Christina Applegate has reportedly been hospitalized in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
According to reports from TMZ<\/a>, the 54-year-old was admitted in late March, though details surrounding her hospitalization remain unclear. It\u2019s also unknown whether the stay is directly connected to her multiple sclerosis diagnosis, which she first revealed in 2021.<\/p>\n While her team has not confirmed specifics, a representative noted to the outlet that Applegate has \u201ca long history of complicated medical conditions that she has been refreshingly open about, as evidenced in her memoir and on her podcast.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfac SIGN UP for Parade\u2019s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/a> \ud83c\udfac<\/p>\n That openness has been especially evident in recent weeks. The Dead to Me star released her memoir, You With the Sad Eyes, where she shared a candid look at her daily life with MS. \u201cWhen I wake up, I often can\u2019t get my arm to move far enough to grab the cup of water by my bed or my phone from its charger,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n Applegate has also been frank about the emotional weight<\/a> that comes with the diagnosis. In a recent podcast appearance on NPR\u2019s Wild Card With Rachel Martin<\/a> , she admitted she thinks about death \u201cevery day \u2018cause it\u2019s looming,\u201d explaining that \u201cit looms for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFor people who have a disease like this, you never know, you know?\u201d she added, revealing she has already made arrangements for her future, including purchasing burial plots.<\/p>\n Despite the challenges, Applegate has continued to stay active professionally. Her memoir has been well received, even earning praise from former co-star Chevy Chase<\/a>, who called her incredibly talented.<\/p>\n At this time, reps for Applegate have not responded to Parade\u2019s request for comment<\/p>\n This story was originally published by Parade<\/a> on Apr 17, 2026, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christina Applegate has reportedly been hospitalized in Los Angeles. According to reports from TMZ, the 54-year-old was admitted…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":589421,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[16820,88,257492,70969],"class_list":["post-589420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-christina-applegate","tag-entertainment","tag-multiple-sclerosis-diagnosis","tag-rachel-martin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/589421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}