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Samantha reflects on finding peace and love after 30

Samantha Ruth Prabhu reflects on finding peace and love after 30: 'No one told me that real love would find me as I was'

Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who is rumoured to be dating filmmaker Raj Nidimoru, has once again used her social media as a space to share a deeply personal reflection. On Sunday, the actor opened up about how life in her thirties feels drastically different from her twenties, while also hinting at having found peace and “true love” in this phase of her journey.Sharing a video of herself looking thoughtful, Samantha penned a long note that resonated widely. “The world tells you everything after thirty is downhill. That your glow will fade, your beauty will slip away, and you should rush through your twenties trying to be everything… perfect face, perfect body, perfect life… as if time is running out,” she wrote.

‘My twenties were loud, restless’

Recalling her younger years, Samantha admitted that she spent much of her twenties in a constant rush. “My twenties were loud, restless. I spent them hurrying. Hurrying to look enough, to feel enough, to be enough. Hurrying to hold the façade together so no one would see how lost I felt inside,” she shared.She added, “No one told me I was already whole. No one told me that love… real love… would find me as I was, without twisting myself into someone I was never meant to be.”

‘In my thirties, something softened’

According to Samantha, entering her thirties brought clarity and self-acceptance. “Something softened. Something opened. I stopped dragging around the weight of old mistakes. I stopped trying to fit in. I stopped living two lives… the one I showed the world and the one I lived in silence. And suddenly, the person I was in public was the same person I was when no one was watching. And that was the most alive I had ever felt.”Wishing the same for others, she added, “I wish this for every girl. I wish her wholeness. I wish her the kind of peace that comes when she stops running and finally comes home to herself. Because when you are fully yourself… without apology, without disguise… you don’t just free yourself. You set the whole world free.”

Personal life and upcoming projects

Samantha was previously married to Naga Chaitanya. The couple tied the knot in Goa in October 2017 but announced their separation in 2021, finalising their divorce the following year. Chaitanya married Sobhita Dhulipala in December 2024.On the work front, Samantha is working with Raj & DK on Rakt Brahmand: The Bloody Kingdom. Also starring Aditya Roy Kapur, Ali Fazal, Wamiqa Gabbi, and Jaideep Ahlawat, the series is currently under production and expected to premiere in 2026. Go to Source

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