Priyanka Chopra Jonas apologises
Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas has apologised for previously starring in a series of ads for a skin-lightening cream.
The star opened up about the career, 'misstep,' in her new memoir Unfinished.
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According to The Guardian, in a Pond's commercial, her on-screen boyfriend leaves her for a lighter-skinned woman.
As a result, she starts using the skin-lightening cream, and by the end, she wins back her man.
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In her memoir, Priyanka wrote, 'I can’t go back and change what I did, but I can apologise, and I do so sincerely.'
During a chat with The Guardian, Priyanka was asked how she felt when she saw the ad for the first time.
'I felt sad, actually,' she admitted.
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Priyanka couldn't help but think about her younger self.
She explained, 'I saw myself through my 13-year-old eyes when I was making concoctions in my bathroom trying to lighten my skin tone.'
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Priyanka's memoir Unfinished is out now.
