Selma Blair Turned to Alcohol to Hide MS Symptoms, Aided Applegate Amid Misdiagnosis

WHO:

TMZ - Actress Selma Blair discussed her alcohol use and multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms in an interview.

TMZ - Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg’s show featured Blair’s interview.

US Magazine - Selma Blair recalled helping Christina Applegate recognize that she might have MS.

US Magazine - Applegate, known for *Dead to Me*, was later reported to have been misdiagnosed.

WHAT:

TMZ - Blair said she drank alcohol to mask her MS symptoms and nerve pain.

US Magazine - Blair said Applegate was at her house, sitting outside and experiencing substantial discomfort and neuropathy in her feet.

US Magazine - Blair recalled Applegate saying she thought her symptoms were caused by diverticulitis.

WHERE:

US Magazine - Applegate was at Blair’s house, sitting outside.

WHY:

TMZ - Blair said she used alcohol to conceal MS symptoms and cope with nerve pain.

HOW:

TMZ - Blair discussed her alcohol use during an interview taped before her airport arrest.

US Magazine - Blair recalled Applegate describing her symptoms as diverticulitis before Blair helped her identify MS as a possible explanation.

(UPDATED October 21, 2026 00:44 UTC)

Selma Blair said she used alcohol to mask her multiple sclerosis symptoms and cope with nerve pain, discussing her experience in an interview on Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg’s show. Blair also recalled helping Christina Applegate consider MS as a possible explanation for her symptoms. She said Applegate had been sitting outside at Blair’s house with significant discomfort and neuropathy in her feet, and thought the symptoms might be diverticulitis.