{"id":82562,"date":"2024-03-13T20:00:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T20:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/13\/christina-applegate-gets-candid-about-ms-says-she-wears-a-diaper\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T20:00:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T20:00:24","slug":"christina-applegate-gets-candid-about-ms-says-she-wears-a-diaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/13\/christina-applegate-gets-candid-about-ms-says-she-wears-a-diaper\/","title":{"rendered":"Christina Applegate Gets Candid About MS, Says She Wears a Diaper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Christina Applegate is keeping it real in a new interview.<\/p>\n<p>And, unfortunately for the veteran actress, it\u2019s really pretty awful these days.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint interview with People Magazine for its new issue, Applegate sits down with Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who, like Applegate, has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).<\/p>\n<p>What are some of the challenges that come with this chronic disease of the central nervous system?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"893\" alt=\"Christina Applegate at the Emmys\" class=\"wp-image-495653 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1936134308-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1936134308-1024x893.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1936134308-1024x893.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1936134308-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1936134308-768x669.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1936134308-1536x1339.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1936134308-2048x1785.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1936134308-735x641.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1936134308-335x292.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1936134308-347x302.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1936134308-520x453.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1936134308-640x558.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1936134308-960x837.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1936134308-1080x941.jpg 1080w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christina Applegate speaks speaks onstage during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Christina Applegate)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWell, you pee \u2026 in your pants,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/christina-applegate-jamie-lynn-sigler-are-helping-each-other-through-ms-exclusive-8608251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Applegate tells the outlet<\/a>. \u201cBecause you probably can\u2019t get to the bathroom in time. So yeah, diapers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Applegate \u2014 who was diagnosed with MS in 2021, but who believes she actually had the disease years prior \u2014 even pulled down the waistband of her jeans during this interview to reveal she was wearing a diaper adorned with a floral design.<\/p>\n<p>God bless her candor, right?<\/p>\n<p>Applegate and Sigler are featured on the latest People cover, which marks Applegate\u2019s first photo shoot in four years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Applegate in 2022\" class=\"wp-image-495651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-1536x1036.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-2048x1381.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-735x496.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-335x226.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-347x234.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-520x351.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-640x432.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-960x647.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-1080x728.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" alt=\"Christina Applegate in 2022\" class=\"wp-image-495651 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-1024x691.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-1536x1036.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-2048x1381.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-735x496.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-335x226.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-347x234.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-520x351.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-640x432.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-960x647.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1441545000-1080x728.jpg 1080w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christina Applegate attends a ceremony honoring Christina Applegate with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on November 14, 2022 in Los Angeles.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images for Netflix)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe last five days I\u2019ve been sobbing, going, \u2018I\u2019m going to have to cancel.\u2019 I was throwing up last night, thinking about all of it,\u201d Applegate told the magazie. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing touched, makeup and hair, even talking about it, I get spasms. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWeird positions, shoes, people, noise, climate I can\u2019t control. It all goes through my mind, and I want to go back to bed and watch <em>Naked and Afraid<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To her immense credit, however, Applegate (and Sigler) made many jokes during the Q&amp;A about all the positives that come along with MS.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Applegate with a cane\" class=\"wp-image-495652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-735x1103.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Christina Applegate with a cane\" class=\"wp-image-495652 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-683x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-735x1103.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1456672075-scaled.jpg 1706w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christina Applegate attends the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023 in Los Angeles.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, parking is awesome,\u201d Applegate quips, to which Sigler agrees as follows: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere could be a cure for MS, and I will not give up my handicap placard. We earned it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Applegate also said that having \u201cwheelchair seating,\u201d getting to board airplanes early and being pushed around airports is \u201cawesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Applegate admits her battle is \u201csh-tty,\u201d but remains grateful that she doesn\u2019t need to go through it alone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Applegate on a red carpet\" class=\"wp-image-495654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-735x1102.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Christina Applegate on a red carpet\" class=\"wp-image-495654 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-683x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-735x1102.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1200731154-scaled.jpg 1707w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christina Applegate attends 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 19, 2020 in Los Angeles.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Leon Bennett\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s the only person who really knows me,\u201d Applegate said of Sigler. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can talk about anything with her. Constipation, diarrhea \u2026 Bravo TV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What brave souls.<\/p>\n<p>We continue to send our very best wishes to Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzAzL2NocmlzdGluYS1hcHBsZWdhdGUtZ2V0cy1jYW5kaWQtYWJvdXQtbXMtc2F5cy1zaGUtd2VhcnMtYS1kaWFwZXIv\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christina Applegate is keeping it real in a new interview. And, unfortunately for the veteran actress, it\u2019s really pretty awful these days. In a joint interview with People Magazine for its new issue, Applegate sits down with Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who, like Applegate, has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). What are some of the challenges [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-82562","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\/82562","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=82562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}