Nick Jonas’ wife Priyanka Chopra hugs pal at restaurant where Rita Ora broke lockdown
Nick Jonas and his wife Priyanka Chopra were pictured milling around with friends outside the same restaurant where Rita Ora threw her rule-breaking birthday party
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Nick Jonas’ wife Priyanka Chopra has been pictured hugging a pal outside the same restaurant where Rita Ora broke lockdown rules last month.
The couple headed to Casa Cruz in West London for a socially distanced dinner with friends on the restaurant’s outdoor terrace.
After their meal, the group headed outside where actress Priyanka was pictured giving a female friend a hug.
It has since been confirmed by a representative for the star that the friend is part of their social support bubble so no rules were broken.
The rep added to the Mail Online that the dinner was socially distanced and the group only removed their face masks to eat.
Both stars wrapped up warm for the outing, with Nick wearing a long check coat and woolly hat and his wife in a leather jacket and black trousers.
London is under Tier 2 restrictions which means only people in the same household or support bubble can mix indoors.
The couple had dinner at the same restaurant where Rita Ora hosted her rule-breaking 30th birthday party late last month.
The singer partied with a reported 30 friends inside the eaterie, and she later apologised and paid a £10,000 fine.
Rita said she’d made a “serious and inexcusable error of judgement” and was “embarrassed” by the blunder.
She said in a statement: “I attended a small gathering with some friends to celebrate my 30th birthday.
“It was a spur of the moment decision made with the misguided view that we were coming out of lockdown and this would be OK…
“I’m deeply sorry for breaking the rules and in turn understand that this puts people at risk.
“This was a serious and inexcusable error of judgement. Given the restrictions, I realise how irresponsible these actions were and I take full responsibility .
“I feel particularly embarrassed knowing first-hand how hard people have worked to combat this terrible illness and being fully aware of the sacrifices that people and businesses have made to help keep us all safe.
“Even though this won’t make it right, I want to sincerely apologise.”
She came under fire again just days later when it was revealed she’d failed to isolate after a trip to Egypt.
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The singer flew by private jet to Cairo, Egypt, on November 21 to perform at the five-star W Hotel, but failed to self-isolate on her return to the UK a day later.
Under current government rules, she should have put herself in quarantine for 14 days when she got home.
Rita issued another apology saying: “Upon my return to Britain, I should have followed Government advice and isolated myself for the required period.
“As you know, I didn’t follow Government advice and… I apologise again, unreservedly.
“While I realise the apologetic words of a pop star might not carry much weight, especially one who has broken the rules like I have, I do realise some might seek to follow my example.
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