Selma Blair’s Inner Circle Through the Years: Stars Who’ve Been in Her Corner Amid Her MS Battle

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Selma Blair's Inner Circle Through the Years: Stars Who've Been in Her Corner Amid Her MS Battle

Surrounded by support. As Selma Blair navigates her multiple sclerosis diagnosis, the actress has a close group of pals in her corner.

“Selma is one of my oldest best friends. …  [She] is one of the strongest, bravest women that I know and if anybody can get through this, it’s her,” Jaime King exclusively told Us Weekly in December 2018. “I will be by her side, I will go to every appointment, I will do whatever she needs.”

The Legally Blonde actress previously announced in October 2018 that she had been diagnosed with MS — and the Hart of Dixie alum has been “really proud” of her friend’s candor about her journey “from the very beginning.”

King added at the time: “We’ve been through a lot with each other and I’m eternally grateful for her. I will do whatever it takes as her best friend to make sure that anything that I can do to support that I will be there.”

As the Cruel Intentions star continued managing her health struggles, she decided to sign up for Dancing With the Stars season 31. Despite Blair and pro partner Sasha Farber proclaiming their team name was the “underdogs,” she had several famous faces hoping for her success.

“My dear friend @selmablair is going to be on #DWTS Monday at 8ET/5PT on #DisneyPlus!” Kris Jenner captioned a September 2022 Instagram Story hours before the competition’s premiere episode. “So proud of you! I can’t wait to cheer her on.”

During her debut dance, Blair and the Australia native impressed both the DWTS judges and the audience with their emotional Viennese Waltz to “The Time of My Life” by David Cook. The performance — which earned a score of 28 out of 40 from the judging panel — also saw the Michigan native leave her cane behind before getting into her first dance position with Farber.

“[My face] was streaming with tears. It’s just something that is so indescribable,” fellow DWTS pro Emma Slater — who was previously married to Farber — told Us Weekly and other reporters after the first episode. “To look at her and to say she’s an inspiration is an understatement. She is just magical to me.”

The England native added: “Look, she’s actually living out her fear. And I know that took a lot of courage. I can’t even imagine what a true inspiration she is to a lot of people. … I feel blessed that she’s on the show.”

Several of Blair’s famous friends gushed over her emotional dance via social media, including the likes of Amy Purdy, Constance Zimmer and Sarah Michelle Gellar. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum, for her part, even shared Disney+’s voting instructions via her Instagram page to encourage followers to vote for Blair and Farber.

Scroll below to meet Blair’s inner circle:

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Selma Blair's Inner Circle Through the Years: Stars Who've Been in Her Corner Amid Her MS Battle

Surrounded by support. As Selma Blair navigates her multiple sclerosis diagnosis, the actress has a close group of pals in her corner.

“Selma is one of my oldest best friends. …  [She] is one of the strongest, bravest women that I know and if anybody can get through this, it’s her,” Jaime King exclusively told Us Weekly in December 2018. “I will be by her side, I will go to every appointment, I will do whatever she needs.”

The Legally Blonde actress previously announced in October 2018 that she had been diagnosed with MS — and the Hart of Dixie alum has been “really proud” of her friend’s candor about her journey “from the very beginning.”

King added at the time: “We’ve been through a lot with each other and I’m eternally grateful for her. I will do whatever it takes as her best friend to make sure that anything that I can do to support that I will be there.”

As the Cruel Intentions star continued managing her health struggles, she decided to sign up for Dancing With the Stars season 31. Despite Blair and pro partner Sasha Farber proclaiming their team name was the “underdogs,” she had several famous faces hoping for her success.

“My dear friend @selmablair is going to be on #DWTS Monday at 8ET/5PT on #DisneyPlus!” Kris Jenner captioned a September 2022 Instagram Story hours before the competition’s premiere episode. “So proud of you! I can’t wait to cheer her on.”

During her debut dance, Blair and the Australia native impressed both the DWTS judges and the audience with their emotional Viennese Waltz to “The Time of My Life” by David Cook. The performance — which earned a score of 28 out of 40 from the judging panel — also saw the Michigan native leave her cane behind before getting into her first dance position with Farber.

