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Christina Applegate shared a playful video on Instagram, showing herself modeling cherry-red lip stain in bed
The actress said she was "trying to swallow a pill," while laughing with her friend, hairstylist Dave Stanwell
"I'm weird," Applegate wrote in the caption, where she explained the pill was a "vegan omega" dietary supplement
Christina Applegateis getting playful in a newInstagramvideo amid her ongoing journey withmultiple sclerosis.
In the clip, theDead to Meactress, 54, showed off her shiny lips while taking a dietary supplement and laughing in bed.
"These lips are killing me," hairstylist Dave Stanwell, who filmed the Dec. 18 video, says of theMarried with Childrenalum's cherry-red lip stain, which she explained in a comment was "the oneBillie Eilishused hahasacheu. It goes on and then you have to peel. Which is why I was weird laughing. I was trying to have it dry. It's incredible."
In the video, Applegate purses her lips before covering her mouth as she tries not to laugh.
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"I'm trying to swallow a pill," Applegate says.
"She's good at swallowing, ladies and gentlemen," Stanwell quips in his voice over, while laughing. "We have zero fun together," he wrote, deadpan, in hisown postof the video.
"So many explanations hahaha," Applegate captioned her post. "First the pill is my vegan omega. And the lipstick are that stuff you put on and then peel off and I love that stuff. And I'm weird.@davestanwellfor commentary and laughs."
"And yes there is an alien behind me," Applegate says, referencing the green drink bottle on her bedside table. "I shall explain later. No I didn't go to a rave."
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In a later comment, Applegate explained the bright cup, saying, "I can't walk the stairs. And glass is hard for me. So when I get down for water, alien cup."
Applegate chatted with commenters, who asked about her eyeglasses — "super old Tom Ford," she explained — and praised how healthy she looks amid her ongoing struggle with MS.
"You're looking fabulous darling! 😘. Hope you're feeling as good as you look. ❤️," wrote one commenter, while another observed, "Smoke show always."
And as another commented, "From one MS sister to another- I hope you feel as good as you look. Have a joyful holiday season!🎄✨☃️."
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