• Sameera Reddy recalls eating one idli a day to ensure she didn’t gain weight.
• Reveals that she was asked to ‘get a boob job’ after childbirth.
• Also spoke about ‘slipping into a very bad, dark space’ after giving birth.

In order to prevent weight gain in the beginning of her career, actor Sameera Reddy recalls eating one idli every day. Sameera also mentioned that she was asked to “have a boob job done” in a recent interview. The actor also mentioned how after giving birth, he “slipped into a very horrible, dark state.”

In January 2014, Sameera and Akshai Varde got married. Hans Varde, a boy, and Nyra Varde, a girl, are their children. In 2002, Sameera made her Bollywood debut in the movie Maine Dil Tujhko Diya starring Sohail Khan. The movie, which was directed by Sohail, also starred Sanjay Dutt, Kabir Bedi, and Dalip Tahil.

Sameera said that she would ‘starve herself and have one idli a day and ensured she did not gain weight’. She said, “I think there was a crazy phase about 10 years ago where everybody was getting plastic surgery, boob job, change nose or bone structure. I had to always pad my chest and was told to get a boob job done. Many times, I would think, ‘Should I? Is this the norm?’ because it was so openly spoken about and as an actor I questioned if I had to do it. But I didn’t and I am so grateful to God I didn’t because today I wouldn’t have been comfortable about it.”

She also discussed her struggle with self-acceptance. “I believe it started when I was left alone during one of my major breakdowns, which occurred postpartum. I recall cracking when I got into a really awful, dark place regarding my physique, my profession, being seen as successful, or how quickly I could recover after becoming a mother. I stayed inside the house and avoided making eye contact with anyone.

Darna Mana Hai (2003), Musafir (2004), Jai Chiranjeeva (2005), Taxi Number 9211 (2006), Ashok (2006), Race (2008), Varanam Aayiram (2008), De Dana Dan (2009), Aakrosh (2010), Vettai (2012), and Tezz are some of Sameera’s best-known roles (2012).

Her last movie appearance was in Varadhanayaka (2013), a Kannada movie directed by Ayyappa P Sharma. Kiccha Sudeep, Chiranjeevi Sarja, and Nikesha Patel are also featured.

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