Christina Applegate’s Memoir You With The Sad Eyes

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Chelsea Devantez

Arts, Books, Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Chelsea is joined by bestie Jo Feldman to break down “You with the Sad Eyes,” the memoir of “Anchorman” and “Dead to Me” star Christina Applegate, who unpacks her Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. Jo and Chelsea recap Christina’s childhood growing up in Laurel Canyon, her reluctant rise as a comedic icon on “Married… with Children,” plus wild tales with Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp, and the Pussycat Dolls history we didn’t see coming. A content warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive topics, including domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, and substance use. Take care while listening and find helpful resources here. Contact us or send us your voice notes: hello@glamoroustrash.com Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Thank you to our sponsors: Quince - Go to quince.com/glamorous for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Thrive Causemetics - Get 20% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/glamorous Ritual - Save 25% on your first month at ritual.com/glamorous. Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Show Notes: Dringo! Card *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Glammerous Trash.
0:07.0	This is a podcast that bookclubs viral articles, celebrity memoirs, and trashy discourse to elevate your life.
0:12.3	I'm your host, Chelsea Devontas.
0:13.8	I'm a TV writer, comedian, filmmaker, author, and sometimes I'm in stuff too.
0:17.8	And today, we're book clubbing Christina Applegates memoir titled You with the Sad Eyes.
0:25.4	This just came out.
0:27.1	It's a brand new memoir.
0:28.7	And you know Christina from so many iconic roles like Kelly on Married with Children from the amazing TV show Dead to Me.
0:37.7	She's also been in so many other things like Anchorman, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's
0:41.5	dead, the sweetest thing, so many more.
0:43.9	She's just, she's an icon.
0:45.9	And as the title of this memoir suggests, there are some deeply sad topics coming up today.
0:52.3	So this is your trigger warning for domestic violence,
0:55.3	sexual violence, child abuse, and talk of suicide. So please take care when listening.
0:59.9	We're going to get into a lot of stuff today.
1:02.6	Anyone who truly knows me knows I am not Christina Applegate. I was never, ever that person.
1:10.5	So whenever I hear Christina Applegate, I get spine tinkles and it's not in a good way.
1:15.1	Those two words together do not denote the secret place, the center of my soul, the real me.
1:21.8	Our guest today is Joe Feldman.
1:24.7	You know her.
1:25.5	You love her.
1:26.1	I love her.
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