'Dead To Me' star Christina Applegate was diagnosed with MS in 2021
Christina Applegate in tears as she thanks her daughter for standing by her through everything
Christina Applegate thanked her friends and family for taking care of her, especially her daughter, who she called "the most important" person.
Christina Applegate is sharing her truth about going under the knife.
During the latest episode of her podcast, the "Dead to Me" alum admitted she had plastic surgery after a "famous" producer commented on her appearance.
"I was on a show and one of the producers… [a] very famous [person] who did a very famous show as well… said, ‘Hey we’re having trouble lighting under your eyes. The bags under your eyes are so big,'" Applegate, 52, explained on her "MeSsy" podcast with "The Sopranos" star Jamie-Lynn Sigler.
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE ADDRESSES FUTURE AS AN ACTRESS AMID MS DIAGNOSIS
Emmy Award-winning actress Christina Applegate revealed she got plastic surgery after a producer advised her to modify her looks. (John Shearer/Getty Images for ABA)
"He goes, ‘I suggest you get them removed,’" she said.
The actress added that although the "bags" under her eyes were "hereditary," she felt pressured to take action.
Applegate quipped that her dad "has got Louis Vuitton luggage under his eyes."
"At 27 years old, I had the only plastic surgery I’ve ever had to remove the bags under my eyes. … I went under."
She continued to call out the producer for making her feel "shame" by "plant[ing] seeds into [her] head."
"Dead to Me" alum Christina Applegate had her eyes done after a producer commented on them. (John Salangsang/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images)
The "Married… with Children" alum has been honest about her health battles since she first revealed her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2021.
Applegate and Sigler — who is also battling MS — shared that they feel "shameful" and "self-conscious" when using a cane.
"Married… with Children" actors Christina Applegate, David Faustino, Ed O'Nell, and Katy Saga l(l-R) pose for a portrait in October 1988 in Los Angeles, California. (Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)
"I'm so shameful to carry a cane. And I really, I really wish I wasn't that way, but I really struggle with it big time," Sigler said.
Applegate added, "I feel self-conscious when I have my cane. I feel self-conscious about the fact that I'm like this… but I know for myself, I don't know what's, what would be worse, me falling."
Applegate shares details about her health battle on the "MeSsy" podcast with "The Sopranos" star Jamie-Lynn Sigler. (Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, last month, Applegate revealed she struggled with her mental health amid her fight with the chronic disease.
She shared that she was "in a depression."
"Like a real, f--- it all depression where it's kind of scaring me a little bit because it feels really fatalistic. I'm trapped in this darkness right now that I haven't felt like... I don't even know how long, probably 20 something years," said Applegate during a previous episode of her podcast.
The actress previously shared that she was "in a depression" and said, "I don't enjoy living." (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
"This is being really honest... I don't enjoy living. I don't enjoy it. I don't enjoy things anymore."
Following her remarks, the Emmy Award winner reassured fans who were concerned about her well-being and said she was "very disturbed" by the "clickbait" about her comments.
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"I dare anyone to be diagnosed with MS or any kind of chronic illness that has taken who you were prior to that moment and go, ‘This is great,'" she said in part. "You know? No, you have moments of feeling, ‘This is tiring, and I don’t wanna do this.’ But you do it…"
Applegate revealed her diagnosis on X, formerly Twitter, three years ago.
Applegate revealed her MS diagnosis on X, formerly Twitter. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
"Hi friends. A few months ago I was diagnosed with MS," she wrote.
"It's been a strange journey. But I have been so supported by people that I know who also have this condition," Applegate continued. "It's been a tough road. But as we all know, the road keeps going. Unless some a--hole blocks it."
In a separate post, she added, "As one of my friends that has MS said, 'We wake up and take the indicated action.' And that's what I do."
Fox News Digital's Ashley Hume contributed to this report.
Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an Entertainment Writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to
