Christina Applegate celebrated her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony Monday, marking the first time the actor has made a public appearance since revealing her multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
Applegate, reports Variety, was supposed to get her star on the Walk of Fame in 2020, but the ceremony was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. She announced her diagnosis on Twitter the following year while she was filming the final season of her Netflix comedy Dead to Me.
“Hi friends. A few months ago I was diagnosed with MS,” read the tweet. “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.”
Prior to Monday’s celebration, Applegate told The New York Times it would be the “first time anyone’s going to see me the way I am.”
“I put on 40 pounds; I can’t walk without a cane. I want people to know that I am very aware of all of that,” she said in the interview.
She also shared a picture of several of her canes, telling her Twitter followers she was trying to decide which one she would use for “a very important ceremony coming up.”
Applegate was all smiles at the Walk of Fame ceremony, appearing barefoot on the red carpet surrounded by friends and co-stars.
Out to support Applegate were her Married with Children co-stars Katey Sagal and David Faustino, as well as her Dead to Me co-star Linda Cardellini and the show’s creator, Liz Feldman.
According to NBC, Applegate’s star sits adjacent to the stars of Sagal and Ed O’Neill, who played her dad on Married with Children.
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Applegate was celebrated for her long career, having made her television debut on Days of Our Lives just one year after she was born as the baby son of the character played by her real-life mother, Nancy Priddy.
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She played small roles in several movies and shows throughout her childhood and into her teens, but her breakout role was playing Kelly Bundy, the beautiful and sarcastic daughter on Married with Children.
Chair of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Lupita Sanchez Cornejo, David Faustino, Christina Applegate, Katey Sagal, Sadie Grace LeNoble, Mitch O’Farrell, Linda Cardellini and Liz Feldman pose with Christina Applegate’s star during her Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony at Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Nov. 14, 2022 in Los Angeles.
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Her star continued to rise when she was awarded an Emmy for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for her portrayal of the middle sister of Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston) in Friends.
She was also nominated for a Tony award for best actress for her role as taxi dancer Charity Hope Valentine in the 2005 revival of Sweet Charity.
Applegate’s film credits include the Anchorman franchise, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead, Bad Moms, Hall Pass and The Sweetest Thing.
Applegate took to the podium at the Walk of Fame ceremony assisted by Sagal, who stayed on stage with her during her speech.
