Christina Applegate Says 'Dead to Me' Helped Her Cope With MS Diagnosis: 'It Was Cathartic' 

Her character in Dead to Me is so cranky, foul-mouthed, volatile and incredibly likeable, all at the same time. Brilliant acting.

Thank God for Christina Applegate for her ability to communicate about Multiple Sclerosis. Thank God for Kelly Clarkson for bringing Christina's condition to her audience.

Christina Applegate is just so iconic and lovely, courageous and resilient. What a woman!

Oh boy, Christina keeps surprising me with her intelligence, honesty and humor. And I’m glad she’s enlightening us about MS.

This season of Dead to Me is one of the best things I’ve seen on tv ever. Such a beautiful and hilarious portrayal of friendship.

I think she wanted to cry the whole interview, poor beautiful Christina. It absolutely sucks balls, I hope she has more good days , a miracle for this girl ❤

I have a genetic disorder that left me disabled 5 years ago at the age of 25. I absolutely LOVED Dead to Me. I always saw so much of myself in Judy, and the last season really touched me and what I’ve been going through in grieving the loss of my old self prior to becoming sick. I love both Christina and Linda! Their performances were off the charts. PS: I call myself a disabilbabe so I loved Christina’s song 😂

Christina seems on the verge of tears with every word she speaks...It's okay not to be okay...You're as beautiful as ever Christina. Be well one day at a time. Love both of you ladies. Your personalities are very similar.

Watching the final season of dead to me you could tell Christina’s emotions were transferring to the screen through her character. Whether she meant to or not she took us all on that journey with her. Sad and beautiful all at the same time. I hope It gets better for her, sending nothing but love her way

As someone with a similar MS journey, I appreciate how real and authentic she is about it instead of the smoke and mirrors of pretending it doesn’t suck. Thank you Christina.

I was diagnosed with MS 30 years ago. Doing great; no meds. Long journey to find my health. I lift weights 3x/week & cardio the other days. You can thrive.

I was diagnosed with MS after having symptoms for two years prior to the event that I said enough is enough, and went to see my doctor. Two weeks later I was diagnosed with MS. I wouldn't wish MS on anyone, not even my worst enemy.

I’ve always been a fan of Christina. Everyone called me “Kelley Bundy” growing up in the 80s. Unfortunately, I have MS as well. I’ve been dealing with it for 22 years. Every day is a struggle but we have to stay strong for our selves, loved ones, and children. ❤❤❤❤ I loved the entire “Dead to Me” series and watched it in 2 days. God Speed Christina!

What a great combination of women talking. So helpful for all of us. I wish Christina nothing but improved health and long lasting happiness

Christina ...I have been a fan for almost 40yrs. And you are just as gorgeous inside and out as you have ALWAYS been.

As someone who also has an MS diagnosis, I really appreciate Kelly's sensitivity when it comes to comparing experiences. A lot of well-meaning people respond with "I know how you feel" in an attempt to be empathetic, but it can feel even more isolating when people flippantly equate minor and temporary inconveniences to a chronic condition where you're either severely debilitated or in constant fear of a relapse. It's a whole other level of existence; not just to come to terms with a potentially permanent debilitation but also to consider how it can suddenly change the trajectory of the plans and ambitions you have for yourself, as well as a divergence away from what has always been "normal". My heart goes out to Christina. I can't imagine what it must be like to be faced with the likelihood of needing to step away from something that has been such a huge part of her life for such a long time.

Christina deserves more than a star she's a very good and amazing person and actress, I don't want anything bad happening to her.

I love when Christina said this sucks balls excuse her self and Kelly said you can say anything you want I truly wish them both the best and big blessings there way so much compassion n thoughtfulness with each other

That's completely great to hear it from Christina Applegate for her! 😍❤️🧡💛🙏

Just finished watching the third season of her Dead to Me. Amazing that she continued filming through such a serious DX. Way to go Girl your strength should be acknowledged.

I have Scleroderma sarcoidosis small fiber neuropathy raynauds sjogrens and now I have none of myelitis optica and multiple sclerosis so I'm terminal now I was diagnosed with those two last year the same time she was. I also gained 40 pounds and I was a skinny little person and now I'm not so when she talks about what she was going through I felt like I finally wasn't alone I was watching myself go and deteriorate and have people judge me and do all that but it was all the meds I was put on everything that was done I just blew up and I've always been a small person. The amount of pain I struggle with on a daily basis is like no other I can barely walk and I'm 36 years old and I have two boys that rely on me. I'm also legally blind because of my diseases and I cannot drive. So I totally appreciate her being so transparent with everything she goes through cuz it really helps people like me go through what we go through

As someone with MS I'm soo happy to have someone express what so many of us go thru and feel 🖤 you are AMAZING Christina Thanknyou!!!!!

