Actress Christina Applegate appeared at The 75th Primetime Emmys on Monday (January 15), beating her own prediction that the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards would be her final awards show, all whilst leaving the audience completely stunned.
Making a rare public appearance to present the first Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, the 52-year-old actress looked as glamorous as ever in a plunging red gown.
Christina Applegate appeared at The 75th Primetime Emmys and received a standing ovation as soon as she stepped on stage
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Christina was nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy for the Netflix drama Dead to Me, where she played resilient widow Jen Harding.
The Hollywood native further announced Ayo Edebiri as the winner for her work on The Bear, and the two exchanged an embrace on stage.
Even though The Married… With Children star didn’t win her supporting actress category, the masses’ support, as well as her cane brandished with a “F*ck MS” message, highlighted a bigger significance.
The third season of Dead to Me had reportedly paused filming for several months when Christina received a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2021.
In November 2022, shetold Variety: “[I]t was about kind of learning — all of us learning — what I was going to be capable of doing.” Additionally, “I had to call everybody and be like, ‘I have multiple sclerosis guys. Like, what the f*ck!'”
According toThe New York Times, the actress has not announced any new projects since receiving her diagnosis. She told the publication in 2022: “It’s not like I came on the other side of it, like, ‘Woohoo, I’m totally fine.’” Speaking of that diagnosis. “Acceptance? No. I’m never going to accept this. I’m pissed.”
According to England’sNational Health Service, MS is a condition that can affect the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide range of potential symptoms, including problems with vision, arm or leg movement, sensation, or balance. Moreover, it’s a lifelong condition that can sometimes cause serious disability, although it can occasionally be mild.
MS is most commonly diagnosed in people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, although it can develop at any age. It’s about two to three times more common in women than men.
The Married… With Children star was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2021
Actress Selma Blair was also famously diagnosed with the condition in 2018. In a 2023 interview with British Vogue, the Cruel Intentions star said that her symptoms had begun to manifest themselves when she was a child and that her undiagnosed MS had caused brain damage.
As longtime friends and former The Sweetest Thing co-stars, Christina and Selma have bonded over their multiple sclerosis diagnoses. In fact, Selma was reportedly the one to point out some of Christina’s early symptoms when her son Arthur and Christina’s daughter Sadie had a playdate.
You can watch Christina’s emotional moment at the Emmys below:
“I was noticing the symptoms when she was over,” Selma toldPeopleas QVC’s new Brand Ambassador for Accessibility. “I was like, ‘You’ve got to get an MRI.’ She did.”
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