Some stars have been in the industry for so long that they’re part of our pop culture DNA.
Christina Applegate is one of them.
But, despite her fame and fortune, life hasn’t always been kind to Applegate.
In fact, she’s encountered things that would make your average person crumble under the pressure.
“It was torture.
It was fing torture.”
The cast and crew were well aware something was up, explained the star.
“It was very scary to everyone on set because they were like, ‘Christina never eats.’
And I didn’t.
They talked to me about it.”
Some days, she confessed, she would eat no more than five almonds.
Just takeBrad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s contentious court battleas an example.
Christina Applegate thought she’d found the real deal when she met actor Jonathan Schaech in 1997.
The couple were together for 10 years before they divorced in 2007.
“Jana, you’re an incredible human being.
I wanted that to be part of my life,” said the actor viaUs Weekly.
“I thought that you would heal me and make my life better.
And I thought I had to marry you to get that.”
Applegate has opted to keep her pain private, probably to avoid speculation surrounding the highly-publicized split.
During an appearance on the popular ancestry show “Who Do You Think You Are?”
in 2014, Applegate unearthed a startling truth.
I like making her smile and she likes making me smile.
It’s really innocent and fun."
Grivas was just 26 at the time.
In a statement, Applegate lamented his loss, telling Extra viaTV Guide, “I am profoundly saddened.
Lee was an incredible human being who was an extremely important and beautiful part of my life.
He is missed beyond words.
As Grivas wasn’t a public figure himself, not much is known about the circumstances around his death.
In Hollywood, stalkers are no joke.
If not for you she would be mine.
I will not accept this.
I am going to kill you!!!!!!!!!”
The most disturbing thing of all?
There were no reports that the person who sent the messages was ever found or brought to justice.
If the stalker was dealt with, that information was kept firmly out of the public view.
episode that she hadn’t spent that much time seeing her father as she grew up.
As a child in a single-parent household, that must have brought about a lot of uncertainty and worry.
Thankfully for Applegate, Priddy was able to recover, but it wasn’t over.
While it’s a horrible thing for anyone to go through, Priddy’s illness ultimately helped her daughter.
More on that coming up.
The actress called her mom and let her emotions pour out.
“I lay in her lap and just screamed and screamed,” Applegate recalled.
I was scared shitless."
After receiving her diagnosis, Applegate decided to get tested for the BRCA gene, which came back positive.
She didn’t want to take the risk of the illness returning at a later date.
She later underwent reconstructive surgery.
Applegate shared the exchange onTwitter, with many fans rallying behind her to leave sweet messages of support.
I put on 40 pounds; I can’t walk without a cane.
I want people to know that I am very aware of all of that."
This is a progressive disease.
I don’t know if I’m going to get worse."
