Christina Applegate and Selena Gomez.Photo: Jon Kopaloff/Getty; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Christina Applegateis sharing the love with fellow immunocompromised celebritySelena Gomez.
“To @selenagomez Am watching your documentary,” Applegate wrote in a tweet. “From one immunocompromised to another. I’m here xo.”
Applegate, 50, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021 and has been open about her struggles with the disease.
Both MS and lupus leave people with a weakened immune system leaving them extremely susceptible to infection.
From body image issues to painful lupus flare-ups and, of course, her ongoing journey with mental health, Gomez bravely invites fans into her life.
“I’m kind of scared. A lot of people are going to see this whole other side of me — and I’m like, ‘I hope they like it,'“she toldKelly Clarkson earlier this monthduring an appearance on her talk show.
Applegaterecently revealed that she’s “never going to accept” being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
In an interview withThe New York Times, theAnchormanstar offered a candid perspective on the disease, and how it has affected her career.
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“There was the sense of, ‘Well, let’s get her some medicine so she can get better,'” Applegate said, regarding her initial diagnosis. “And there is no better. But it was good for me. I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. So I needed that time.”
The actress was diagnosed in August 2021, while she was filming the third season of her Netflix dramedyDead to Me, and the show halted production so that she could begin treatment. She now looks back at filming with MS with a mixture of emotions.
“It’s not like I came on the other side of it, like, ‘Woohoo, I’m totally fine,'” she told theTimes. “Acceptance? No. I’m never going to accept this. I’m pissed.”
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TheMarried … With Childrenalum also shared that her appearance has changed since her diagnosis, and it is evident in the new season, which premieres Nov. 17.
“This is the first time anyone’s going to see me the way I am,” she said. “I put on 40 pounds; I can’t walk without a cane. I want people to know that I am very aware of all of that.”
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source: people.com
