Samantha Akkineni decided to use her free time from work during kickdown more productively. She attended cooking classes before lockdown and continued to attend them as private sessions with all precautions taken.

Even she took some online classes it seems. She started cooking continental food and Italian recipes at her home. She shared this on Instagram and said that she is happy to being able to cook as it was her dream to do so.

She in an earlier interview said that as a kid she always tried to avoid cooking lessons from her mother but she loves to eat. As she became busy in her career she ran between cities and countries for her commitments.

After marriage, she always shared how good a cook her hubby, Naga Chaitanya is, but not much about her. Finally, she seems to have worked on her cooking skills too.