Actress Samantha Prabhu recently revealed that she did not want to go public with her Myositis condition. Given the choice, she would have hidden it from her fans. During her appearance at India Today Conclave 2024, the actress made the shocking revelation that she was forced to talk about her condition.

As quoted by India Today, Samantha stated, ”At that time, I had my female-centric film due for release. I was very sick back then. It was hard and I wasn’t ready,” She also recalled media reports making several speculations and ‘spreading misinformation’ about her. She continued, ”The producers needed me to promote it, otherwise, it (the film) would just die”.

Adhering to her professional responsibilities, Samantha agreed to do one interview. She acknowledged looking different due to the high doses of medication in her body. ”I was forced to. Given a choice, I wouldn’t have come out and announced it,” she revealed.

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She also recalled going online to see nasty articles written about her post her revelation of the condition. ”I was called sympathy queen by the public,” she recalled. Samantha Prabhu also stated that she has now become thick-skinned due to all the hate she received in the past.

The actress also touched upon her decision to do Oo Antava in Pushpa which became a huge hit. ”The decision of ‘Oo Antava’ came from the fact that I wanted to explore. I was never confident about my sexuality. I always thought I am not pretty and underconfident. It was a huge challenge, because sexy is not my thing,” Samantha Prabhu stated. She also revealed that she would not do an item song because it does not challenge her anymore.

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