Emmys Did A ‘Chopa’, Mispronounced PC’s Name But She Handled It Gracefully!

You have heard Priyanka Chopra’s name on many stages, nationally and internationally. And, when the crowd hears Priyanka Chop-ruh, they immediately go in a tizzy. Well, that’s PC’s magic. But often. when desis go abroad, the major goof-up people do is mispronounce our desi names.

Priyanka looked like a dream in that embellished Balmain gown with fur mermaid tail at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards. Before she took the stage to present the award for Variety Talk series with Black-ish star Anthony Anderson (which went to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver), the mandatory announcement to invite them on stage saw a bit of a flub.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZKfc-7hQ-c/?taken-by=pcourheartbeat

 

The announcer, Jermaine Fowler of CBS’ Superior Donuts, made a chopa. While he pronounced Anthony’s name perfect to the T, Fowler forgot the ‘r’ in Chopra and invited Priyanka Chopa on stage. Hain? #Facepalm

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZKpYcahNA5/?taken-by=pcourheartbeat

 

PC might’ve not noticed that, or maybe she did. But she didn’t lose her sense of humour and shared a “sleeping together” joke with Anderson.

.@priyankachopra and @anthonyanderson present the award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series at the #Emmys #PCatEmmys pic.twitter.com/XMuzYotLll

— Team Priyanka Chopra (@TeamPriyanka) September 18, 2017

 

Of course, PC’s army caught that and the fans were not-so-happy with it.

1. Huh? Choppa? Wut?

https://twitter.com/CrazedIndianW/status/909605693505892352

 

2. People showed their dismay over it.

Did this dude just call her "Priyanka Chopa"? wtf

— Saajid (@sjdvda) September 18, 2017

 

3. Some took the talk offline and then online.

Ay @priyankachopra we got you girl pic.twitter.com/ScBzRMMG71

— Arpita (@ArpiAppa) September 18, 2017

 

4. This guy tried to correct the ‘R’ in the Chopra but forgot the ‘Y’ in Priyanka. :/

There's a 'Y' in Priyanka's name, @TheUndefeated.

— Tejal Patel (@tejalkpatel) September 18, 2017

 

5. Oooh! Fam-exclaim!

THE GUY SAID PRIYANKA CHOPA AND LITERALLY EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY WENT “PRIYANKA CHOPA!!”

— neelam! (@taylortownsends) September 18, 2017

 

6. Well, this too.

who is priyanka chopa i don't know her

— h. 🌿 (@Iorelaidanes) September 18, 2017

 

7. Yikes, truly!

Yikes at that last name mispronunciation 😳Chopa? #Emmys

— Danielle Sacco (@DanielleSacco) September 18, 2017

But then, it is fine, we guess. Like, it was a slip of an ‘r’.

 

PC was seen having fun backstage after the gig was done.

job is done bae is backstage chilling and eating @priyankachopra #emmys ❤️😂 pic.twitter.com/8kwaTBgBkw

— ⚡️BLM (@iiffiy) September 18, 2017

Maybe next time, PC should do what Aishwarya does when she takes the international stage – Ash phonetically breaks down her name for the announcers. But, Pree-yan-ka Chop-ruh is easy to pronounce too, right? 😉

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