The Emmys started with an emotional and celebratory begin when Christina Applegate obtained a standing ovation.
Following host Anthony Anderson’s opening monologue, he introduced Christina because the presenter for the primary award of the night time, Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. He famous the celeb, who was nominated for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Dead to Me, had been performing since she was 1.
After Anthony went over to stroll Christina to the mic, the viewers rose to their ft.
The motive for the standing ovation, whereas indirectly acknowledged, could also be in recognition of Christina dwelling with a number of sclerosis after being diagnosed in 2021.
“Thank you so much. Oh my god, you’re totally shaming me [and my] disability by standing up,” a tearful Christina mentioned earlier than presenting the award. “It’s fine. OK. Body not by Ozempic. OK let’s go.”
Christina then ran by her most well-known TV roles, mentioning Married… with Children (“We don’t have to applaud every time I do something”); Samantha Who?; and Dead to Me, earlier than noting her debut position.
“I’m gonna cry more than I’ve been crying,” she mentioned, noting she acquired her “breakout role” as a child on Days of Our Lives. She later added, “It’s been an honor to play funny, flawed, [and] complex characters like the women nominated for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.”
Christina introduced Ayo Edebiri because the winner for her work on The Bear, and the 2 hugged on stage.
Christina has beforehand opened up about her analysis and the influence it had on her work, particularly Season 3 of Dead to Me. In November of 2022, she mentioned with the New York Times the present shutting down for 5 months following her preliminary analysis. “There was the sense of, ‘Well, let’s get her some drugs so she will get higher,’” she mentioned. “And there is no better. But it was good for me. I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. So I needed that time.”
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