Love you Christina!!! 😘❤️And really loved Dead to Me! It was so raw and funny and emotional! I am watching it all over again. I love your cynical humor, not many ppl are as talented as you😘😊 wish you all the health and happiness forever !💕😘😊

I have always loved Christina .She is so pretty & loved her movies.

..SO THANKFUL!! 🙏 TO BE ABLE TO SEE "CHRISTINA APPLEGATE" AFTER 40 YEARS!! 🤩😘💞💞💞💞💘

I have been diagnosed since 2002 i am so inspired by you. God bless you.

We always love you so much dear Christina Applegate. 🙏🙏💛💛💛💛🌺🌺

Hope Christina comes back once she gets the ms under control. Love her.

Christina, you are so loved. And still the same amazing person you were before diagnosis. Keep your head up sis. ❤

Yesterday marks 11 years ago I was diagnosed with m.s. I love Christina! I know first hand it’s not easy. We are strong people.

We love Christina so much! Loved her in all her projects and was blown away at all 3 seasons of Dead To Me!

I love her so much. She’s so funny and she tries to see the light and positive out of things. That’s one of the reasons that she is so amazing. And she’s so beautiful inside and out. What a wonderful personality and sense of humour. She’s always been one of my favourite actresses. I love dead to me so much, such an amazing show and both Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini are phenomenal and talented

She’s INCREDIBLE in this Netflix special. I had no idea she could act like this. Really amazing y. ♥️♥️♥️

Christina’s acting in Dead to Me is brilliant. Also she made me feel it’s okay and feel better about using the F word. Haha. What a tough diagnosis. I wish her all the best.

Christina, you are my new Queen. Dead To Me is brilliant. YOU. ARE. AMAZING. Fking incredible, strong, beautiful, talented, and hilarious. You’ve got this!!

We absolutely love Dead to me and Christina is so phenomenal in it!!! We pray for good health ❤️❤️❤️

RRMS since the age of 27 here. Christina and I are exactly the same age. I understand her symptoms and pain very well and during flare ups, you can never plan anything ahead of time because you do not know how you will feel from day to day. Nice interview, Happy Easter to you both.

Kelly your compassion and thoughtfulness in this interview was beautiful. And yes you two seem like you would make great friends. Loved Christina Applegate since I was a kid as well.

thank you Christina Applegate! I love you very much !!!

Love this woman.

what a strong woman, i love christina so much

Christina, we need REAL people like you. Love ya darling!

I love Christina & loved, loved “ dead to me “ I also want to mention & acknowledge how much I love Kelly Clarkson’s minimal/ no make up look, she’s so real as it gets.

Lovely interview and amazing woman! It shows what type of strength you have and your resilience. Two beautiful woman!! 👏🙌🙏🏾❤️

Prayers 🙏 for your comfort, mental & emotional health, healing and amazing grace to you Christina. ❤️

I love Christina.❤️❤️❤️ I’ve been dealing with an autoimmune disease most of my life and humour has been a big factor in how I’ve dealt with it. I love that Christina tells us how it is and is so authentic.❤️🙏

She really is legend

Love Christina! Kelly has such a beautiful, young, natural face!

I have maintained my same "humor through tears" for 2 1/2 years now. Our story is too long to post , but I URGE all to remember that your strength in the beginning of a "nightmare" for other's is needed just as much down the road . Often survival is just the beginning of a gravel road in bare feet & seeing a pair of shoes miles away before the next trek of gravel road is easier.

Somehow I had not known she had been diagnosed with this. I wish her all the best. Just a great actress and person.

I am happy that she can be so candid about her struggle with MS. I had a feeling something was going on with her, but I wasn’t sure. I thought that it was her character being so affected by the stress of the murder and Judy’s cancer. She is a solid actor, so probably a combination of both.

I found this out because I started binging Dead to Me and noticed that she looked different and not just physically but something significant had changed. Sending so much love to her - she seems like a really good person.

Christina is such a beautiful soul...and funny too.... she's handling everything good.... I understand how she feels...I have MS too... everyday is a stuggle...but I push through ❤

Just finished bingeing Dead to Me. It was such great entertainment! After learning of Christina's MS diagnosis, I could see how she relayed actual pain into her acting. What a trooper! She was outstanding! Glad to see her looking well & speaking so honestly about her disease. 👏 🥰

Christina Applegate is one of my favourite actors and her strength and courage is moving. I love her and she’s the type of person we all need in a best friend! ❤❤❤

This is a beautiful and real conversation between Kelly and Christina. Have always loved both of them anyways. ❤️

Very talented women. Dead to me was terrific.

One of my closest friends was diagnosed with MS a couple years ago and her strength, courage and resilience has inspired me. Christina is amazing and her diagnosis and the courage she has shown has shone a light on this terrible disease. Thank you Christina, you're an inspiration.

best interview lol i lve how kelly is so sincere but it shows even more when shes sick and doing an interview and Christina Applegate kills it also with the end statement on how ms is so different for any of us with it to make it clear not to compare us to each other we might have simmler battles but they all take different things and form in different ways love this video

We love her for her, not for what she looked like. So glad to see her in any way

I love dead to me and the humor she displayed. "F" She's so f'n great! Best to her and strength going forward.

