Christina Applegate is feeling mixed feelings as she anticipates the forthcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards.
The actress from the film Dead to Me claimed that the upcoming SAG Awards will probably be her last because she is still coping with the effects of the condition. She received a diagnosis of MS in 2021.
It’s kind of a big deal because it’s probably my last awards event as an actor, Applegate, 51, said in an interview with The Los Angeles Times that was published on Tuesday.
She continued, “Right now, I couldn’t picture waking up at 5 in the morning and working on a set for 12 to 14 hours; I don’t have that in me.”
For her portrayal of Jen Harding in the Netflix comedy, Applegate is up for an award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series. This is her sixth SAG nomination overall.
Applegate no longer plans to pursue acting, but she does have voice-over work in mind as her next step in her career, according to the LA Times. “Doing a s— ton of voice-overs to make some income to make sure that my daughter’s fed and we’re home,” she said.
Nearly two years after receiving her multiple sclerosis diagnosis, Applegate made her comments. She had to take a break from filming to receive treatment at the time because she was filming the third and final season of Dead to Me.
The actress praised the “incredible” cast, the showrunner, and her co-stars in an interview with The Times, claiming that they were “Jen and Judy combined into a human, in the most perfect and beautiful way possible.” She was alluding to the close friendship between her character and Linda Cardellini’s Judy Hale.
“Every day, I was a complete mess, but most of that mess would happen in my trailer by myself, Applegate acknowledged. However, there were occasions when I’d lose it on set and say, “I can’t, we have to take a break, I need a half-hour,” and everyone was so supportive that it was fine.”
Additionally, Applegate discussed how challenging it was to watch the third season after it was made available on Netflix.
She said, “I don’t like seeing myself struggle. Additionally, due to inactivity and medicine, I put on 40 pounds, which made me feel and look unrecognizable. She sat by herself and watched, pausing occasionally when it hurt too much. “I eventually managed to step back from my own ego and see what a stunning piece of television it was. It was so much joy to see and experience every scene that I wasn’t in for the first time.”
In a November interview with Variety, Applegate reminisced on shooting the show and said it was “as hard as you can ever think it would be.”
Regarding her acting career, she stated, “It’s about discovering what I’m capable of doing.” “I’m just getting started on this. Understanding this disease and what causes the symptoms to appear requires time. I’m just getting started with all of this. I’m therefore attempting to make sense of it while also grieving for the person I once was. If I say, “Hey, I can only work five hours,” they won’t treat me like a princess and won’t be as nice as my set was.”
The actress, who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Nov. 14, said she is looking for “a place that will enable me to [work] five hours if I’m not the star” and that appearing as the star in a project may no longer be an option.
“I’m not capable of continuing the work I just finished. Really, it was so difficult “She continued, noting that her family, particularly her 12-year-old daughter Sadie Grace LeNoble, whom she has with her husband Martyn LeNoble, is currently the center of her attention.
“You know, I’m quite sure that this was it. Who knows, though; I’ll probably grow to hate spending time alone in my room. I want to create things, develop things, and produce things “Added she. I just need to put my ideas into action because I have so many in my head.
