Christina Applegate is an American actress who played the role of Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom. Married with children from 1987 to 1997. He won an Emmy Award for his role in Friends and is nominated for a Golden Globe and a Tony Award. He has appeared on shows like Jesse and up all nightand she plays a starring role in the Netflix tragicomedy series dead to me.
Applegate has a multitude of film appearances, including bad mothers, Anchorman, vacationand The sweetest thing. The Hall Pass actress also has a stable home life with her husband, Martyn LeNoble. This article will look at Christina and Martyn’s relationship and family, their battle with cancer, and their passion for animal conservation.
Christina and her husband Martyn began dating at a difficult time in their lives.
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Christina seemed to have had a lovely romantic life before she married Johnathon Schaech in 2001. She had been linked to actors like Brad Pitt and Richard Grieco, and musicians like Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler. Applegate decided to come to an agreement with actor Johnathon, and everything seemed to be going well between the couple until the invasion of privacy star filed for divorce in December 2005.
Schaech cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce. Both parties welcomed the decision to part ways and had a drama-free split. Christina began dating photographer Lee Grivas after the divorce, but three years later, Lee’s substance abuse problems led to the end of the relationship.
Sadly, Lee died of a drug overdose shortly after he and Christina broke up. Christina was devastated by the news and, to add to her grief, she was diagnosed with breast cancer a month after Lee’s death. Fortunately, she had just started dating her husband, Martyn LeNoble. Punk rock fans know Martyn best for being one of the creators and bassist for the alternative rock band, Porno for Pyros.
Christina said us weekly that Martyn provided invaluable support during this challenging period. She said:
“I have a small but mighty support system and Martyn has truly been an incredible part of my life. Without him, I don’t know if I would have been able to go through any of this. He came in at a time when there was a lot of loss in my life on a lot of levels, so he’s been a really incredible help.”
Martyn and Christina became engaged on Valentine’s Day 2010. They married in a private ceremony held at their Los Angeles home in February 2013. Martyn was also married prior to marrying Christina.
Christina gave birth to daughter Sadie Grace after undergoing a double mastectomy
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When Christina turned 30, she began getting regular mammograms because of a family history of cancer. She had seen her mother battle breast cancer and she knew that she was at high risk of developing the disease. Six years after she began regular screening tests, an MRI revealed that she had breast cancer, but it was not life-threatening.
However, Christina made the bold decision to undergo a double mastectomy. Christina’s mom, Nancy Priddy, thought she had won the battle against cancer, but many years later she reappeared. Applegate wanted to minimize the chance of a recurrence, so she opted for surgery. She revealed in an interview with Robin Roberts on Good morning america:
“My decision, after looking at all the possible treatment plans for me, the only one that seemed most logical and the one that was going to work for me was to have a bilateral mastectomy… I just wanted to get rid of all of this myself. This was the choice I made, and it was difficult.”
Christina underwent reconstructive surgery after her mastectomy. A couple of years after her mastectomy, Applegate welcomed Sadie Grace into the world. Christina’s cancer diagnosis did not hinder her chances of carrying her little bundle of joy. Applegate and her daughter have a great relationship and recently told Ellen that her happy place is the library at her daughter’s school.
In 2017, Christina underwent surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes. She took this step to reduce her chances of getting ovarian cancer. Sadie also has a high chance of developing breast and ovarian cancer, and Christina does everything she can to give her daughter the best chance to fight the disease. She said:
“The chances of my daughter being BRCA positive are very high. I look at her and feed her the cleanest food. I try to keep her stress levels low. I’m doing everything I can on my part.”
She is passionate about animal conservation and cancer awareness.
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Christina’s passion for animal conservation began when she decided to become a vegetarian at the age of 15. PETA:
“I was having lunch on the set of Married with Children, and they served me some kind of meat (I don’t even know everyone’s names anymore because it’s been so long). I looked down and there was blood on my plate, and I realized that I can’t eat something that’s been alive, I just can’t. So I stopped, and that was it. That was the last time.”
Christina is against all forms of human behavior that endanger animals. She appeared in an ad for PETA to encourage people to stop buying fur products and instead adopt the cheapest faux fur.
Following her cancer diagnosis, Applegate dedicated herself to raising awareness and funds for cancer research. She also founded Right Action for Women to help women at high risk of cancer get funding for regular screenings. The organization’s website says:
“Christina Applegate created the foundation to educate women about what it means to be ‘high risk’ for breast cancer and encourage them to talk to their doctors about proper screening tests. Right Action for Women provides help to people who are at increased risk of breast cancer and do not have insurance or the financial flexibility to cover the high costs associated with breast screening tests.”
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