Overview
- Applegate discussed mortality on NPR’s Wild Card with Rachel Martin, saying death feels like it is looming and that she thinks about it every day.
- She said she has purchased burial plots for herself and two others at a location she had long considered after learning the spots were available.
- She plans to visit the site for a picnic with a friend and is considering planting a tree there to give future visitors shade.
- Applegate described the purchase as a practical choice intended to spare loved ones the burden of making arrangements later.
- She publicly disclosed an MS diagnosis in 2021 and has reduced acting work; a memoir excerpt also recounts past struggles with body dysmorphia and anorexia tied to early career pressures.