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Longtime mates Selma Blair and Christina Applegate are supporting one another by way of their journeys with a number of sclerosis (MS). After the “Dancing With the Stars” season finale on Nov. 21, Blair spoke about her friendship with Applegate and the way the 2 have leaned on one another throughout their respective battles with the situation. After exiting “DWTS” early as a consequence of well being issues, Blair, who was identified with MS in 2018, had returned for a fantastic closing efficiency.
“She’s nailing simply being who she is with this MS.”
In the interview with Entertainment Tonight, the “Cruel Intentions” actor opened up about being there for her buddy and former costar at Applegate’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony on Nov. 14. The ceremony marked the “Dead to Me” star’s first public look since she shared her MS prognosis in August 2021. “I’m a fan of hers,” Blair stated. “She is an iconic, iconic California lady, actress of my era, and he or she is it. There has not been one factor that she’s achieved that I have not been like, ‘Nailed it.’ She’s nailing simply being who she is with this MS.”
Blair had joined Applegate’s household, followers, and mates, together with her “Dead to Me” costar Linda Cardellini and former “Married . . . With Children” costars Katey Sagal and David Faustino. She added, “She’s humorous and undoubtedly, her efficiency was wonderful, however to be there, I simply needed to witness the greats in my mates’ lives, simply quietly again there. To know I used to be there for one thing that we dream about after we’re little.”
Though Applegate just lately spoke candidly about her challenges forward of the discharge of “Dead to Me” season three, Blair shared, “Christina nonetheless helps me. She’s simply such a robust one, she actually is. She’s such a nurturer. If you want one thing, she’s at your home. There have been issues that I had been unglued, and he or she’s like, ‘I’m exterior, reply the door.'” Blair, alternatively, stated she’s provided recommendation on canes. “I’m actually into all that, all of the issues that assist me get round. But she’s getting it locked down. She has so much on her plate. It’s so much, however she’s simply sensible and exquisite as ever.”
Blair and Applegate have recognized one another for greater than 20 years. They costarred within the 2002 comedy “The Sweetest Thing” alongside Cameron Diaz and have since remained shut mates. Ahead, watch Blair’s touching interview in full.