Samantha Ruth Prabhu finally reacted to chopping her white wedding gown and turning it into a sassy black dress, which netizens tagged as the 'revenge dress'.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu never skips a chance to win our hearts over and over again. The gorgeousness' journey in showbiz has been inspiring. On the professional front, Samantha is being seen in Citadel: Honey Bunny. Talking about her personal life, Samantha was earlier married to Naga Chaitanya. However, just ahead of their fourth wedding anniversary, the couple announced their separation and left everyone heartbroken.
Cut to now, Naga Chaitanya is all set to get married to Sobhita Dhulipala. It was a few days ago when Samantha surprised everyone by turning her pristine white wedding dress into a classy black gown, and netizens called it a 'revenge dress'. And now, Samantha talked for the first time about the same. Recently, Samantha sat for an interview with Galatta India, wherein she was asked about her decision to turn her pristine white wedding dress into a black one.
Talking about the same, Samantha stated that after a divorce, girls have to be labelled with a whole lot of tags and stigmas like 'second hand', 'she's used', 'her life is wasted', and more. The actress said that all of this brings a lot of difficulties for that girl who is divorced and also for her family, and she's supposed to feel cornered and failed. Samantha can be quoted as saying:
"The reason why I did that is because I don't know, I can't speak about men so I'm speaking for women. When a woman goes through a divorce, there's a lot of shame and stigma attached to that. I get a lot of comments saying second-hand, used, wasted life, and you are supposed to be pushed into a corner, where you are supposed to feel like you are a failure, you are supposed to feel guilt, you are supposed to feel shame that you were once married, and now you are not. I do believe it can be really, really hard for families and girls who have gone through that. Hard for the girls, and hard for their families as well."
Samantha mentioned that it hurt so much at first, but she then decided to just flip it and own it that she had been divorced and had been married before. Samantha mentioned although it looked like it was revenge, she never tried to take any kind of revenge by re-designing her wedding dress. Stating that it was only a symbol of strength that a tough phase has happened in her life, and it doesn't mean that her life has ended right there. In Samantha's words:
"So, the reason I did that is because I wanted to and initially that hurt, it really hurt and then I decided to flip it. I'll own it yeah I am separated, I am divorced, things haven't been a fairytale. But that doesn't mean that I sit in a corner and cry about it and never ever have the courage to live again. And I wanted that to be a kind of it wasn't any kind of revenge or anything. I know people, it really wasn't like any kind of that, although it looked like it, it wasn't. It was that, yes, this has happened and I know it, I am not trying to hide from it, this is it. That doesn't mean my life ends there, it begins where it ends. And I am very very happy right now."
It was in April 2024, when Samantha Ruth Prabhu took to her IG handle and shared a series of photos, looking all gorgeous in a black-hued corset dress. For the unversed, this cocktail dress was made by repurposing the actress' pristine-white wedding gown. Samantha's white wedding gown featured white fabric and floral applique on the bodice and bust area.
Well, she had dropped a video in collaboration with Kresha Bajaj, and shared how the wedding dress was re-designed. The corset top was hand embroidered, while the white fabric was dyed in black. Apart from that, floral appliques were added to the bottom portion of the black dress. The dress was off-shouldered and had a thigh-high slit. Samantha wore the dress with a black choker. The addition of soft makeup and open curly hair added stars to her look. Well, netizens were in awe and mentioned that the actress' dress reminded them of Princess Diana's iconic revenge dress.
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