Samantha and Naga Chaitanya: Throwback to their banter about love, marriage and life on a show

Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya were not often seen together in public, especially not giving interviews, so fans were excited when the former once brought the latter on her show.
Samantha was hosting a show on an OTT platform and the actress invited Naga Chaitanya as a guest to let him open up about his personal life. The social-media and media-shy star pulled her leg on the show and opened up only about things he wanted to.“Don’t flirt with the guest too much,” read his note as he sent her flowers before taping the show. “You thought I’m at home anyway and will come whenever you ask,” he joked, referring to him being her last guest on the show.
When she asked feedback for her hosting skills, as it was her first time, he said, “But you never take my advice, why will you start now?” Talking about why Samantha is active on social media and he’s not, he said, “It’s a preference to keep my life completely private.” The actor maintained the same when he recently promoted his film, Love Story, refusing to answer questions about their split.

After talking about everything from bikes, cars, girls and education, when Samantha joked that she doesn’t talk to last-benchers, Chaitanya, who’s a self-professed last-bencher said, “Don’t talk! Then why did you marry me.” What’s more, when Samantha tried to push him to admit he would never leave her, “Any person you won’t let go of, you can’t say Hash,” she prods and he replies, “Yeah Hash, I won’t let go of him.” “But what about me,” she pouted, but he only admitted he would never leave Hash.
Talking about working with Naga Chaitanya in Ye Maaya Chesave, Samantha said, “I would’ve been a very different person if I hadn’t done my first film with Chay, so thank you for being a great influence on me.” She also added that many predicted that she would stop working after marriage. “I believe men and women are the same, we’re equal. So I don’t know why anyone would think otherwise. I read stories of women suppressed by society. My thought process of equality is nothing great either, it’s how it should be,” he said. On the contrary, Samantha got great roles in films like Rangasthalam, Oh! Baby, U-Turn, Jaanu and now Shaakunthalam after their wedding.
Samantha and Naga Chaitanya got engaged in January 2017 and tied the knot on October 6 and 7 in Hindu and Christian ceremonies in Goa. The couple share a pet Hash, who’s currently living with Samantha, apart from a new puppy she adopted called Saasha. After a month of avoiding questions, Samantha and Chaitanya announced their separation on October 2 this year. The couple wrote, “After much deliberation and thought Chay/Sam 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.”