Priyanka Chopra shares first photo of baby Malti's full face: 'Days like this'

Priyanka Chopra has delighted fans by sharing the first glimpse of her baby daughter's face.

The ?actress and producer posted a selfie of herself holding Malti Marie, one, on Instagram captioning it: "Days like this."

It's the first time Chopra, 40 or husband Nick Jonas, 30, have publicly shared Malti's face, which in previous posts they have covered with heart emojis.

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Many of her 85 million fans flooded the post with comments to share their joy at the snaps, including Chrissy Teigen, who is in her own baby bubble after welcoming baby Esti last month. She commented: "Bebeee!! the best days."

The ?couple has previously been criticised for choosing to keep Malti out of the spotlight, with hundreds of followers asking to see her face on a post of the family enjoying a beach day last month.

"I don't get the hiding of the baby's face. If you don't want to show her then don't post her photos. Simple," said one follower.

"Why can't we see the baby's face?" asked another. ?"Stop posting if you don't want everyone to see it. It's a rude behavior!" said a third.

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Many others, however, jumped to her defense, saying it was her right to choose what they shared.

"I like how she provides privacy to her kid" said one. "I love that you cover her face. The internet is a crazy place," agreed another.

"She is so proud of being a mother, but also has the right to protect her daughter however she wants," argued a third.

?The couple welcomed Malti last year, via a surrogate was born three months premature and spent her first 100 days in hospital.

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In a recent interview with British Vogue?, Chopra spoke out about rumours they used a surrogate because of clashing schedules, saying it was a 'necessary step'.

"I had medical complications," she told the publication. "This was a necessary step, and I'm so grateful I was in a position where I could do this. Our surrogate was so generous, kind, lovely and funny, and she took care of this precious gift for us for six months," she told the publication.

"You don't know what I've been through," she continued. "And just because I don't want to make my medical history, or my daughter's, public doesn't give you the right to make up whatever the reasons were."?

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