‘Dead To Me’ Star Christina Applegate Gained 40 Pounds In Struggle With Multiple Sclerosis
Christina Applegate is coming to terms with a loss of mobility and significant weight gain after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis during the filming of Dead to Me. Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and central nervous system and can often cause muscle weakness, numbness and cognitive decline. The actress, 50, began to notice symptoms over the last few years, beginning with numbness and tingling in her extremities and loss of balance. “I wish I had paid attention,” she said in an interview with the New York Times. In 2021, Applegate got the offic...