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She sports her grey hair publicly, doesn’t hide her post-partum weight gain, and proudly shares pictures of a certain “dark, plump, insecure girl” from childhood.

At 46, she takes up the challenge to lead a life shaped by weight training, yoga, and faith.

She took up all these not to prove anything to the world, but for herself.

Sameera Reddy has rebranded herself as a ‘real’ woman, and she doesn’t miss her ‘sexy’ era at all.

In an exclusive conversation with News, the actress made an honest confession. It’s bold and loud. “I don’t want to go back to that ‘Sexy Sameera’ era. I don’t want to,” Sameera tells us.

‘Sexy’ Tag Broke Me

Sameera Reddy is one of those rare actresses in the Hindi film industry who constantly talks about the body transformations a woman undergoes at different stages of life.

Being in the public eye—especially in a profession like the film business, where ‘body’ is an integral part of an actor’s identity—Sameera breaks stereotypes.

But in all these years of reinventing herself, has she missed the ‘sexy’ tag?

“I don’t miss anything. With all these tags come a very stressful and very high standard. Honestly, I felt like it broke me because I couldn’t keep up with it. That being said, if it’s the industry’s demand or a certain role requires it, I can’t say I wouldn’t adhere to it. I think things have changed in the industry. Women are not typecast the way they used to be 10-15 years ago. Certain body types used to work earlier, but right now it’s more about characters, portraying people’s talents,” Sameera Reddy tells us.