‘Sopranos’ Star Jamie-Lynn Sigler Reveals 15-Year Battle with Multiple Sclerosis
Former “Sopranos” star Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played the caring but conflicted daughter to mob boss Tony Soprano on the hit HBO show has revealed that she’s been battling multiple sclerosis for nearly 15 years.
In an emotional interview with People, Sigler, 34, says she was diagnosed with the debilitating neurological condition when she was 20, during the show’s fourth season.
“I wasn’t ready until now,” Sigler told People about revealing her struggles with MS. “It’s a new me. I don’t want to hold a secret where it feels like I have something to be ashamed of or have something to hide.”
She told the magazine that she remained symptom-free for the first few years; the disease—which ravages the central nervous system—has caused the actress serious problems recently.
“I can’t walk for a long period of time without resting. I cannot run. No superhero roles for me.”
The news isn’t all bad for Sigler, though.
She recently tied the knot with pro baseball player Cutter Dykstra, 26. The couple has a two-year-old son, Beau, who helped them celebrate. She wore a strapless Oscar de la Renta gown for the January 16 ceremony at the Parker Palm Springs hotel in Palm Springs, California. Her friend and former ‘NSYNC member Lance Bass officiated.
Sigler tells People that after experimenting with treatments and prescriptions, she’s been able to keep her MS symptoms at bay for the last few years.
“It takes a fighting attitude to deal with all this,” she says. “This disease can absolutely take over your life if you let it.
Get more details in this week’s issue of People, which hits newsstands Friday.