“[My face] was streaming with tears. It’s just something that is so indescribable,” fellow DWTS pro Emma Slater — who was previously married to Farber — told Us Weekly and other reporters after the first episode. “To look at her and to say she’s an inspiration is an understatement. She is just magical to me.”

The England native added: “Look, she’s actually living out her fear. And I know that took a lot of courage. I can’t even imagine what a true inspiration she is to a lot of people. … I feel blessed that she’s on the show.”

Several of Blair’s famous friends gushed over her emotional dance via social media, including the likes of Amy Purdy, Constance Zimmer and Sarah Michelle Gellar. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum, for her part, even shared Disney+’s voting instructions via her Instagram page to encourage followers to vote for Blair and Farber.

Scroll below to meet Blair’s inner circle:

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Christina Applegate

“Christina still supports me. She's just a strong one," Blair told Entertainment Tonight in November 2022 of her Sweetest Thing costar, who was diagnosed with MS in 2021. “She really is. She's such a nurturer. If you need something she's at your house. There have been [times] that I had been unglued, and she's like, 'I'm outside. Answer the door.' She's just amazing and strong and fun. But I'm more like, 'OK, if you need help with canes,' and that stuff, 'cause I’m, like, really into all of that, like, all the things that help me get around, but she's getting it locked down. She has a lot on her plate. It's a lot, but she's as brilliant and beautiful as ever.”

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Sarah Michelle Gellar

“I don’t think I could ever [do] what Selma has gone through, what she shared, the strength that she’s given people,” Gellar exclusively told Us in September 2019 of her pal and Cruel Intentions costar. “I guess you don’t really know until you’re faced in those situations. But I think about her often.”

She added: “There are times when I’m tired and my child wants to play one more round of trains. The last thing I want to do is get on the floor and build another train. I think to myself, ‘What Selma would do to be able to just get on the floor and build trains.’”

After Gellar supported her pal at a Dancing With the Stars taping in September 2022, Blair told Us that she was "so happy" to have her friend in the audience. "[She's] been with me from my first ever, like, movie in Hollywood," Blair explained. "And to come to something like this 25 years later and give me love? I mean, we're best friends, but to work out with her schedule and everything ... it's all glorious to me." 

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Jaime King

The Out of Death actress and Blair have been friends for years with King even publicly praising her pal’s candidness about her MS journey.

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Kris Jenner

After Blair portrayed the Kardashians matriarch on American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, they’ve become close pals. Blair and her son, Arthur, even received coveted invitations to the famous family's popular Christmas parties.

“She really is sharing something so vulnerable, and so scary,” Jenner told Vanity Fair in February 2019. “She showed me what courage is, and how to be brave. I changed a bit of the way I live my life because of her.”

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Reese Witherspoon

The Legally Blonde costars reunited at the Emmy Awards in September 2022, in which Blair received a standing ovation during her surprise presentation of the final award of the night.

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Shannen Doherty

The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum is also a member of Blair’s BFF squad. “Happy Easter 🌟 and happy birthday to this Easter baby @theshando 💋,” the Introducing, Selma Blair star gushed via Instagram in April 2020. “I cannot wait til we can all hug you and laugh and listen in person. You are a gorgeous human. Thank you. Love you.”

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Naomi Watts and Carla Gugino

Blair, Watts and Gugino were all smiles at a joint bash in July 2022.

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Sasha Farber

Farber was excited to learn he would be paired with Blair on DWTS, especially since they are neighbors. “It's not just a dance show for me. I want Selma to walk out of this with so much more,” he told Us before the season 31 premiere.

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Arthur Bleick

Blair shares her son with ex Jason Bleick, and the preteen is a pillar of strength for his mother — even sitting front-row during her DWTS debut.

“I'm really proud of her," he told Access Hollywood at the time. “It's just wonderful that she does this stuff and moves around. It was amazing. Even the judges were moved by it.”

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Amanda Kloots

The Live Your Life author joined Gellar at the September 26, 2022, taping of DWTS to cheer on Blair’s live performance. One week later, Kloots stopped by the actress and Farber’s rehearsal to check out their progress ahead of the show's James Bond theme night.