Samantha Ruth Prabhu has been dealing with health issues for some time now. The actress who has been diagnosed with chikungunya, recently shared a video on her Instagram stories, where Samantha can be seen working out in the gym. Samantha, dressed in purple athleisure wear, is seen facing away from the camera.
Along with the clip, she humorously captioned it, “Recovering from chikungunya is so fun (unamused face emojis). The joint pains and all.”
The actor, who was last seen in Citadel: Honey Bunny, had previously shared that she suffered a concussion while filming the show. Speaking to Galatta India, she recalled, “I had a concussion and I forgot the names after that. I completely blanked out. That was quite something. Now that I think of it, nobody took me to the hospital. Nobody asked me.”
In 2022, Samantha opened up about being diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder myositis. Speaking with India Today, she explained the difficult decision to go public with her diagnosis, saying, “I was forced to go public about my disorder. At that time, I had my female-centric film due for release. I was very sick back then. It was hard and I wasn’t ready. There were all sorts of speculation going around and misinformation being spread.”
She further added, “The producers needed me to promote it. Otherwise, it (the film) would just die. So, I agreed to do one interview. Obviously, I didn’t look the same. I had high doses of medication to keep me stable. I was forced to. Given a choice, I wouldn’t have come out and announced it.”
On the work front, she was last seen in the action series Citadel: Honey Bunny, where she played an agent. Written by Sita R. Menon and directed by Raj & DK (Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK), Citadel: Honey Bunny is the Indian installment of the global Citadel franchise.
The show premiered on Prime Video on November 7 of last year and also stars Varun Dhawan, Kay Kay Menon, Saqib Saleem and Sikander Kher.
