Christina Applegate’s ex husband ‘so proud’ of her Emmys appearance: ‘Toughest human being I’ve ever met’

Christina Applegate’s ex husband Johnathon Schaech showered her with praise following her surprise attendance at the Emmy Awards Monday night. The “Married… With Children” alum, 52, became emotional as she received a standing ovation from the crowd whilst up on stage amid her multiple sclerosis battle.

Schaech — who was married to the “Anchorman” actress from 2001 to 2007 — praised Applegate’s courage to walk the stage despite her health woes. “She danced opening night on Broadway on a broken foot! Beat cancer! She’s the toughest human being I’ve ever met! F–k MS! So proud of her! Go, Christina!” he wrote on X in response to a story about Applegate’s standing ovation at the event.

Schaech later uploaded a screenshot of his tweet on his Instagram Story and shared a video of his ex wife in her stunning Christian Siriano gown. “We are so proud of you, Christina,” he added. Applegate paired her cane with a gorgeous red gown to present the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series to Ayo Edebiri for “The Bear.” As she walked up to the stage, Applegate joked that her body was “not by Ozempic.” The “Dead To Me” alum, who has been married to Dutch musician Martyn LeNoble since 2013, was diagnosed with MS in early 2021 and remained open about how the condition — which affects the brain and nerves — forced her to pump the brakes on her acting career.

Her MS diagnosis came in tandem with the third and final season of the hit Netflix show, in which she starred opposite Linda Cardellini. In an interview with Variety , Applegate opened up on being diagnosed with the disease while in the middle of filming. “I didn’t know what was happening to me,” she said in 2022.

“That January, my toes got numb, and I ignored it. The balls of my foot got numb, and I ignored it. All of a sudden, I’d be, like, falling over. People were like, ‘Oh, it’s just neuropathy.’” “At this point, they had to take me with a wheelchair to the set because I couldn’t walk if the set was far.

I was sleeping all the time, and I gained 40 pounds — a lot of things happened,” she added..