Christina Applegate Gives Rare Health Update Amid MS Battle
The actress is still determined to live life to the fullest despite her diagnosis.
Christina Applegate gave a rare sit-down interview with Good Morning America that will air on Tuesday to provide an update on her battle with multiple sclerosis. The 52-year-old first revealed that she had been diagnosed in August 2021, which impacted her performance in the final season of her Netflix comedy-drama series, Dead to Me.
Unfortunately, as GMA co-anchor Robin Roberts pointed out in a preview for the segment, Applegate is still feeling raw as a result of her ongoing health struggles, but is still "determined to live life to the fullest."
When asked if she feels the love from fans, particularly after receiving a standing ovation at last year's Emmy Awards, the Married... with Children star said, "Yes ... I live kind of in hell. I’m not out a lot, so this is a little difficult, just for my system. But, of course, the support is wonderful and I’m really grateful."
"I actually kinda blacked out," she said of her appearance at the Emmys. "People said, 'Oh, you were so funny,' and I'm like, I don't even know what I said. I don't know what I was doing. I got so freaked out that I didn't even know what was happening anymore."
"And I felt really beloved, and it was really a beautiful thing," she continued, joking that the audience stood up for everybody during the ceremony.
Applegate appears in the interview alongside Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who herself was diagnosed with MS more than 20 years ago.
Last year, Applegate opened up to Vanity Fair about how she was stepping away from acting as a result of her diagnosis, heaping praise on her Dead to Me co-star Linda Cardellini for helping her through filming the conclusion of the series.
"I’m probably not going to work on-camera again," she admitted, "But I'm so glad that I went out with someone who is by far the greatest actress I’ve ever worked with in my entire life, if not the greatest human I’ve ever known."
"I can’t even imagine going to set right now," Applegate later added. "This is a progressive disease. I don’t know if I’m going to get worse. I can do voiceover stuff because I have to support my family and keep my brain working."