Christina Applegate opened up about filming the final season of Dead to Me amid her multiple sclerosis diagnosis saying she was determined to do it on her own terms.
Applegate said, “I had an obligation to Liz [Feldman] and to Linda [Cardellini], to our story. The powers that be were like, ‘Let’s just stop. We don’t need to finish it. Let’s put a few episodes together. I said, ‘No. We’re going to do it, but we’re going to do it on my terms.’”
Production for the Netflix show was put on hold during the pandemic and later concerns about whether or not Applegate could return to film the final season were raised. Applegate admitted that while the pause was difficult, it was also vital.
“There was the sense of, ‘Well, let’s get her some medicine so she can get better.’ And there is no better,” she said. “But it was good for me. I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. So I needed that time.”
Applegate revealed that she had been diagnosed with MS in August 2021.
Applegate wrote via Twitter, “Hi, friends. A few months ago I was diagnosed with MS. It’s been a strange journey. But I have been so supported by people that I know who also have this condition. It’s been a tough road. But as we all know, the road keeps going. Unless some a—hole blocks it.”
The star added, “As one of my friends that has MS said ‘We wake up and take the indicated action’. And that’s what I do. So now I ask for privacy. As I go through this thing. Thank you xo.”
Applegate has been open about her health struggles including her breast cancer diagnosis in 2008. Applegate had a double mastectomy and preventive surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes in 2017.
