Bigg Boss Telugu Season 4 premiered on 6 September 2020 with Akkineni Nagarjuna continuing as the host for the second time. Now the show is on full swing with a remarkably high TRP. The 3-hour-long Dussehra special show started with a the actual host Nagarjuna in a video clipping. Fans were shocked to see that he was talking to them not from Hyderabad but Manali. He then introduced Samantha as the guest host, surprising the digital audiences. The contestants were also thrilled to see actress Samantha hosting the show. The guest host started the show asking the viewers to excuse her proficiency in Telugu and went to share her feedback to the contestants. She appreciated Ariyana’s game, never missed a chance to taunt Avinash, and complimented the gameplay of a few contestants as well.

Talking about her experience of hosting a reality show, Samantha talked about how scared she was of it and how her loving father-in-law Nagarjuna helped her overcome her fears.

“An experience to remember ❤️ .. Never thought I’d be on the Big Boss stage as host ! Only because I was given this responsibility by my Mamagaru.. I could find the strength to overcome my fears … the fear that I had no experience hosting , the fear of Telugu .. I had never even watched an episode before 😊.. (ended up doing a marathon 3 days before the show ) Thankyou mama for helping me overcome my fears and trusting me with this 😁.. And I really need to thank all of you for all the love I received after the episode .. I was jumping with joy ❤️And GK Mohan garu for handholding me through a very demanding Maha episode of #bigbossseason4 🙏,” she wrote on her social media.

 

 

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An experience to remember ❤️ .. Never thought I’d be on the Big Boss stage as host ! Only because I was given this responsibility by my Mamagaru.. I could find the strength to overcome my fears … the fear that I had no experience hosting , the fear of Telugu .. I had never even watched an episode before 😊.. (ended up doing a marathon 3 days before the show ) Thankyou mama for helping me overcome my fears and trusting me with this 😁.. And I really need to thank all of you for all the love I received after the episode .. I was jumping with joy ❤️ And GK Mohan garu for handholding me through a very demanding Maha episode of #bigbossseason4 🙏 Styled by @pallavi_85 Saree @kshitijjalori Jewellery @krsalajewellery 📷 @stories_throughthelens

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Samantha once told team JFW before her wedding that she is extremely close with her father-in-law Nagarjuna and her mother-in-law Lakshmi Daggubati. She further added that she was treated like their closest family even before her wedding with Naga Chaitanya. Post-wedding Sam gave her first hit with her father-in-law Nagarjuna with the film Raju Gari Gadhi 2. After which she has been unstoppable with back to back hits for over the past two years.