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Key Points Selma Blair is in remission from multiple sclerosis and feeling better than ever. She struggled for years with undiagnosed MS symptoms, often dismissed by doctors. Blair recently said, “I am doing amazingly well... I am finally well enough to really, genuinely [live].” Selma Blair is living her best life now that she’s in remission from multiple sclerosis. The Legally Blonde star, 53, who broke onto the scene with her iconic role opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in 1999’s Cruel Intentions, is known for her beloved roles alongside Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde and other films, such as The Sweetest Thing. While Blair revealed in 2018 that she had been diagnosed with MS, she’s doing better than ever these days. This past weekend, she took to Instagram to share a stunning series of photos in which she shocked followers with a disco glam look. Sporting long, blonde hair extensions and heavy makeup, the actress wore a sequined gold bodysuit with a halter neck. While Blair didn’t mention what the occasion was, she did share in the caption that she was “going celebrating.” Whatever the big event was, it looks like she was ready to have a great time! Oops! We’re unable to load this content right now. View directly on Instagram 🎬SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 How the Doctors Missed Her MS Blair suffered from horrific pain and fatigue for years. However, doctors dismissed her symptoms. “I had CAT scans as a kid, and I had doctor visits, and I stayed in hospitals for weeks at a time,” Blair recalled at the Flow Space Women’s Health Summit, according to Variety. “I’d have fevers, I have pain, endless, bone-crushing fatigue that I still do have. And my mom would say, Why can’t you give her an MRI?” It wasn’t until she was in her forties that she was taking series. “I was diagnosed with relapsing [remitting] MS in 2018. It turned out I probably had juvenile MS, as my first optical neuritis was when I was about seven, which left me with a lazy eye from nerve damage. But there were a lot of things I missed my whole life,” Blair recalled. She’s Doing Great These Days Blair told PEOPLE in April that she is finally “relapse-free” from MS.
