India, June 18 -- Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu has been vocal about her struggles with the autoimmune disorder she suffers from, myositis. Recently, while promoting her upcoming film Maa Inti Bangaram, the actor spoke about her two-year break from films due to the disease and the constant queries about her weight loss. She also revealed a surprising connection to it all to her pet cat, Gelato. (Also Read: Raj Nidimoru holds Samantha Ruth Prabhu close protectively as they are crowded by fans in Tirumala. Watch)

Samantha was asked on Galatta Plus about why she named her pet cat Gelato. The actor got surprisingly candid about the story behind the name and said, "Those two years that I was on a break, food was a trigger. If I eat anything that...