Samantha Ruth Prabhu on myositis diagnosis: 'Probably the worst thing to happen to an actor'

Samantha Ruth Prabhu has spoken about being diagnosed with myositis. She said that it is ‘probably the worst thing to happen to an actor'.

Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who is busy with the promotions of her upcoming film Shaakuntalam, opened up on her struggle with the autoimmune disease myositis. In a latest interview, she spoke about how she had lost control over how she looked during the course of the diagnosis of her disease. She said on some days she would wake up with the feeling of pins and needles in her eyes. (Also Read | Samantha Ruth Prabhu says family told her not to do item song Oo Antava right after separation from Naga Chaitanya)

Samantha Ruth Prabhu has spoken about her health.

Last year, Samantha took a break from working after she was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease. She was shooting for her Telugu film Kushi when she was diagnosed with the medical condition and she took a break for months before returning to the sets very recently.

In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, Samantha spoke about the effects of myositis on her body. “As an actor, you are always expected to display perfection, perfection on Instagram, and perfection in your films. Earlier, I also could never let it go and just accept who I am. I have always wanted to be better and better, look better and better. Finally, now I am at a place where I have no control over this condition,” she said.

In Shaakuntalam, Samantha plays the central character Shakuntala, the daughter of Menaka and Viswamithra. The film, produced and directed by Gunasekhar, will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada on April 14. This project marks Samantha’s maiden collaboration with director Gunasekhar.