Samantha Ruth Prabhu On Her Darkest Phase: ‘I Thought I Couldn't Go On'

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12-05-2025

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Samantha Ruth Prabhu recently opened up on the darkest phase of her life when she experienced the most troubling thoughts of her life.
South actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who has wowed us numerous times with her notable performances in several films, talked about the various struggles she faced in her life. The actress, who has also battled an autoimmune disease, Myositis, after her divorce from ace actor Naga Chaitanya, has never shied away from bravely speaking about her life's challenges. Recently, Samantha revealed how she fearlessly conquered the battles and talked about the lessons she learnt from that year.
As Samantha Ruth Prabhu recently appeared on the YouTube channel of Galatta Plus, she opened up about the deeply troubling phase of her life. It was when she felt that everything was falling apart, and this led to her having the worst possible thoughts at this time. Although she didn't mention her divorce or challenges with Myosities, the Shaakuntalam fame revealed how it ultimately impacted her life. 'I remember once I actually went to the point where I thought like, 'Enough, I can't do this anymore'. I had the worst possible thoughts. I obviously didn't dare to go ahead and do it," Samantha said.
In the same conversation, the actress called the phase a 'never-ending abyss" and mentioned how she figured out her life again on the right track. 'I chickened out because you need to have lots of guts to act upon these thoughts," she said, adding how she gained courage during this phase of her life. 'So I was like, 'I better find a way to build some kind of resilience'."
The Yashoda star then talked about the lesson she learned from the darkest phase of her life. She mentioned, 'Now, when people say they are going through a hard time, I actually tell them to go through it. There is always a lesson to learn…" further adding from her own struggles of life, 'It is not my success that taught me a lesson, but my failures and hardships."
Coming to her personal life, Samantha Ruth Prabhu was married to the Laal Singh Chaddha fame Naga Chaitanya. But leaving their fans in utmost shock and disbelief, the couple announced their separation a couple of days ahead of their fourth wedding anniversary in 2021. The duo later moved on in their lives and Chaitanya also tied the knot with Sobhita Dhulipala in December 2024. On the other hand, Prabhu is allegedly dating filmmaker Raj Nidimoru. However, neither of them has confirmed the rumours.
Meanwhile, the following year after her divorce, the actress was diagnosed with the autoimmune condition Myositis. After undergoing proper treatments and following proper skincare and anti-inflammatory diet, she has recovered, and has already returned to her work post a year of break.
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