Christina Applegate has shared a new video online, her first following a recent months-long hospitalization amid her ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis.
In the brief clip, posted to Instagram on Monday, Applegate can be seen showing off her freshly blonde hair while she rocks a black zip-up hoodie, jeans and crescent moon necklace.
“Fresh hair color, new weird spot on my cheek haha thank you @davestanwell for brightening up my cloudy day,” she captioned the post. “Love you and love to you all out there.”
The post drew support from thousands of fans, including big names like Octavia Spencer and Andy Cohen, both of who posted fire emojis to compliments the actress’ updated do.
“You are truly powerful,” Henry Winkler wrote.
The update comes after news broke in March that the “Anchorman” star landed in the hospital. The following month she told fan that she’d been “getting stronger and better every day,” and in August, it was reported that she had been released and was resting back at home.
“Thank you for the outpouring of love and well wishes,” she wrote on Instagram at the time. “Health issues are a constant for me, but I’m a strong chick and I’m getting stronger and better every day. I’m taking a moment to focus on my health, but I’ll be back with more to say soon enough.”
Applegate first revealed her multiple sclerosis diagnosis in August 2021.
In a 2025 episode of her podcast, she revealed she has spent the years since in and out of the hospital.
“For three years, since I was diagnosed, I’ve been in the hospital upwards of 30 times,” Applegate said. “That is unimaginable, OK? They’ve done every test known to man on me, put so much radiation into my body from CT scans to everything else.”
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