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Because of MS disease: Christina Applegate no longer wants to be in front of the camera
Christina Applegate (l), supported by her daughter Sadie
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After the end of the series “Dead To Me” Christina Applegate will probably no longer work as an actress. Now she spoke about her future plans.
She was one of the biggest stars in television history for a full ten years: Christina Applegate became famous when she embodied the pretty Kelly Bundy in “A Terribly Nice Family”. Countless adolescents around the world must have been deeply in love with the actress between 1987 and 1997. But Applegate’s great success was followed by several bad blows of fate.
In 2000, when she appeared on the comedy series “Samantha Who?” standing in front of the camera, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had both breasts amputated and was then considered cured. However, she later expressed criticism of her former employer, the broadcaster ABC: Those responsible did not prove to be “human beings with compassion” while she was being treated. Even if she beat cancer, Applegate’s health problems didn’t end there.
Christina Applegate no longer wants to be in front of the camera
In 2021 she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. Among other things, it leads to movement disorders. Applegate has since struggled to walk without assistance. In addition, the medication she has to take led to an increase in weight, for which she had to justify herself to the paparazzi and some “fans”. However, she continued to work until recently – as the cynical widow Jen on the series “Dead To Me”.
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But now Christina Applegate seems to want to retire from the business for health reasons. She told Vanity Fair magazine that this will probably be her last role and her last job in front of the camera. However, she could imagine continuing to work as a voice actress – for example for a revival of “A Terribly Nice Family” as an animated series, which is apparently being planned, or taking on other jobs behind the camera.
Sources: “independent”, “Vanity Fair”