Samantha Ruth Prabhu says the year of separation from Naga Chaitanya was ‘extremely difficult’, recalls harrowing experience with myositis

Samantha Ruth Prabhu opened up about dealing with myositis on her new health podcast Take 20.

New Delhi | February 19, 2024 07:38 PM IST

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Samantha Ruth Prabhu's last release was the 2023 film Kushi. (Photo: Samantha Ruth Prabhu/Instagram)

Samantha Ruth Prabhu had previously revealed that she has been diagnosed with myositis, a rare autoimmune disease. Samantha took a hiatus from her work after receiving this diagnosis. In a recent health podcast, the actor discussed her experience with the condition, describing it as ‘harrowing’.

The Kushi actor said on her podcast Take 20, “I remember specifically the year before I had this problem, it was an extremely difficult year for me. I specifically remember the day that I think my friend/partner/manager Himank, and I were traveling back from Mumbai. And this was in June of the year before last, and I remember telling him that finally I feel calm. I haven’t felt a little relaxed and a little calm in a very, very long time. And I finally feel like I can breathe and I can go to sleep, and I can now wake up and focus on my work and be the best that I can be at work. And I woke up with this condition.”

Samantha added, “The reason I wanted to do this podcast was because after the experience, the harrowing experience that I’ve been through and well, an autoimmune condition is lifelong, so with what I’m dealing with right now as well, I’d rather people be safe than sorry.”

In October 2022, Samantha Ruth Prabhu took to her social media handles and revealed that she has been diagnosed with myositis. A part of her caption read, “A few months back I was diagnosed with an auto-immune condition called Myositis. I was hoping to share this after it had gone into remission. But it is taking a little longer than I hoped. I am slowly realising that we don’t always need to put up a strong front.”

Samantha announced her separation from Naga Chaitanya in 2021. The couple met during the shoot of Ye Maaya Chesave and tied the knot in 2017. On the work front, Samantha was last seen in Kushi opposite Vijay Deverakonda.

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