- Samantha was born in Chennai on 28 April, 1987. She is a Taurean, and true to her sign, quite stubborn by her own admission.
- Samantha does not know her rising or moon sign, though she does read her horoscope every now and then.
- Samantha makes it a point to meet her fans every year around her birthday. This year, she met them on her birthday.
- Samantha has a big collection of affirmation cards that have been gifted to her. She carries a deck in her bag everywhere she goes.
- Samantha modelled during a gap year after completing her undergraduate degree. She planned on pursuing a master’s degree, but acting derailed those plans.
- Samantha’s death row meal would be curd rice.
- Samantha is irrationally afraid of not being in control, which she also believes is a Taurean trait.
- Samantha is a polyglot who speaks English, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi.
- Samantha never skips a workout. She trains six days a week.
- Samantha has three pets: a French bulldog called Hash (who she co-parents with her ex-husband), an American Bully named Saasha, and a Persian cat called Gelato.
- Samantha identifies as an “animal person” rather than strictly a dog or cat person.
- Samantha is about 5’3”. She wouldn’t mind being a couple inches taller.
- Samantha is the youngest of three children. She has two brothers, who are five and six years older than her.
- Samantha is deeply into wellness. She loves “everything alternative medicine” and enjoys experimenting with new wellness trends and is usually the designated “guinea pig” among her friends.
- Samantha has a health podcast called Take20.
- Samantha wakes up at 7:30 am on days she’s not working.
- Samantha cannot swim, despite having a pool at home. She has tried to learn multiple times, but to no avail (so far).
- Samantha believes if she worked a corporate job, she’d be “the nice colleague”.
- Samantha’s most used emojis are the nerd face (🤓), white heart (🤍), and dancing woman emoji (💃).
- Samantha’s preferred music sub-genre is deep electronic.
- Samantha’s upcoming film, Maa Inti Bangaram, was initially written for Sai Pallavi.
- Samantha spends a significant amount of time at her dining table, even when she isn’t eating.
- Samantha had to stop using fragrances because they would trigger her allergies and migraines. The idea for her own perfume brand came from that personal struggle.
- Samantha is almost always first to reply across the 25 WhatsApp group she’s part of.
- Samantha has an Oura ring, which she wears on and off to track her sleep.
- Samantha has a body-sized red light therapy panel at her home in Mumbai. She claims it helps her with inflammation, pain, and sustained energy levels throughout the day.
- Samantha is not a fan of cryotherapy.
- Samantha is a journal person. She writes every day.
- Samantha doesn’t allow Saasha to lick people on the face. Hands, however, are acceptable.
- Samantha thinks her alternate career path would have been what she’s doing now: entrepreneurship.
- Samantha is not a Belieber, but she watched Justin Bieber’s Coachella set and described it as “powerful”.
- Samantha is acutely aware of the perks that come with celebrity, though she avoids using them. A perk she has gotten used to is having someone open the car door for her, though she will happily open her own car door when she’s not distracted by her phone.
- Samantha can’t recall the last time she went to a concert but enjoys them. She has been to the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, which she calls “incredible”.
- Samantha’s favourite kind of holiday involves checking into a wellness retreat.
- Samantha goes on a silent retreat every three months, where she speaks to absolutely nobody for days, as a form of “reset”.
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