Nagarjuna and Samantha share messages for Shilpa Reddy who was tested positive for COVID-19 | Telugu Movie News

On Monday, popular celebrity Shilpa Reddy took to Instagram and shared a video in which she talked about being tested positive for COVID-19 and how she managed to overcome it. Mentioning that a family friend has recently visited them and left their house feeling unwell, she said that five days later they got to know that a household member of the family friend was tested COVID-19 positive. After undergoing tests, both Shilpa and her husband tested positive for coronavirus. As they were asymptomatic, they didn’t show any symptoms. However, by restricting themselves to quarantine and following a healthy diet and fitness plan, they have eventually overcome the pandemic.

Reacting on the same, Akkineni Nagarjuna took to Twitter and praised Shilpa Reddy and her husband for overcoming the deadly virus in a short time by following a healthy lifestyle. The veteran actor shared the link of the video and urged netizens to listen to her inspiring experience.

As the cases of #COVID__19 increase in the world,The only weapon right now seems to be being healthy in mind & bod… https://t.co/QD2BEmWRED

— Nagarjuna Akkineni (@iamnagarjuna) 1593069880000

Samantha Akkineni who happens to best friends with Shilpa, took to Instagram story and shared a heartfelt message to the latter. She wrote “It takes guts to do what you did…exposing yourself to the danger of controversy and stigma in the society such as ours. you have made us all incredibly proud…it can happen to me, it can happen to you…it can happen to anybody but we are in this together to help one another. God bless.”

Shilpa Reddy is a prominent name in the Indian fashion arena. Besides being a designer, model and a beauty pageant winner, she is a fitness enthusiast and blogger for health and fitness columns. The popular socialite in Hyderabad is a close friend of Samantha and very often, we see photos of the duo on their social handles.