wedding in May.

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She and Markle have been close for several years.

Earlier this week, Priyanka tiptoed around the topic of Markle's pregnancy, telling E! New": "I just have a few of my friends who are having babies right now. So I'm like, 'God, I need to catch up!'"