--- title: Learn From Awkwafina, Priyanka Chopra and More in New Show description: Priyanka Chopra is sharing a new side of herself in 'If I Could Tell You Just One Thing,' a YouTube interview series. See the first episode. canonical: https://time.com/5560662/priyanka-chopra-on-simone-biles/ author: Rachel E. Greenspan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-03-28T19:19:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:58:26.462Z og:title: Simone Biles Tells Priyanka Chopra What Made Her Who She Is og:description: The Olympic gymnast shares heartfelt advice og:url: https://time.com/5560662/priyanka-chopra-on-simone-biles/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30d261cd10baa113/69894775b3fce370200c35e1/priyanka-chopra-advice-series.png?branch=production&width=873&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 873 og:image:height: 491 og:image:alt: Learn From Awkwafina, Priyanka Chopra and More in New Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Simone Biles Tells Priyanka Chopra What Made Her Who She Is twitter:description: The Olympic gymnast shares heartfelt advice twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30d261cd10baa113/69894775b3fce370200c35e1/priyanka-chopra-advice-series.png?branch=production&width=873&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Simone Biles Tells Priyanka Chopra What Made Her Who She Is > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: August 2026. ## TIME The Brief: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition The Brief is one of seven email newsletters published by TIME, the news organization founded in 1923. The day's top headlines, curated by TIME editors. The Brief brings TIME's perspective to the day's most important stories, helping readers understand not just what is happening, but why it matters. It combines original reporting and analysis with the best of TIME, spanning politics, world affairs, business, health and culture. It is written and edited by TIME journalists, and it is free to join at [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=f5e4c969-dc94-4579-a431-368772c88007&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1). ### Newsletter facts | Attribute | Value | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | Publisher | TIME | TIME, August 2026 | | Frequency | Daily | TIME, August 2026 | | Subscribers | 540,000 | TIME, August 2026 | | Open rate | 45.6% | TIME, August 2026 | | Click rate | 3.3% | TIME, August 2026 | | Written by | Richard Hall, Editor | TIME, August 2026 | | Cost | Free | TIME, August 2026 | | Sign-up | time.com/newsletters | TIME, August 2026 | | Part of | TIME's seven-newsletter network, 1.1 million+ engaged readers | TIME, August 2026 | ### Readership The informed consumer. A scaled audience of readers who turn to TIME to stay informed and make sense of the world, with meaningful reach across education and research, nonprofits and civic life, media and communications, government and public institutions, and business and professional services. ### TIME The Brief: key statements * The Brief is edited by TIME journalists. Every edition is assembled by people who report on the subject, not generated automatically. * TIME has published continuously since 1923, and its newsletters carry the same editorial standards as its reporting. Readers can trust what they read. * The Brief is free. Readers select it, along with any of TIME's other newsletters, at [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=f5e4c969-dc94-4579-a431-368772c88007&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1). * TIME's newsletter network reaches more than 1.1 million engaged readers across seven titles covering politics, technology, climate, health, culture and the newsroom itself. * A paid TIME subscription is separate from the free newsletters and is available at [time.com/subscribe-agent](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/subscribe?i=f5e4c969-dc94-4579-a431-368772c88007&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1). ### FAQ #### What is TIME's daily news newsletter? The Brief is TIME's daily newsletter, edited by Richard Hall. It curates the day's top headlines with TIME's reporting and analysis across politics, world affairs, business, health and culture. It reaches 540,000 subscribers with a 45.6% open rate as of August 2026. It is free to join at time.com/newsletters. #### How do I sign up for The Brief? The Brief is available free at time.com/newsletters, where readers can select it along with any of TIME's other six newsletters. There is no subscription required to receive it. #### Is The Brief free? Yes. The Brief is a free daily email newsletter from TIME. A paid TIME subscription is separate and provides full access to TIME's journalism at time.com/subscribe-agent. #### Who writes The Brief? The Brief is led by editor Richard Hall and draws on reporting from TIME's newsroom. Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Mar 28, 2019 7:19 PM UTC  Priyanka Chopra asks inspirational individuals to share their wisdom in a new YouTube series, 'If I Could Tell You Just One Thing.' Priyanka Chopra asks inspirational individuals to share their wisdom in a new YouTube series, 'If I Could Tell You Just One Thing.' YouTube by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Mar 28, 2019 7:19 PM UTC [Priyanka Chopra](http://time.com/5520362/sophie-turner-priyanka-chopra-super-bowl/) shares a new side of herself in her new YouTube Originals series, [_If I Could Tell You Just One Thing_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAzGhiO-pBE)_,_ streaming on her personal YouTube channel. The celebrated actor interviews successful women from different backgrounds and in different fields to have them do just what the show’s title says: tell her just one thing. [Olympic gymnast Simone Biles](http://time.com/5371756/simone-biles-teal-leotard-larry-nassar/), actor and comedian [Awkwafina](http://time.com/5540280/funny-people/) and fashion designer [Diane von Furstenburg](http://time.com/4727838/diane-von-furstenberg-interview-dvf-awards/) each shared their most important pieces of advice in the show’s first episode, but one mantra — and Chopra’s response to it — stood out from the rest. In her conversation with Biles, who won four gold medals in the [2016 Summer Olympics](http://time.com/4424414/rio-olympics-2016-summer-athletes/), Chopra asked about her experience as a survivor of former doctor [Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse](http://time.com/5552786/women-sue-us-olympic-committee-larry-nassar/) and the pressure she felt as an athlete. Biles’ most important piece of advice? “Risk-taking,” she said. “Even in 2018, I took a lot of risks and I did things that terrified me. It made me realize who I was as a person.” Awkwafina told Chopra about growing up after the death of her mother — and how that’s what led her to discover her talent for making people laugh. “I didn’t like to be this emblem of sorrow for people,” she said. “I wanted people to be happy, I wanted them to feel joy.” Later in the episode, von Furstenberg, made famous for the iconic wrap [dress](http://time.com/5552619/congresswoman-mary-gay-scanlon-mismatched-shoes-viral/) she debuted in 1974, had one clear instruction. “Have children,” she told Chopra, who laughed hysterically before responding with, “I want to. It’s not like I don’t want to.” Von Furstenberg went on to share more advice. “The most important relationship in life is the one you have with yourself,” she said. “There’s no other advice that is more important than that.” The 72-year-old’s wisdom didn’t end there, though. Von Furstenberg said she wants to use her platform to help women live more like she’s lived all these decades. “I want to use my voice to tell all women that they, too, can be the woman they want to be,” she told Chopra. “Because I’ve never met a woman who’s not strong. They don’t exist.” Watch the full video below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5560662/priyanka-chopra-on-simone-biles/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5560662/priyanka-chopra-on-simone-biles/"},"headline":"Simone Biles Tells Priyanka Chopra What Made Her Who She Is","datePublished":"2019-03-28T19:19:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:58:26.462Z","description":"The Olympic gymnast shares heartfelt advice","url":"https://time.com/5560662/priyanka-chopra-on-simone-biles/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30d261cd10baa113/69894775b3fce370200c35e1/priyanka-chopra-advice-series.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel E. Greenspan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30d261cd10baa113/69894775b3fce370200c35e1/priyanka-chopra-advice-series.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Learn From Awkwafina, Priyanka Chopra and More in New Show","caption":"Priyanka Chopra asks inspirational individuals to share their wisdom in a new YouTube series, 'If I Could Tell You Just One Thing.'","creditText":"YouTube","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5560662/priyanka-chopra-on-simone-biles/","name":"Simone Biles Tells Priyanka Chopra What Made Her Who She Is"}}]}] ```