Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Indian actress, has opened up about her health struggles and the challenging year leading up to her myositis diagnosis.
Taking to her YouTube channel, the 36-year-old actress released the first episode of her health podcast series, Take 20, featuring a conversation with Alkesh.
During the episode, Samantha talked about the difficult year of her life, notably her separation from ex-husband Naga Chaitanya.
The Pushpa: The Rise actress told, "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."
Samantha continued, "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," she added.
Revealing why she had the thought of starting her own podcast, the Khushi star explained, "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," she added.