New Delhi: Priyanka Chopra's cousin and actor Mannara Chopra is part of 'Bigg Boss 17'. Now, Priyanka is rooting for her cousin, Mannara as she begins her journey on the reality show. Priyanka recently shared a throwback picture with Mannara and wished her best of luck for her journey on 'Bigg Boss 17'. Priyanka's father, Parineeti Chopra's father and Mannara's mother are siblings. The cousins are quite close and often speak about each other in interviews and on social media.


In 2018, Mannara had told Hindustan Times that all 14 of her cousins, who live in different parts of the world, share details of their everyday life on a WhatsApp group.


Mannara had told the publication, "We are extremely close-knit and keep in touch with each other all the time. We cousins, we are 14 of us, and we have this family cousins’ WhatsApp group called ‘The Chopras’. We know what’s happening in each other’s lives. It is mandatory for us to share pictures from wherever we are. Some of us cousins are constantly travelling, so, we also share pictures from our trips."


Recently, Priyanka Chopra wished Mannara the best for her 'Bigg Boss 17' journey and wrote on Instagram stories, "Throwback to little Mannara Chopra. Good luck little one (red heart, folded hands and flexed biceps emojis)."


Priyanka also shared an old picture from the time when she won the Miss World 2000 pageant. 


Before participating in the 'Bigg Boss 17' house, Mannara told Bollywood Bubble that she did not take advice from cousins Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra before being a part of the Salman Khan-hosted reality show.


The actor said, "Nobody in my family is aware that I plan to go for Bigg Boss. Whatever decisions I have taken for my life were very individualistic and not discussed or influenced by somebody. For most of my life, I have got my work with a lot of hardships and auditions. And I’m very proud of myself. I’m not in a habit to just go and tell people what I’m doing on my personal front.”


Mannara made an eventful entry on the 'Bigg Boss 17' by grooving to Salman Khan's popular song Laal Dupatta.