Christina Applegate Speaks Out After Hospitalization: I’m Getting ‘Better Every Day’ and ‘Health Issues Are a Constant For Me, but I’m a Strong Chick’

Home TV News Apr 20, 2026 10:46am PT Christina Applegate Speaks Out After Hospitalization: I’m Getting ‘Better Every Day’ and ‘Health Issues Are a Constant For Me, but I’m a Strong Chick’ By Selome Hailu Plus Icon Selome Hailu Latest ESPN Pulls Boston Marathon Doc ‘Rachel, Breathe’; Director Frank Marshall Cites Rights Disagreement and Says Lawyers Told Him ‘Sign It Now or We Are Pulling the Show’ 3 hours ago In ‘Euphoria,’ Being Called a Pig Is Worse Than the N-Word. Sam Levinson and Adewale Akinnuoye-Adgabje Unpack Why 16 hours ago Christopher Meloni Says Goodbye to Stabler After ‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’ Cancellation: ‘It Was a Great Ride’ 4 days ago See All Getty Images for SiriusXM Christina Applegate says she’s “getting stronger and better every day” after her recent hospitalization. “Thank you for the outpouring of love and well wishes,” she wrote in Instagram caption on Monday. “Health issues are a constant for me, but I’m a strong chick and I’m getting stronger and better every day. I’m taking a moment to focus on my health, but I’ll be back with more to say soon enough. Applegate publicly announced that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in August 2021 and has been open about her health struggles in the years since, especially through her memoir “You with the Sad Eyes,” released in 2026, and the podcast she cohosts with Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who also has MS. Applegate’s Instagram post comes after reports recently began circulating that she had been hospitalized in late March, with outlets like the Daily Mail and Page Six reporting that those close to her were preparing for the worst. Popular on Variety More to come… Read More About: Christina Applegate Jump to Comments More from Variety Who Will Win Best Actor? Will Conan O’Brien Avoid a Sophomore Slump? And Other Burning Questions Ahead of the Oscars Oscars: Black Women Have Never Won the Same Acting Prize Three Years in a Row. Could It Happen This Year? Is ‘Sinners’ Winning Best Picture? Michael B. Jordan’s Victory at the Actor Awards Sets the Movie Up for Oscars Glory Teyana Taylor Was ‘Nearly in Tears’ During Oscar Dress Fittings: ‘It’s So Major’ Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan to Reunite at Oscars for Rob Reiner Tribute; New Details Revealed Stellan Skarsgård on His First Oscar Nomination, Working With Robin Williams and Lars von Trier and Why AI Isn’t the Real Threat Loading comments...