Christina Applegate's Daughter Shares What's Been 'Hard' Since Actor's MS Diagnosis

Christina Applegate’s teen daughter, Sadie, recently opened up about how her mother’s multiple sclerosis diagnosis has affected her.

During an appearance on Thursday’s episode of “MeSsy,” the podcast Applegate co-hosts with fellow actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler, the 13-year-old said that certain things have been “really hard” for her since her mom was diagnosed with MS in 2021.

“Every night, I remember, when I was a kid, we would dance and everything in her room for hours at a time,” she said.

“It was hard seeing my mom lose a lot of the abilities she used to have in my childhood.… It’s just really difficult seeing her go through this.”

Sadie then explained that it’s also been “nice” being able to support her mom in different ways, though she joked that the “Dead to Me” actor isn’t always willing to let her steer when her mom uses a wheelchair.

Applegate, who shares Sadie with husband Martyn LeNoble, later said that as a parent she often feels guilty when she has difficult days dealing with MS.

MS is a condition that affects the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide range of potential symptoms, including numbness, muscle weakness and problems with vision and movement, per the Cleveland Clinic.

“I don’t ever want you to feel that I’m not capable to be your protector, your mother,” the actor told her daughter. “I love you, I want to make you food, I want to bring it you, I want to do all the things. And I do, when I can, and I feel incredibly guilty when I can’t.

“But you’re always pretty darn cool about it kid,” Applegate continued.

Elsewhere in the episode, Sadie opened up about some of her own health struggles and how they’ve helped her relate to her mom.

She said she was recently diagnosed with having postural