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MeSsy with Christina Applegate & Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Diana-Maria Riva

MeSsy with Christina Applegate & Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Wishbone Production

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Comedy, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

This week, Christina and Jamie are joined by Diana-Maria Riva, who was Christina’s co-star on “Dead to Me.” They discuss their experience working together, how to sustain a career, finding your voice, her work with Latina’s Acting Up, and more. Executive Producers: Christina Applegate, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Allison Bresnick Audio Engineer: Josh Windisch This episode is sponsored by: Branch Basics - Get 15% off Branch Basics with the code Messy at  https://branchbasics.com/messy #branchbasicspod Sleep Number - For a limited time, Sleep Number smart beds start at $849. Prices higher in AK and HI. Exclusively at a Sleep Number® store near you.  See store or sleepnumber.com for details. AG1 - AG1 is offering new subscribers a FREE $76 gift when you sign up. You’ll get a Welcome Kit, a bottle of D3K2 AND 5 free travel packs in your first box. So make sure to check out DrinkAG1.com/messy to get this offer!  Zoc Doc - Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to Zocdoc dot com slash MESSY to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today.  Calm - Stress less, sleep more, and live better with Calm. For listeners of our show, Calm is offering an exclusive offer of 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription at calm.com/MESSY

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Christina Applegate. And I'm Jamie Lynn Sigler. And this is messy.

0:10.4

The following message is brought to you by Novartis. Since partnering with Novartis, I have been

0:19.7

thinking a lot about when I was first diagnosed

0:22.0

with relapsing a mess. To be honest, I was overwhelmed and in denial, and I didn't want to accept it.

0:29.2

Eventually, I had to be real with myself, reflect on what was important, reframe how my diagnosis

0:35.1

was impacting my life, and focus on how I was feeling.

0:38.8

And I wish I'd started thinking about my needs sooner.

0:41.2

It helped me get to a place of acceptance and find the right treatment choice for me.

0:45.5

And I really hope others don't wait as long as I did.

0:48.6

That's why I partnered with Novartis to create a three-step guide, hoping it can help people speak up and voice their needs.

0:56.3

Get the guide at reframingMS.com.

1:06.7

Okay, hi, everybody.

1:08.3

Welcome to Messy.

1:09.3

It's Christina.

1:10.6

And Jamie. And today's a very, very, very special day for me, for all of us, for you guys as well. But really personally for me, this woman is not only like one of the best actors I've ever worked with. She's kind. She's loving. She's an activist. She works her ass off. She has the best

1:29.5

fucking hair I've ever seen in my life. My very best detective Perez, Miss Diana Maria

1:36.8

Riva. Yay. I'm happy to have you here. I'm already to hear all. I'm so excited to be here, ladies, so excited.

1:48.9

You know, we've obviously been working on this for a minute trying to get our schedules to coordinate,

1:54.4

and you've had so many beautiful guests. So it is such a honor to be here. We feel so lucky to have you.

2:00.9

We've been trying since November.

2:03.4

Let's just put, so listeners understand, in November, there was a day that was a really bad day for some people.

2:09.8

And we just couldn't record that day.

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