Christina Applegate says reality TV helps her cope with MS diagnosis
Christina Applegate says reality TV helps her cope with her Multiple Sclerosis as she loves "watching the imperfections of real people".
Christina Applegate says reality TV helps her cope with her Multiple Sclerosis.
The 52-year-old actress revealed in 2021 that she had been diagnosed with the autoimmune disease - which affects the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) - and she revealed reality TV is a great distraction from her chronic illness.
Speaking on James Corden‘s SiriusXM show 'This Life of Mine', she said: "I find reality television very useful, that’s kind of it for me. Anyone who knows me well knows that it’s on 24/7 in my room, because I don’t leave my room very often. I know that sounds really depressing but it’s kind of like, I need to sleep sometimes.
"Give me any of it. Give me a 'Vanderpump [Rules]', give me a 'Below Deck', give me a '[Real] Housewife', even give me 'Kitchen Nightmares with Gordon Ramsay' — I’ll watch like nine seasons of that in like two days.
"I love watching the imperfections of real people, really. Like wow, those people exist, I love that. That’s why I love reality TV because they freak me out that they walk this earth acting like that."
Christina first announced her diagnosis via a statement on Twitter (now X) back in 2021.
She wrote: "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."
And, she and fellow MS patient Jamie-Lynn Sigler recently launched the 'MeSsy', to talk about their lives with the illness.
Christina said: "Just some thoughts. When we hold in feelings of despair we give those feelings incredible power. Why Jamie and I have our podcast is to air those feelings. Raw, honest and triggering. And by just sharing we free ourselves. Never feel alone. There is always an ear somewhere. Love you."
