Samantha on Separation: Never knew I could pass this, thought I'd crumble and die

After keeping her stony silence for so long, actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu has now opened up on her separation from husband Naga Chaitanya. The actor has said that she never thought she could come out of a personal tragedy of this magnitude.

Hyderabad (Telangana):Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu has at last opened up on her divorce from Akkineni Naga Chaitanya and the impact it had on her mental health. Not long ago, Tollywood's celebrated pair Naga Chaitanya and Samantha announced their divorce, sending shockwaves among their fans. Ever since the Family Man 2 actor announced her separation from Naga Chaitanya, she has been mum on the issue.

Samantha said, "As soon as you accept the fact that you are going through, something, half of the healing is done. Accepting, vocalising, and fighting back is what I did."

Samantha said she felt like she would "crumble and die". But, as she realised that she is going to live her life, with all the issues, she appreciates herself for being such a strong woman.

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"I thought I was a much weaker person. I thought that with my separation, I would crumble and die. I didn't think I was capable of being this strong...Today I'm very very proud of how strong I'm because I really didn't know I was," she said.

The Shakunthalam actor also added, "I never knew I could pass this. I am proud of myself because I never knew I was this strong."

Samantha also mentioned that her divorce from Chaitanya took a toll on her mental health. But she tried her ways to get better.

Samantha, on the work front, has been busy signing new ventures, and will soon be working on two multilingual projects, of which one is titled Yashodha. Samantha promises that she will shut up her critics only with her hard work, nothing else.