Christina Applegate (51) is struggling with the side effects of her medication. In August 2021, the actress received a shocking diagnosis: she has multiple sclerosis. Since then, the “Dead to Me” actress has been fighting the progress of her autoimmune disease every day – she also takes medication for this. But as Christina now reveals, she gained around 18 kilograms because of her illness.
“I gained about 40 pounds due to less exercise and the medication and I didn’t look like myself. And I didn’t feel like myself,” said the 51-year-old in an interview with The Los Angeles Times. That’s why it was difficult for her to watch the episodes after filming “Dead to Me”. “I don’t like to see myself struggling,” the movie star admitted.
But how did her illness affect the shooting of the Netflix series? “We had already shot 50 percent of the last season when she received her diagnosis. We did it on her terms and nothing changed in the script. We did everything we could to accommodate her in terms of the illness. “, series writer Liz Feldman (45) told Buzzfeed last year.