Christina Applegate says she can no longer do it after the diagnosis of MS in a new interview

The actor talked about his difficulties when filming the last season of Dead for me.


Christina Applegateis a pillar of television, films and theater. She played on television under the name of Kelly BundyMarried to children, stood out in emblematic comedies like 2002The sweetest thing and 2004Anchormanand made his debut on Broadway as a charity in the 2005 revival ofSweet Charity. She even won an Emmy for playing Sister Bratty from Rachel Amy GreenFriends. More recently, you have probably seen Applegate holding a large glass of wine in the dramaticDead for meon Netflix. The last season should come across the streaming platform on November 17, which was delayed after Applegate was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2021. In a new interview, the actor gave a bet day on her condition and shared part of her current limitations. Read the continuation to discover what Applegate says that she can no longer do since receiving her diagnosis.

Read this then:Selma Blair reveals the early sign of the MS that she did not know how to be a symptom.

Applegate noticed the first symptoms of MS years ago.

Christina Applegate at the 2019 Emmy Awards
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In a new interview withThe New York Times, Applegate discussed her diagnosis, adding that sheFirst made Something was wrong during the shooting of season 1 ofDead for me, which was created in 2019. First of all, it was a loss of balance, then difficulty playing tennis, which she first postponed.

"I would have liked to pay attention," she told the newspaper. "But who had to know?"

MS is achronic disease, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine, affecting the central nervous system and modifying the messages sent to the brain. The condition arises differently from the patient to the patent, ranging from mild symptoms to the inability to write, speak and walk. For Applegate, additional symptoms have arrived in the form of tingling and numbness, which then aggravated,The New York Timesreported. Film forDead for mewas arrested while she was looking for treatment.

"There was the meaning of" well, let's make her medication so that she could improve, and there is no better, "said Applegate in the interview." But it was good for me. I needed this time to treat my life, my loss of this part of me. So I needed this time. "

There were adjustments on the set to support it.

Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini in Dead to Me
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When the idea of ​​deleting the season was on the table, Applegate was firmly opposed. "I had an obligation towards Liz and Linda, to our history," she said, referring to the creator of the seriesLiz FeldmanAnd the Co-Dirigeant of ApplegateLinda Cardellini. "The powers in place were like," let's stop. We don't need to finish it. Let's just go a few episodes. " I said no. We will do it, but we will do it according to my conditions. "AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

The shooting has been adapted to join the needs of Applegate,The New York Times Reported, even if the actor is not the type to make requests on the set.

The strategic blocking has been introduced - the applications would open doors so that it can use them to rely, and there are not as many photos of her character entering a room. AccordingThe New York Times, Solid technician and friend of Applegate,Mitch B. Cohn, would hold his legs out of the view of the camera in certain scenes. There were also days when she could not come in general, and at other times, the heat and general tension of work led to "her body giving".

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Applegate shared what it can no longer do thanks to MS.

Christina Applegate in Dead to Me
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In addition to the debilitating symptoms of the MS, the actor noted that there was even more difficulties in which she is dealing, as well as the capacities that the sep has withdrawn. She spoke with theNew York Times Before the first of November 17 ofDead for me, and "wanted to do" the interview, reported the point of sale.

"This is the first time that anyone will see me as I am," she said. "I put 40 pounds; I can't walk without a cane. I want people to know that I am very aware of all that."

Regarding the last season of the show, Applegate said that it would be too painful for her, but she is not as concerned about what others think. "If people hate it, if people love it, if all what they can focus on, it is:" Ooh, look at the crippled ", it's not mine," she Said, adding that some viewers may not be able to "exceed" his situation.

"Very well, don't go beyond it, then," she said. "But I hope people can exceed it and enjoy the ride and say goodbye to these two girls."

The friendship of Applegate and Applegate transported them during the last season.

linda cardellini 2019
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Applegate was brought to place itself in a wheelchair because of its navigation difficult to sail in its trailer, and sometimes it could not come at all. In a cruel touch of fate, the last season of the program was written before the diagnosis of Applegate and deals with the disease, by The New York Times , what the actor sometimes said "crushed" both and in Cardellini during the shooting.

Fortunately, Applegate was surrounded by a support team, and Cardellini, in particular, was there for his co-star, with Applegate calling him "my champion, my warrior, my voice".

Cardellini would speak if Applegate did not ask for a break, and while avoiding praise, she said: "I just wanted the best for the person I love and that I care and that I have the honor to work. ""


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