Christina Applegate may retire after "Dead to Me" due to MS.
12-11-2022
By Jawad Hussain
Due to her severe multiple sclerosis, Christina Applegate may retire from performing after "Dead to Me."
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“Jen Harding is the one, who—who knows, perhaps possibly the last one I'll play,” the 50-year-old “Married... with Children” star told Variety this week.
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“My condition makes me unsure about my abilities. It was a gift. ц
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Applegate, who was diagnosed with MS in early 2021, said her Netflix program taught her what she was "capable of doing."
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“It had to be cold, because heat is our kryptonite,” she said of her problems. “Can't work 18-hour days, you know? Impossible.”
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Applegate stated her show-runner, Liz Feldman, and the cast and crew were "very lovely" throughout production.
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“If I contacted them in the morning, ‘Guys, I can't get down the stairs,' they were like, ‘OK! . "We'll do other stuff," "Sweetest Thing" star said.
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Netflix let us take a vacation for two months so I could mourn and find treatment.
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Applegate is open to working in Hollywood outside of acting.