Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu opened up on her divorce with her ex-husband Naga Chaitanya. In an interview with Gallata India, Samantha explained how divorce has a lot of negative stigma attached to it, especially towards a woman.
"When a woman goes through a divorce, there is a lot of shame and stigma attached to that. I get a lot of comments saying, 'second hand, used, wasted life'. You are pushed into a corner where you are supposed to feel like a failure. You are supposed to feel guilt and shame that you were once married, and now you are not. It can be really hard for families and girls who have gone through that."
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The Theri actress explained how she dealt with the separation and got ready for the next phase of her life. "Initially, it hurt. Then I decided to flip it. I'll own it. I am separated, I am divorced. Things haven't been a fairytale, but that does not mean I sit in a corner, cry about it, and never have the courage to live again. It wasn't any kind of revenge or anything although it looked like it. It was just that 'yes, this happened' but it doesn't mean my life ends there. It begins where it ends. I am happy, doing good work, with incredible people, and looking forward to the next phase of my life."
Samantha and Naga met on the set of Ye Maaya Chesave in 2010, and soon began dating. They tied the knot in October 2017, in both, a Christian and Hindu ceremony. The couple announced their divorce in 2021, a few days before their fourth wedding anniversary.
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Samantha recently starred in Citadel: Honey Bunny, directed by Raj & DK. The thriller was a spinoff of the American series Citadel. She is currently working with the director duo for the series Rakt Bramhand: The Bloody Kingdom, slated for a 2025 release.
