{"id":161072,"date":"2025-04-09T17:45:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/christina-applegate-says-her-multiple-sclerosis-is-getting-worse\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T17:45:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:45:32","slug":"christina-applegate-says-her-multiple-sclerosis-is-getting-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/christina-applegate-says-her-multiple-sclerosis-is-getting-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Christina Applegate Says Her Multiple Sclerosis Is &#8216;Getting Worse&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Back in 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/03\/christina-applegate-gets-candid-about-ms-says-she-wears-a-diaper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christina Applegate\u2019s life changed forever <\/a>when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.<\/p>\n<p>The beloved actress has been extremely candid in her discussions of her condition, and many chronic illness patients have drawn inspiration from her example.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/01\/christina-applegate-ms-health-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christina still attends events like the Emmys<\/a>, and she remains as active as her condition allows.<\/p>\n<p>But sadly, she now says that her illness has advanced to the point where she\u2019s not able to do quite as much as she used to.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1247521044-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Applegate arrives for the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City, California, on February 26, 2023. \" class=\"wp-image-523084 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1247521044-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1247521044-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1247521044-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1247521044-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1247521044-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1247521044-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1247521044-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1247521044-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christina Applegate arrives for the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City, California, on February 26, 2023. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by VALERIE MACON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-christina-appleagate-opens-up-about-the-state-of-her-health\">Christina Appleagate opens up about the state of her health<\/h2>\n<p>Appearing on Hoda Kotb\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/christina-applegate-and-jamie-lynn-sigler-on-the\/id1585499926?i=1000702839344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cMaking Space\u201d podcast<\/a> this week, Applegate gave a heartbreaking update on her battle with MS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am defined by it right now,\u201d Christina told Hoda during a discussion about her illness, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have days where I can\u2019t even walk to the bathroom, so I am defined by it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christina explained that even after four years of fighting this illness, there are days when it just doesn\u2019t seem real to her.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Applegate attends the 26th Annual Screen Actors\u00c2\u00a0Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-523083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Applegate attends the 26th Annual Screen Actors\u00c2\u00a0Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-523083 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1200637804-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christina Applegate attends the 26th Annual Screen Actors\u00c2\u00a0Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Gregg DeGuire\/Getty Images for Turner)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-christina-says-her-condition-is-getting-worse\">Christina says her condition is \u2018getting worse\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m angry at it still, and there\u2019s a lot of us out there who are newly diagnosed that are not quite ready to accept this reality,\u201d she told Hoda. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI keep thinking that I\u2019m just going to wake up from this nightmare, and it\u2019s just going to be over,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to do these things and I can\u2019t, and it feels like I\u2019m getting worse. And that\u2019s disheartening. But then there\u2019s like this voice inside of me that is like, \u2018You\u2019ve got to believe in a miracle. You\u2019ve got to believe in another side of this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christina also hosts a podcast with former <em>Sopranos<\/em> star Jamie Lynn Sigler who has been battling MS for 23 years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-709x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Applegate attends the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. \" class=\"wp-image-523082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-768x1109.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-1419x2048.jpg 1419w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-665x960.jpg 665w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-748x1080.jpg 748w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-831x1200.jpg 831w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-scaled.jpg 1773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-709x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Applegate attends the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. \" class=\"wp-image-523082 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-768x1109.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-1419x2048.jpg 1419w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-665x960.jpg 665w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-748x1080.jpg 748w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-831x1200.jpg 831w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-scaled.jpg 1773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1197733366-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christina Applegate attends the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During a recent conversation, Jamie Lynn made similar remarks about her long battle with this terrible illness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, I would love to not struggle in my body,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love to not have a disability. I would love to be able to participate in my life the way I would choose to, but the way that I look at the world, and the way that I feel about people, I don\u2019t know if it would be the same without this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sigler has been battling MS since she was 20, and her public remarks offer the perspective of someone who can scarcely recall a time when the disease was not a part of their world.<\/p>\n<p>Applegate, of course, is much newer to the experience, and it seems that her feelings are much more raw as a result.<\/p>\n<p>But she\u2019s already helped countless listeners with her wise but sardonic commentary on the challenges of chronic illness \u2014 and we\u2019re sure she\u2019ll continue to do so for many years to come.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/christina-applegate-says-her-multiple-sclerosis-is-getting-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Back in 2021, Christina Applegate\u2019s life changed forever when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The beloved actress has been extremely candid in her discussions of her condition, and many chronic illness patients have drawn inspiration from her example. Christina still attends events like the Emmys, and she remains as active [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":161073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-161072","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}