Christina Applegate and Katey Sagal go collectively like a horse and carriage.
On the March 11 episode of “MeSsy,” the podcast Applegate co-hosts with actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Applegate and Sagal mirrored on their time working collectively on “Married… with Children” and the way the expertise formed their lives — each on and off-screen.
“You were just such a safe space for me,” Applegate stated, wanting again on her time with Sagal, who performed her mom on the present. “What made you so comforting to me is that you had lived. Lived a lot of life and a lot of scarring and things had taken place and now you were on that side of strength, and I needed that.”
Applegate, who began engaged on the present at age 15, shared that Sagal’s presence made her really feel “safe” and “comforted” her throughout her varied occasions of want.
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Sagal credited the work she did on herself for making it potential to be a refuge to Applegate. She additionally shared that she was 4 months sober when she landed the function as Peggy Bundy within the sitcom.
“It’s so interesting because I was so new to my own inner journey because I was new to my own recovery journey,” the actor stated.
“But along with that, I was learning very rapidly how to be honest with myself and how important that is for all of us to be that way,” Sagal defined. “And I did have that sense that there was nobody really for you to — I guess what I’m saying is I became very forthright with my journey, which I think opens the door for other people, i.e. you, Chrissy, to be forthright with yours.”
Sagal opened up about her struggles with substance abuse, revealing that she started utilizing medicine and alcohol at age 15. She stated sobriety led her again to her childhood self and that this “youthful” perspective helped her join deeply with Applegate throughout filming.
“I could relate to you,” Sagal stated. “I could absolutely relate to the pieces of you. And so I wanna say that the safety you were feeling was also the umbrella of recovery. That’s kind of what you were feeling, because that was the umbrella around me.”
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Sagal additionally confessed that she was making an attempt to “fake it til you make it” on set, surrounded by co-stars with much more expertise. Although Applegate noticed Sagal as a pillar of confidence, Sagal described that “confidence” as being “full of shit.”
“I learned so much about walking through fear and being able to manage myself in very small increments so that I can walk through fear,” she stated.
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