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At 43, actor Sameera Reddy, is living her best life as a champion of wellness, relatability and body positivity

In the decade between 2000 and 2010, actress Sameera Reddy starred not only in films but also in the dreams of a vast number of men between the ages of three and a hundred, many of whom might even have swooned when they actually met her.

Sameera Reddy says that as a child, she was overweight and had a stammer. She says having two successful, gorgeous sisters made it a little bit harder for her; (Prabhat Shetty)

Sameera says that when you grow up plump, you start to equate yourself and your self-worth with the way you look and what your weight is—something she did for far too long (Prabhat Shetty)

Sameera says she is absolutely okay with people dropping off the account. She wants the wrong followers to leave (Prabhat Shetty)

Sameera says when she was acting, it was more men who’d come up to her. Today, there’s women who’ll come up to her and give big hugs and tell her they love her. “It feels so good when a woman gives you a compliment,” she says

Sameera, the Instagram mom

Snapshots from Sameera Reddy’s Instagram feed

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