From battling myositis to motherhood: Samantha Ruth Prabhu's new chapter begins

Samantha is pregnant?Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu, 39, was captured during the success celebration of Maa Intu Bangaram and immediately fans started speculating that the star might be expecting her first first child based on the videos and photos from the event.The actress was seen in a blue t-shirt and jeans at the celebration with her husband Raj Nidimoru.A spokesperson has confirmed to ETimes about the pregnancy.More about the actorSamantha’s acting career started with telugu film Ye Maaya Chesave directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon in 2010.

Slowly and gradually her career took an upward trajectory when she started dominating in both Tamil-Telugu cinemas.The actor has starred in some well-acclaimed films like Neethaane En Ponvasantham, Anjaan, social action Kaththi, and action-drama 10 Endrathukulla.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu has won four Filmfare Awards South and one Filmfare OTT Award.Amidst her bright career she had been struggling long with an autoimmune disease called myositis.

Samantha has been always vocal about her striving career and health issues that made her life difficult.Samantha's autoimmune condition and food choicesRecently while promoting her film Maa Intu Bangaram, she said “Now, I’m in a good place where I can eat comfortably.

Not excessively, but eat.

I am always asked, why did you lose so much weight? People never really know what's going on with someone.

It’s not like I don't want to eat, I can't eat” to Gallata Plus.Samantha reflected on the part that this condition has transformed her choices of food.

Many people are not aware of the kind of foods that might trigger the condition.

Considering the fact, she was always very conscious with whatever she was eating and that had been a very difficult aspect of her life."Those two years that I was on a break, food was a trigger.

If I eat anything that upsets my gut, I would trigger the autoimmune condition.

And so, my food became extremely restricted and extremely bland.

I would eat the same food for breakfast, lunch and dinner for two years," she shared.Her fighting backThe journey was not easy for her.

For a stronger comeback, Samantha had to take a break to fight her autoimmune condition and change a lot of her old habits.“It was shocking to me that a girl from nowhere, like from a small town, experienced stardom and people loved me.

They were loving me on the big screen.

They are looking forward to watching my films.

They are screaming my name.

With this surprise, I worked in films.

I was addicted to the game of stardom… In a year, I remember that I made five movies back to back, and all of them were hits, so people thought I had a golden leg, and I believed that I should live up to the expectations”, she said to Glutes as reported by Hindustan Times.She added, “When I had to take that break recently, I was hustling the most.

I wanted to do many films and keep doing it.

I never thought there would be retirement.

You become so egoistic as an actor that you see no end, you refuse to see there is an end.

After this recent break, I could envision that end for me, and that really changed me in many ways.

I made certain decisions during the break, like if I come back to this profession after the break, I will have to change a lot of things, a lot of old patterns.”What is myositis?According to Harvard Health myositis is the medical term for muscle inflammation.

In myositis, inflammation damages the fibers of a muscle.

This causes muscles to become weak by interfering with the ability of the muscles to contract.

Although myositis can cause muscle aches and muscle tenderness, weakness is usually the dominant symptom.In some cases, myositis is a short-term problem that goes away after a few days or weeks.

In other cases, it is part of a chronic (long-term) condition.

Chronic forms of myositis can lead to muscle atrophy (wasting and shrinking) and severe disability.There are many different types of myositis which are mainly associated with infection, muscle inflammation, and pain.Symptoms of myositis can include muscle weakness, muscle pain, and muscle tenderness.

Other symptoms vary, depending on the specific cause of myositis.Get the latest lifestyle news and trends.

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