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Christina Applegate Recalls Struggling With Anorexia on 'Married With Children' Set

The 'MeSsy' podcast host was overcome with emotion as she spoke about her eating disorder for the first time.

"I've never discussed it in public ever, my battle with an eating disorder so it's a big deal," she tells her MeSsy podcast co-host, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who, like Applegate, lives with multiple sclerosis (MS). - Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Critics Choice AssociationApplegate said that the height of her eating disorder came when she began her career on Married With Children. At the time, she told creators that she wanted her character, Kelly Bundy, to wear more revealing outfits, inspired by "rock sluts," which backfired, as she began to fixate on her weight more.

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