I just love her and Dead To Me is spectacular. Thanks for the great interview to both “Kelly’s!”

We always look at movie stars as immortal, rich and perfect. Then when things like this happen to actors the human comes out and the rich and perfect part dissappears. For Christina to come out like this does make her immortal. Thoughts and prayers 🙏 Christina and see you back soon!!! You are truly amazing 👏

Christina’s humor will help her immensely

After being accused of being a liar, a drug seeker, and getting security called on me at a neurologist appointment just because I wanted to rule out M.S. I am standing tall and speaking out. What is going on with this study. Why treat people this way. If I don't have M.S fine BUT if I do. Let me just say I'll stand to fight for M.S awareness. I want to thank the M.S community for their support. You are all amazing and words can't describe how thankful I am for those who are speaking up and helping others to keep fighting. We got this.

She had my heart forever

I'm the same age as christina and I can't imagine what shes going through and how I would react to that diagnosis but she's amazing how she s handling this. She is a great actress!

I have relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. It got so bad I could barely walk. A Dr. At OHSU told me if I didn't do a treatment called Mitoxantrone (low level chemo treatment) I would be in a wheelchair. That treatment was the best thing I could have done! It stabilized the multiple sclerosis. I dud the treatment once every 4 months for a year. I can only do this treatment for 1 more year because it will cause heart toxicity if done more than 2 years. I wonder if Christina knows or has tried this treatment. I feel so bad for her. I know how she feels. I gained weight to. It feels like your life has been taken away from you and you will never get your life back. The best thing anyone can do for themselves is to remain positive. If you don't multiple sclerosis will get very very bad fast!! Praying for you Christina 🙏 ❤️

such a beautiful, strong, funny, sweet, smart and inspiring woman, love her ❤️❤️

I love this interview. I love both Christina and Kelly. I also am a Stevie Nick's and Below Deck fan. Christina has been through so much and she keeps going 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Thank u Christina for giving us So much! ❤️

She is an incredible woman! ❤️

Thank you for the account of your struggles; sometimes I think people forget that celebrities are humans too. Bless you both, love you both! #keeppushin

Christina Applegate is ABLE in all the ways that matter.

Love her! Keep strong Christina. My mom has ALS. Sometimes life is hard 😢

So love Both you lady’s and I am so sorry for Christina’s MS diagnosis 😢You are such a strong lady I know you’ll conquer this disease in the best way possible and just know I for one am praying for you 🙏❤🙏 You are amazing 🤩

Love both of them, such precious souls 💕

Oh my God Christina Applegate is everything and more she's so God damn gorgeous I love her so much always 🥰🥰🥰

Oh my heart goes out to you sweet lady!!! I was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis 10 years ago. So I totally understand and know how this ugly disease can be. I've had days of feeling like I'm being tortured and tormented. Then I'll have a good day. Unfortunately the type of MS I have is debilitating with no remissions. I was approved for stem cell therapy in San Diego but living off of disability makes 17.000$ impossible. It's something that you should totally look into Christina!! My thoughts and prayers are with you and all suffering from this ugly disease! 🙏

Love this woman! She’s amazing ♥️

Kelly interviewed Christina amazingly!! wow!! I was supper impressed!

LOVE YOU CHRISTINA!!!!! Still as beautiful as before and just my favorite actress!!!love watching this show just because of you. i’m so sorry what you are going through, god bless 💕💝💕💝💕💝💕

People used to call me Kelly Bundy when I was young. She's one of my favorite people. Love her!

Dead to Me is best Netflix Series to date! Love Christina Applegate & Linda Cardellini - amazing actors!

omg i love christina! so brave and so normal..

They are both so genuine and it's generous to share like that

Loved the show. Bless you Christina 🙏🏿

I love Christina!

What an amazing lady who has been drawn the short straw on too many occasions. Stay strong lovely lady. ❤

Love her. Wish her well

I love Christina Applegate

Oh my gosh I love her❤ Get character in dead to me is 100 percent ME! Always angry but always laughing at myself lol❤

Dead to Me is my favorite binge of all time -- the first, second and third time I watched it. Incredible in every aspect. I never could decide who was the best of the characters - perfect casting. And now knowing what Christina has done with something that might beat others down, I am blown away with her as an inspiration to just live every day to the best. Total respect.

I felt everything watching that final season. Christina is a literal angel. Keep pushing girl!

She is so funny and talented. Just incredible on Dead to Me . Love her .

so grateful for her being well enough to finish dead to me, it's an amazing show and it had a beautiful ending. also grateful she's feeling well enough now to do some interviews.

I've always loved her.

Lovely Christina! ❤ I am just watching "Married... with children". She is a legend.

What a truly lovely human.

Thank you for explaining.