Samantha Opens Up About Divorce With Naga Chaitanya, Says She 'Didn’t Want Last 3 Years To...'

South Indian actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu recently opened up about her struggles over the past three years, particularly focusing on her divorce from Naga Chaitanya. After facing criticism for promoting alternative therapy, The Family Man star talked about living with the auto-immune condition myositis and singlehood during a recent interview with Elle India.

'I went through fire to get here'

When asked if she wishes she had done anything differently, Samantha Ruth Prabhu replied, “We all wish we could change certain things about our lives, and I sometimes wonder if I needed to have gone through the things I have. But looking back, I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

While speaking about her divorce and battling health issues, the Kushi actress added, “I was discussing this with my friend a while back, and I always thought I didn’t want the last three years to have happened, but now I feel that you have to deal with whatever life throws at you. And as long as you come out of it, you have won. I feel stronger and more rooted than ever. That’s because I went through fire to get here. Call it a spiritual awakening,” she said, adding, “In today’s world, you need spirituality more than ever because there’s so much pain and sickness. I believe that spirituality can be your best friend and an endless source of strength.”

Samantha Ruth Prabhu-Naga Chaitanya’s Split

Samantha Ruth Prabhu got married to Naga Chaitanya in October 2017. The couple was together for nearly four years before their separation, which they announced in October 2021 through statements on their social media accounts.

Since the split, Chaitanya has been romantically with Sobhita Dhulipala. Samantha has spoken about moving forward after her divorce

 and is instead focussing on her health and career. In 2022, Samantha took a break from work following a diagnosis of myositis while filming her Telugu movie Kushi. She will next feature in Citadel: Honey Bunny opposite Varun Dhawan.