Stars who have multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating, autoimmune, and chronic neurological disease caused by inflammatory and degenerative mechanisms.

In the gallery, we have gathered some well-known names that face the serious illness.

Actress Selma Blair showed through the documentary 'Introducing, Selma Blair' an intimate look at what life has been like after being diagnosed with the disease in 2018.

At first, the actress suffered from severe pain and physical disability, including difficulty speaking and loss of movement in her left leg.

Recently, Selma Blair underwent a stem cell transplant and the disease went into remission.

Presenter Jack Osbourne, son of the famous rock star Ozzy Osbourne, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis just weeks after the birth of his daughter.

As he revealed to the program 'Morning New Show', the biggest struggle in his case is with depression, a common side effect of MS.

Christina Applegate was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021, at the age of 49.

She told fans on Twitter that the battle has been a strange and difficult road and asked for privacy.

"Hi friends. A few months ago I was diagnosed with MS. It’s been a strange journey. But I have been so supported by people that I know who also have this condition"

"It’s been a tough road," she continued. "But as we all know, the road keeps going. Unless some * hole blocks it."

Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler was starring in 'The Sopranos' when MS was discovered in her body.

She only shared her condition with the public later, when she was 34 years old. She revealed that she had been in denial for a long time.

Art Alexakis of the band Everclear revealed his diagnosis in 2019, when he was almost 50 years old.

The musician told the world about it a few years after he found out.

Meanwhile, he was touring and making new music without showing any outward signs of the illness.