'Chianca Chop Free': British TV host mispronounces Priyanka Chopra's name on air, leaves fans miffed
Priyanka Chopra
British TV host Andi Peters has irked fans of Priyanka Chopra. In a dated video, Peters can be heard mispronouncing Chopra's name as he visited Madame Tussauds in London in March. The video has resurfaced on social media now, and has left many of Chopra's fans bemused.
Andi visited the wax museum for Good Morning Britain to talk about the celebrities immortalised in wax there, but seemed to be unaware of Priyanka's name.
Andi calls Priyanka ‘Chianca’
Good Morning Anchors Adil Ray and Charlotte Hawkins were at the studio while Andi talked to them from Madame Tussauds in the clip shared by a fan on Instagram.
Andi can be seen standing next to Priyanka's wax statute.
When Adil Ray asked Andi to talk about the celebrity next to him, Andi struggles to pronounce Priyanka’s name correctly and calls her ‘Chianca Chop Free’, much to Adil’s chagrin, who corrects him, “Honestly, Andi. If you're going to stand next to somebody at least work out what their name is. That's Priyanka Chopra, the Indian Bollywood actress who is now a massive star in America.”
Andi claimed then that he knew who she was and that she was married to ‘that one from the Jonas Brothers'.
Watch the viral clip here:
Miffed fans react
Fans, however, were not impressed, with an Instagram page sharing the clip and writing, ‘This was so unacceptable’.
One fan commented, “'chianka chop free' is absolute madness.”
Another fan wrote, “Someone needs to tell Andy Peters at least Priyanka Chopra has earned her place in Madame Tussaud’s because he hasn’t.”
One thought it wasn’t hard to pronounce Priyanka’s name right, writing, “I used to like Andy - not anymore! That was really rude and it’s not that hard to say her name at all!"
Some fans pointed out that it looked ‘rehearsed’ and that they were being ‘racist’ on purpose.
“This seems like they were deliberately doing this.....looks so staged and rehearsed. MSM racism at its finest," wrote another.
Priyanka will soon star in Ilya Naishuller’s Heads of State which co-stars Idris Elba and John Cena.
She wrapped up shooting for the film earlier this month, sharing on Instagram, “This movie was a breeze because the cast and crew came prepared with their A game, every day. It’s been an honour to work with some legends in our business on this one.”
