Sameera Reddy, who has been promoting body positivity for the past few years, frequently talks about body shaming faced by women through her posts. She is one of the few stars in the film industry who openly speaks about her changing body and shares posts about how she has learnt to embrace her imperfections.
In a recent social media post, The 42-year-old shared a couple of photos showing off her ‘white hair’. Following that, she had a thoughtful conversation with her father. Her father, “worried about people judging her” and asked the actress why she “isn’t covering her white hair,” to which the actress said she is not “paranoid” about her look anymore and she takes her own “sweet time and chooses to colour if and when she feels like”.
She wrote, “My dad asked me why I’m not covering my white hair. He was worried about people judging me. I answered ‘So what if they did .. Did it mean I’m old. Not pretty . Not groomed . Not appealing?’ I told him that I’m not paranoid about it like I I used to be and that freedom is liberating. I used to color every 2 weeks so nobody could catch that line of white . Today I take my own sweet time and choose to color if and when I feel like . He asked me why I should be the one to change the conversation ? I said why not . I know I’m not alone .The shift and acceptance only begins when old thought processes are broken . When we can just let each other be. When confidence can just find it’s way naturally and not hidden behind a mask or cover . My dad understood . As I understood his concern as a father. Everyday we learn we move forward and we find peace in small shifts . And it’s those small steps That take us to much bigger places.”
Sameera often shares her journey and struggles as a mother on social media. Few days back, Sameera had shared a collage of her then and now photo on Instagram.
She made her Bollywood debut in 2002 with ‘Maine Dil Tujhko Diya’ opposite Sohail Khan and Sanjay Dutt. On the work front, Sameera Reddy was last seen in the 2013 Kannada film Varadhanayaka.
