Christina Applegate Holds Back Tears During Walk Of Fame Ceremony In 1st Public Appearance Since MS Diagnosis

Christina Applegate wouldn’t miss contiguous for the world. Christina, 50, attended the unveiling of her prima connected the Hollywood Walk of Fame connected Nov. 14. It marked the archetypal nationalist quality for the Dead to Me star since she went nationalist with her diagnosis of aggregate sclerosis (MS). As expected, Christina made the hold worthy it arsenic she attended the unveiling successful a beauteous outfit that captured her grace, charm, and beauty. The outfit was chic and simple, but the emotions were thing but. For Christina, who wanted a Star connected the Walk of Fame since she was a kid (per Variety), this was a imagination travel existent — and she thanked those who helped marque this imagination a reality.

“The astir important idiosyncratic successful this satellite is my daughter. You’re adjacent truthful overmuch much than adjacent you know,” Christina said portion holding backmost tears. “Thank you for lasting beside maine done each of this.” Quickly, Christina cracked – “Oh, by the way, I person a disease. Did you not notice? I’m not adjacent wearing shoes.”

Christina Applegate acknowledgment her girl for her enactment arsenic she receives a prima connected the Hollywood Walk of Fame: "Thank you for lasting beside maine for each of this. Oh, by the way, I person a disease. Did you not notice? I'm not adjacent wearing shoes!" https://t.co/YpWGxW0eDu pic.twitter.com/EZSJBGeMHm

— Variety (@Variety) November 14, 2022

Christina Applegate poses with her marque caller prima connected the Hollywood Walk of Fame. https://t.co/YpWGxVIDeU pic.twitter.com/iF1JdDC1UO

— Variety (@Variety) November 14, 2022

If determination was 1 idiosyncratic anticipating this long-awaited nationalist quality from Christina Applegate, it was the Married…with Children album herself. “I person a precise important ceremonial coming up,” Christina tweeted connected Oct. 27, portion besides sharing a photograph of 5 classy walking sticks. “This volition beryllium my archetypal clip retired since being diagnosed with MS. Walking sticks are present portion of my caller normal. Thank you, @neowalksticks for these beauties. Stay tuned to spot which ones marque the chopped for a week of stuff.”

Christina Applegate's prima connected the Hollywood Walk of Fame is revealed ⭐️ https://t.co/YpWGxVIDeU pic.twitter.com/8lz7W7cHzB

— Variety (@Variety) November 14, 2022

Earlier successful the month, Christina prepped fans for however overmuch MS has changed her. “This is the archetypal clip anyone’s going to spot maine the mode I am,” she said. “I enactment connected 40 pounds; I can’t locomotion without a cane. I privation radical to cognize that I americium precise alert of each of that.” Christina besides said she pushed past the limitations to decorativeness the 3rd play of Dead to Me. “I’m definite that radical are going to be, like, ‘I can’t get past it.’ Fine, don’t get past it, then. But hopefully, radical tin get past it and conscionable bask the thrust and accidental goodbye to these 2 girls,” she said, referring to her and her co-star, Linda Cardellini.

Christina Applegate astatine her ceremonial (Stewart Cook/Shutterstock)

A lifelong imagination fulfilled (Stewart Cook/Shutterstock)

Christina first disclosed her diagnosis successful August 2021. “Hi friends,” she tweeted. “A fewer months ago, I was diagnosed with MS. It’s been a unusual journey. But I person been truthful supported by radical that I cognize who besides person this condition. It’s been a pugnacious road. But arsenic we each know, the roadworthy keeps going. Unless immoderate a–hole blocks it. As 1 of my friends with MS said, ‘We aftermath up and instrumentality the indicated action.’ And that’s what I do. So present I inquire for privacy. As I spell done this thing. Thank you xo.”

Multiple sclerosis is “a perchance disabling illness of the encephalon and spinal cord,” according to the Mayo Clinic. With MS, “the immune strategy attacks the protective sheath (myelin) that covers nervus fibers and causes connection problems betwixt your encephalon and the remainder of your body. Eventually, the illness tin origin imperishable harm oregon deterioration of the nerves.” There is nary cure for MS, but treatments tin “help velocity betterment from attacks, modify the people of the illness and negociate symptoms.”

After Christina shared her condition, Selma Blair tweeted her enactment for her The Sweetest Thing co-star. Selma revealed successful 2018 that she was diagnosed with MS a twelvemonth earlier. “Loving you always,” wrote Selma. “Always here. As are our kids. Beating america up with love.”