New Delhi: In 2022, actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu announced that she had myositis, an inflammatory auto-immune condition. Samantha recently stated that she was forced to disclose her sickness in order for people to realise that she was unable to promote her film ‘Yashoda’, which focused on women and was set to be released in a few weeks.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu on why she announced her medical condition in 2022
Samantha stated at India Today Conclave 2024 that she consented to conduct just one interview because it was extremely tough for her to do interviews considering her health back then.
“I was forced to go public about my disorder. 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. There were all sorts of speculation going around and misinformation being spread. The producers needed me to promote it, otherwise, it (the film) would just die,” she said in the inetraction.
“So, I agreed to do one interview. Obviously, I didn’t look the same. I had high doses of medication to keep me stable. I was forced to. Given a choice, I wouldn’t have come out and announced it.” Samantha shared.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu claimed that she got resilient as a result of the criticism she received after being open and honest about her condition.
“I was called sympathy queen by the public. My journey as an actor, as a human being, I have evolved so much. Early on in my career, I was anxious and go up (online) looking for nasty articles and what was being written about me. The more people accused me of things, I started to almost question every thought of mine. They have forced me to become the person that I can be proud of,” she added.
Samantha work front
Samantha Ruth Prabhu is not working at the moment. She will next be seen in the Indian adaptation of the international hit series 'Citadel', which also features Varun Dhawan in the lead role.