Christina Applegate appeared in public again after years of withdrawal due to illness and immediately received a lot of applause for one of her now rare appearances.
The US actress was on stage at the Emmys on Monday (January 15) to present the first trophy of the awards night. After presenter Anthony Anderson announced Applegate and she appeared on the stage leaning on a cane, she was immediately received with a standing ovation from the audience.
The crowd’s euphoria was mainly due to the fact that the actress has rarely been seen in the film industry since her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis, which she made known in August 2021.
Most recently, she was a regular on the Netflix series “Dead to Me,” which ran from 2019 to 2022.
“Oh God, you embarrass me.”
Christina Applegate was visibly touched by the positive Emmy reception – it even looked like there were tears in her eyes. After a moment, she said, also having to rely on Anderson to support her, “Oh God, you’re completely disgracing me by standing up!” But it’s okay.”
Her role as Kelly Bundy in Awesomely Nice Family was also remembered next, and the actress responded to the renewed clapping by saying, “You don’t have to applaud every time I do anything.”
The laudator then presented “The Bear” actress Ayo Edebiri with the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Series.
Christina Applegate at the 2024 Emmys
MS diagnosis and end of career
After disclosing her autoimmune disease, which attacks the central nervous system and manifests itself in various forms (such as sensory and visual impairments as well as muscle paralysis, etc.), Applegate announced in 2021 that she would probably not be able to stand in front of the camera again. She told Vanity Fair at the time: “I can’t even imagine being on set right now. This is a progressive disease. I don’t know if I’ll feel any worse. I can do voiceover stuff because I have to feed my family and keep my brain working.”