The first thing that came to actor Pranitha Subhash’s mind after she got a positive pregnancy test was a big belly. She says, “I was overwhelmed when I tested positive. Somehow, you don’t immediately think of becoming a mum or having a baby. You think of the pregnancy and big belly. At least that’s what happened to me.”

Subhash, who took to social media to announce pregnancy recently, adds, “As actors, we are obsessed with our looks. But when you get pregnant, you slowly start to think that there’s another human being [growing inside you]. That fact takes over your life.”

The Hungama 2 (2021) actor says that besides feeling different, emotionally, a woman also undergoes a lot of physical changes. And no matter how uncomfortable they might be, everything feels alright. “You start becoming a little chubby, your body goes through so many changes, you are tired and there are emotional changes, too. But at the end of the day, you start loving the symptoms,” she says.

The 29-year-old wants to keep her due date under wraps: “That is something we want to keep to ourselves. I’ve a bunch of throwback pictures that I will post [after delivery]. While it is good, this phase is also confusing for me, so I am going to take my time.”