Christina Applegate’s ‘anguished’ A-list pals on edge amid ‘treacherous’ MS battle, hospital stay: report

Christina Applegate’s pals and erstwhile co-stars for illustration Ed O’Neill and Katey Sagal are reportedly “anguished” over nan actress’ health aft her caller hospitalization — truthful overmuch truthful that they’ve reached retired to her.

“They don’t deliberation this is it for her, she’s not dying correct now. But they wanted to make judge that thing was near unsaid,” a root adjacent pinch Applegate and who worked connected “Married… With Children” told nan Daily Mail successful an question and reply published Friday.

“They told each different that they emotion each other.”

Also among nan database of celebrities who reportedly reached retired pinch words of support were her “Dead to Me” co-star Linda Cardellini, her “Anchorman” costar Will Ferrell and Jean Smart, who played her mother successful 2007’s “Samantha Who?”

Though, nan connection from O’Neill — who played her begetter connected “Married… With Children” — held a important meaning for Applegate arsenic nan brace stay close.

“I don’t want to opportunity that Ed is simply a begetter fig to her, but they person kept successful touch since their ‘Married pinch Children’ days and they are very, very close,” an insider adjacent to O’Neill shared.

“They ever person been. They text, they spot each other, they telephone connected nan phone.”

The root added: “He heard nan news that she was hospitalized and he instantly texted her and asked if he could help, told her he loved her, that he was present for her successful immoderate measurement that she needs.”

O’Neill is “anguished” and “so worried astir her,” nan root continued.

“He loves her very much. Obviously it’s not for illustration she’s connected her deathbed, I don’t think, but she’s not doing good and thing tin happen,” said nan insider.

“He hates to spot her suffering, that really gets to him. So he’s offered immoderate he tin do to help. He’s family to her.”

Reps for Applegate, O’Neill and Sagal did not instantly respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.

Applegate, who was diagnosed pinch MS successful 2021, was hospitalized successful Los Angeles precocious past month. However, it was unclear if nan logic had thing to do pinch her autoimmune disease.

“I person nary remark connected whether she is successful nan infirmary aliases what her aesculapian treatments are,” a rep for nan character told Page Six successful a connection astatine nan time. “She’s had a agelong history of analyzable aesculapian conditions that she has been refreshingly unfastened about, arsenic evidenced successful her memoir and connected her podcast.”

Applegate later gave an update connected her wellness via Instagram, telling her followers that she’s emotion “better each day.”

“Thank you for nan outpouring of emotion and good wishes. Health issues are a changeless for me, but I’m a beardown chick and I’m getting stronger and amended each day.”

“I’m taking a infinitesimal to attraction connected my health, but I’ll beryllium backmost pinch much to opportunity soon enough.”