Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu has spoken about her health and the 'extremely difficult year' she went through before she was diagnosed with a condition called myositis. Samantha spoke about it in the first episode of her health podcast 'Take 20', which she released on YouTube. A year before she spoke about her autoimmune condition, Samantha and her actor-husband Naga Chaitanya had parted ways.
Samantha said in her podcast, "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.”
The actor 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 want people be safe than sorry.”
Samantha had announced a break from work last year to focus on her health.
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