Christina Applegate has opened up about the possibility of not working on camera again, amid her Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis.
This came as the 51-year-old revealed that the SAG Awards earlier this year would be the last awards ceremony she would attend as an actor.
The Dead to Me actress - who confirmed her MS diagnosis in 2021 - had been nominated for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series for her role as Jen Harding in the Netflix comedy.
It was her sixth-ever SAG nomination for the show, which is about a real estate agent who is seething with grief after the death of her husband and crosses paths with Judy Hale, a free-spirited woman who also suffered a tragic loss.
In an interview with The Los Angeles Times earlier this year, Applegate opened up about the award show season and shared that the SAG Awards would most likely be her final one as she continues to deal with the impacts of her diagnosis.
"It's my last awards show as an actor probably, so it's kind of a big deal," Applegate told the outlet. "Right now, I couldn't imagine getting up at 5 a.m. and spending 12 to 14 hours on a set; I don't have that in me at this moment." Although acting was no longer on her radar, the Married... With Children star said she had her next career move in mind, revealing: "Doing a s*** ton of voice-overs to make some cash to make sure that my daughter's fed and we're homed".
Applegate spoke to Vanity Fair last week about her future in the industry, stating that her role in Dead to Me would "probably" be her last in front of a camera following her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis in 2021. The actress also spoke about her on-screen partner, Linda Cardellini, with Applegate saying how they "were in love with each other" from their first day on set. She also spoke about her gratitude to be able to work with someone whose acting talents matched her own.
"It's rare that you have an equal playing field and you get to play ping-pong instead of tennis. There's a difference. Ping-pong is so much more fun when the other person is just as good as you are. I'm probably not going to work on camera again, but I'm so glad that I went out with someone who is by far the greatest actress I've ever worked with in my entire life, if not the greatest human I've ever known," she said.
