Christina Applegate Named Most Beautiful

Christina at the 15th Annual SAG Awards.

Actress and cancer survivor covers People Magazine.

After a difficult and public battle with breast cancer, Christina Applegate is feeling confident, happy and filled with purpose, she tells People. Covering the magazine's 2009 "Most Beautiful" issue, the 37-year-old actress opens up in her first interview since undergoing reconstructive breast surgery last November.

Applegate credits her new boyfriend, Dutch bass player Martyn Lenoble, for the dramatic change in her life and attitude. She says the pair have been cultivating their friendship for more than a decade and that he's given her a sense of stability in a tumultuous time.

"I'm very grateful to Martyn for coming along at a time that he did because he's been my rock through all of this," Applegate tells People. "He gave me something to really want to live for and something to smile about."

We love Christina's fresh beauty and humor, and are glad to see her come out on top. The actress recently reported she is now cancer-free.

Christina currently stars in the Golden Globe-winning TV series Samantha Who? The special double issue of People includes outtakes on 99 more of the most beautiful people of 2009.