Barefoot, with a walking stick: first documentation of Christina Applegate since revealing her illness - voila! culture

2022-11-14T21:46:18.473Z

The actress Christina Applegate received a star named after her on the Boulevard of the Stars, and appeared at the ceremony for the first time after it became known that her medical condition had worsened from the multiple sclerosis she had contracted. View the photos

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For the first time since it became known that her medical condition worsened due to the multiple sclerosis she had, Christina Applegate appeared today (Monday) at the ceremony of awarding a star to her name on the Boulevard of the Stars in Hollywood.

The actress was helped by a designed and shiny walking stick and with the support of her friends from the series starring Katey Segal, David Faustino and Amanda Beers from "Married Plus", and Linda Cardellini, her partner in "For me you are dying".

Despite the difficulties, it is evident in the photos that the mood was uplifting and festive.

Earlier this week, Applegate said she was "pretty sure" her role in Die For Me will be her last on screen, after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

The American actress said that filming the last season of the series sometimes felt "like torture".

Christina Applegate with her "Married Plus" colleagues - David Faustino, Katie Segal and Amanda Beers - at the star awarding ceremony for Applegate on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Photo: GettyImages, Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)

Katie Segal holds Christina Applegate at the star awarding ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Photo: GettyImages, Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)

Christina Applegate with her co-star for "You Die For Me", Linda Cardellini, at the star awarding ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Photo: GettyImages, Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)

Applegate, who will be 50 at the end of the month, an Emmy Award winner for her guest role in the series "Friends" and who is best remembered for her character as Kelly Bundy in the series "Married Plus", announced in August 2021 that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis a few months earlier.

Applegate stars in the black comedy "You're Dying for Me," whose third and final season will premiere on Netflix on Thursday, in the role of Jen Harding, a real estate agent whose husband died in a hit-and-run accident. In an interview with the Variety newspaper that took place before the star awarding ceremony, Applegate said that her role in the series is " Probably the last one I'll play." She explained that because of her illness, she doesn't know how much she'll be able to act in front of a camera in the future. She added that she's still "new to this" and "trying to figure it out."

The actress, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis during the production of the series "For me, you're dead ", candidly revealed how difficult it was for her to film the last season. She said that at first she did not understand what had happened to her,

"I ignored it. And suddenly I fell," she said.

She added that it was necessary to take her in a wheelchair on set, that she "sleeps all the time" and that she has gained about twenty kilograms since she was diagnosed.

"I was diagnosed while we were working, and I had to call everyone and say: 'I have multiple sclerosis, guys. Like, vot de paque! And then there was a kind of learning - we all learn - what will I be able to do."

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Christina Applegate in her youth (right), in her role as Kelly Bundy in the series "Married Plus" (Photo: GettyImages)

Applegate added that producing the series gave her a few months off "so I could grieve and find therapy," and rearranged the schedule every day depending on how she felt.

"You can see the struggle, and you can see it throughout the season. You can see that I'm in pain," she shared.

The actress also said that she has no plans to watch the last season herself, adding: "It's too hard for me."

However, she felt it was "too important" not to finish filming.

Despite its words, Applegate says that it has not completely closed the door on the world of gaming in the future.

"It's about finding what I'm able to do. I'm so new to this right now. It takes time to understand this disease and understand what's causing the symptoms," she said.

She added that she wants to be able to work somewhere, "where they won't think I'm a diva if I say, 'Hey, I can only work five hours.'"

Applegate added that she probably won't star in the series again.

She also said that she "really enjoys being a mother now".

Applegate has an 11-year-old girl and a husband.

"But who knows, I'll probably get bored being in my room," she said, adding that she would still like to "develop things and produce things. I have a lot of ideas in my head and I just need to put them into practice."