Samantha and Naga Chaitanya’s seperation news has broken hearts of their fans. Their seperation reports have been doing the rounds since Samantha dropped her surname Akkineni to only ‘S’. Though, many had also assumed that it was a promotional strategy for her upcoming film Shakuntalam, finally the cat is out ot the box.
Chay and Sam have today officially announced seperation on their respective social media handles. They shared a similar note with their followers on mentioning that they wish to ‘pursue (their) own paths’.
Samantha’s statement read,”To all our well wishers. After much deliberation and thought Chay and I have decided to part ways as husband and wife to pursue our own paths. We are fortunate to have a friendship of over a decade that was the very core of our relationship which we believe will always hold a special bond between us. We request our fans, well wishers and the media to support us during this difficult time and give us the privacy we need to move on. Thanking you for your support”.
Take a look at her post here.
Amidst this sad piece of news, we scrolled through Chay and Sam’s Instagram handles to see their last pic together. Samantha posted a pic with Chaitanya on the occasion of Valentine’s Day this year. They were all smiles as they posed for the pic. “Got lucky with this one @chayakkineni #vdaymushFor those of you asking for more pics of the both of us , the next scheduled date is Christmas .. Approvals pending for birthdays , anniversary etc etc,” she captioned the mushy pic.
Take a look.
Never have we thought that this would be their last pic together.
Samantha and Naga Chaitanya fell in love on the sets of their film Ye Maya Chesave and tied the knot in 2017 in Goa. They exchanged vows in a traditional Hindu wedding followed by a Christian wedding in presence of their families and close friends.