{"id":67694,"date":"2022-11-16T15:04:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T15:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=224163"},"modified":"2022-11-16T19:46:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T19:46:36","slug":"christina-applegate-ms","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/christina-applegate-ms\/","title":{"rendered":"Christina Applegate Let Her Nails Make a Powerful Statement in First Public Appearance Since Her MS Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_67720\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67720\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67720 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1441545000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"863\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christina Applegate attends a ceremony honoring Christina Applegate with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on November 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images for Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Christina Applegate has made her first public appearance since sharing her heartbreaking multiple sclerosis diagnosis last year. The <em>Dead To Me<\/em> star was honored for her decades-long career in the entertainment industry with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where she took the opportunity to make a powerful statement.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/beauty\/christina-applegate-fu-ms-diagnosis-manicure-49012467#photo-49012483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em> PopSugar<\/em><\/a>, Applegate asked manicurist Vanessa Sanchez to paint the letters &#8216;F U MS&#8217; across her fingernails. &#8220;A couple of weeks ago, Christina and I started planning her manicure as she knew the upcoming week would be full of events,&#8221; Sanchez told the publication. &#8220;The week started with today&#8217;s induction onto the Hollywood walk of fame.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_224165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224165\" style=\"width: 1008px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-224165\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1244783364.jpeg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"679\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-224165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">US actress Christina Applegate speaks during her Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, on November 14, 2022. (Photo by VALERIE MACON \/ AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Applegate is allergic to a large portion of nail polishes, so Sanchez said that she had suggested an alternative to gel polish, the plant-based Green Flash LED Polish in the shades Hollyhock and Snow by Manucurist Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Said Sanchez, &#8220;When I told her about Green Flash, she was immediately excited to try it because the ingredients are all natural, and she wouldn&#8217;t have to wait for her polish to dry.&#8221; They opted for deep autumnal tones to compliment the star&#8217;s outfit and make the message stand out loud and clear.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ck9kFr4vOjb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; 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