Freida Pinto Reveals The Romantic Story Behind Secretly Marrying Cory Tran Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

For the first time on a show, Freida Pinto opened up about tying the marital knot with Cory Tran amid the pandemic. She also revealed what triggered them to make their minds to get married.

By Pratishtha Ghosh Last Updated: Oct 21, 2021 | 12:29:13 IST

The Slumdog Millionaire actressFreida Pinto had made it to the headlines with her buzzing love with the adventure photographer, Cory Tran. After pictures of her engagement ceremony had set the internet on fire, fans were awaiting the news of her marriage. However, the pandemic had played the spoilsport in between but that had not stopped the actress from getting married to the love of her life. But she had kept her wedding a secret and revealed about it on a show. 

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On November 22, 2019, Freida Pinto had taken to her Instagram handle to share her engagement news with Cory on the occasion of his birthday. She had dropped a couple of lovely pictures, and along with it, she had written, "It all makes sense now. Life makes sense, the world makes sense, the past tears and trials make sense, what wise old lovers said about love makes sense, where I am making sense and where I want to go completely makes sense. You, my love, are just the most beautiful creation to have ever walked into my life. And you are here to stay. Well, I am making you stay. Ha! All my love with all my heart. Oh and Happiest Birthday sweet Fiance!"

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Recently, Freida Pinto graced The Kelly Clarkson Show and when the host, Kelly Clarkson probed her on her wedding plans with Cory Tran, the actress took everyone by surprise and shared that she secretly tied the knot amid the pandemic. She further revealed that she got married at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and while explaining how low-key her wedding was, she said, ''This was perfect! We got married and then we got to go home and take an afternoon nap."

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Going further in the interaction, Freida also revealed her romantic story and the reason behind opting for a marriage amid the COVID-19 pandemic. She stated, ''It’s a very romantic story if you must know. Of course, when we got engaged we thought we’d have this most magical wedding. I should clear the air. I wasn’t planning a big fat Indian wedding. It was just going to be something pretty and simple…But then COVID happened and it’s still happening and we just realized we were going to be planning this for the rest of our lives and probably never do it." 

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For the uninitiated, Freida Pinto and Cory Tran are expecting their first baby together. On June 28, 2021, Freida had taken to her Instagram handle to share two adorable pictures with her husband, Cory. In the first picture, Freida could be seen seen flaunting her baby bump in a black floral dress. On the other hand, her doting husband could be seen caressing her baby bump. In another picture, the actress was seen lost in the eyes of the love of her life, Cory. Alongside it, the mommy-to-be had written, "Baby Tran, coming this Fall!" 

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On October 13, 2021, Freida had dropped some surreal pictures from her baby shower that had taken place amidst the nature. In the pictures, Freida could be seen dressed in a white gown and had looked like an angel as she had cradled her baby bump. With plants in the background, the backdrop was decorated with multicoloured balloons and foil paper ‘baby’ balloons. Taking to her IG handle, the soon-to-be-mommy had written, ''Reminiscing about this sweet baby shower! Thank you to my awesome tribe of sisters who made this such a special day for me. Thank you @mssonumb and @preetidesai for leading the charge and @lavieenfilters, @artemisporay and @thekace for bringing in the finishing touches so beautifully. I feel so blessed and lucky!”

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Earlier, Freida was in a 6-year-long relationship with her Slumdog Millionaire co-star, Dev Patel. However, the two had parted ways in December 2014 and the actress had found love in Cory Tran.

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