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Christina Applegate's heartbreaking MS update amid career highlight

Christina was diagnosed with MS in 2021

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Melanie Macleod
Wellness Editor
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This week saw actress Christina Applegate honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with the Dead to Me star appearing at the unveiling with a glamorous walking stick to support her.

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While her star is the ultimate career accolade, Christina, 50, recently shared that she feels her time on screen is coming to an end, as a result of the pain she experiences from MS, which she was diagnosed with in 2021.

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Speaking to People about filming the final season of Dead To Me, Christina said that filming the final season was: "as hard as you would possibly think it would be.

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"There's no way I could do the work that I just came off again. I mean, it was so hard," she added.

Christina shared that she was only able to work five hours a day because she is "tired all the time", but that her co-stars and colleagues had been understanding and loving throughout the process.

Christina Applegate wearing black unveiling her hollywood star of fame© Photo: Getty Images

Christina Applegate with her Hollywood Walk of Fame star

"I have to find a place that's as loving as my set was, where they won't think I'm a diva by saying, 'Hey, I can only work five hours.'"

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At the unveiling of her Hollywood Walk of Fame star, Christina's fans rushed to send their love, writing on Instagram: "I love her and it breaks my heart to see her hurting."

Christina Applegate wearing black with a sparkly cane unveiling her hollywood star of fame© Photo: Getty Images

Christina Applegate relied on a sparkly cane to support her

Another commented: "So so sad to hear she has MS. She already has gone through a lot with breast cancer. God give her strength."

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