Priyanka
Chopra
is
currently
in
London
for
the
shooting
of
her
upcoming
Hollywood
film
Text
For
You.
The
actress
recently
invited
netizens'
wrath
after
she
was
spotted
visiting
a
salon
in
London,
and
breaking
the
new
strict
COVID-19
lockdown
rules.
Photographs
of
the
actress
went
viral
on
social
media
after
being
published
by
the
Daily
Mail.
Priyanka
accompanied
by
her
mother
Madhu
Chopra,
an
assistant
and
her
dog,
was
seen
entering
a
hair
salon
in
the
posh
Notting
Hill
district
on
Wednesday
evening.
Reportedly,
London
is
currently
under
tier-5
Coronavirus
restrictions,
which
is
the
highest
and
strictest
measures
which
does
not
permit
personal
needs
as
a
good
reason
to
step
outdoors.
Personal
care
facilities
like
hair
salons
and
beauty
salons
have
to
be
remained
closed
to
the
public.
According
to
the
reports,
the
actress
arrived
at
celebrity
hairstylist
Josh
Wood's
salon
just
before
5
o'clock
and
half
an
hour
later,
police
officers
were
seen
arriving
at
the
venue.
Priyanka
claimed
that
the
visit
was
for
a
film
and
the
officers
let
them
off,
even
though
people
reportedly
have
been
stopped
for
lesser
transgressions.
The
UK
government
has
started
imposing
fines
for
disobeying
COVID-19
restrictions,
some
up
to
£10,000.
Calling
out
the
actress,
one
Twitter
user
tagged
Priyanka
and
tweeted,
"One
directly
contacted
her
on
Twitter,
asking
'Why
are
you
and
your
mum
pictured
at
a
salon
getting
your
hair
done
when
it's
against
the
rules
in
the
UK
right
now??!!
Another
added:
'Why
should
Priyanka
think
she
is
above
the
law
and
flout
the
regulations?
Selfish
beyond
belief.
I
hope
Josh
Wood
her
stylist
gets
£10k
fine."
Soon
after,
a
representative
of
the
actress
released
a
statement
clarifying
her
visit.
It
said,
"Following
Government
guidance,
Priyanka's
hair
was
coloured
for
the
purpose
of
the
film
she
is
currently
shooting
in
London.
The
salon
was
opened
privately
for
the
production
and
everyone
involved
had
been
tested
and
followed
both
the
DCMS
working
guidelines
and
the
film
production
regulations."
"As
I
am
sure
you
are
aware,
film
and
TV
production
is
permitted
to
continue
in
the
UK,
and
locations
can
continue
to
accommodate
shoots
and
recces
(pre-filming
visits)
that
are
carried
out
in-line
with
Government
guidelines.
The
paperwork
legally
permitting
her
to
be
there
was
provided
to
the
police,
and
they
left
satisfied.
Officers
attended
and
the
owner
of
the
salon
was
given
a
verbal
reminder
of
the
important
need
to
comply
with
all
regulations
regarding
Covid-19
and
signposted
to
other
sources
of
advice.
No
fixed
penalty
notices
were
issued," the
statement
added.
Well,
Priyanka
Chopra
in
Text
For
You,
will
be
seen
alongside
Canadian
star
Sam
Heughan
and
singer
Celine
Dion.