The actress has been public about her health struggles.
ByYi-Jin Yu
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 12:54PM
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Actress Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), a neurological and autoimmune disorder.
“It’s hard to say that [my doctor] came into my room and she said, ‘Congratulations! You don’t have MS,'” Applegate said on Tuesday’s episode of MeSsY, her podcast with co-host Jamie Lynn Sigler.
Applegate first revealed on social media in 2021 that she was diagnosed with MS.
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