Christina Applegate – Christina Applegate on the diagnosis: – As difficult as you think

INWhen actress and comedian Christina Applegate (50) stood on the podium on Monday to give her acceptance speech, she pointed out that she must be assisted by her colleague and friend Katey Sagal in order for her to be able to stand upright. In her other hand she held a cane on which she leaned.

Applegate was awarded a star on the venerable Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday this week.

It was the first time she appeared at a public event with the press present after she was diagnosed with the neurological disease multiple sclerosis (MS) last summer.

The 50-year-old gave a moving speech and was clearly affected by the award.

Since 2019, she has been current with the Netflix success Dead to Meand she insisted on completing the filming of the third and final season despite her illness.

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Physical challenges

– Fighting the disease is as difficult as one would probably thinkshe says in an interview with Variety ahead of the ceremony.

Applegate spoke out about her MS diagnosis earlier this month, and with that has probably put her acting career on the shelf – unless she is able to arrange for recording in the future when she has become better acquainted with the disease and the challenges she faces.

The comedian has said that she overlooked the first symptoms. She received the diagnosis during the recording of the third season of Dead to Me, but she did everything she could to carry it out. The premiere of the third season was postponed due to her health challenges, and will now be released globally on November 17.

During the speech, she says that it must be kept to a minimum as she cannot stand upright for so long at a time.

After the speech, she posed for the photographers on a chair behind the star herself together with, among others, her co-star in Dead to Me, Linda Cardellini, and Married With Children-colleague Katey Sagal.

– Being gripped by the fear of making mistakes

Was awarded more than one star

A representative from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which is behind the Hollywood Walk of Fame, could tell that Applegate is not only receiving a star with her name on it, they have also decided that November 14 is “Christina Applegate Day” in her honor and her openness about the disease.

She thanks her family and friends for all their support and care, and pays a touching tribute to her daughter Sadie Grace.

“And finally – the most important person in my life is my daughter. You are my everything, and thank you for standing by my side in this,” she says of her 11-year-old daughter, before adding: “By the way, I have an illness” to loud laughter from those present.

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Career

Applegate has a long track record in comedy and acting. From the time she was a child, she was determined to become a Hollywood actress.

With Friends, Anchorman– the movies, Bad VAT– the movies, The Sweetest Thing (2002) and Dead to Me (2019–2022), she has earned an important name in the industry.

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