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 ‘Blue Bloods’ Star Details Terrifying Health Struggle & How She Recovered
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‘Blue Bloods’ Star Details Terrifying Health Struggle & How She Recovered
Martin Holmes
AUGUST 12, 2026, 10:14 AM
WHAT TO KNOW
*Jennifer Esposito endured undiagnosed health issues early in her career, including tooth loss, depression, and suicidal thoughts.
*After years of misdiagnosis, Esposito was finally diagnosed with celiac disease and told her liver was failing.
*Esposito credits the celiac diagnosis with saving her life after years of suffering.
Jennifer Esposito has opened up about her health battles during her early career as a young actress in New York City, and how the situation got so bad that her tooth fell out while filming a TV show.
The actress, who played Chief of Police Jackie Curatola on Blue Bloods, spoke about her health history with Maria Menounos on the latest episode of the Heal Squad podcast. During the conversation, Esposito admitted to becoming “deeply depressed” and having “thoughts of suicide” after doctors struggled to identify her health issues.
“They brought me to a psychologist, like they had me on every medication,” she said, per PageSix. “They wanted to give me shock treatment at one point because I wasn’t responding. I’m very sensitive to medication. It was a really bad time. And my mother had people pray over me.”
The NCIS alum said she started to suspect her physical and mental health symptoms were connected to her nutrition, but still couldn’t pinpoint the exact cause. Her health continued to deteriorate and became especially bad while working on the ABC comedy Samantha Who?, which aired from 2007 to 2009 epression, and suicidal thoughts.
After years of misdiagnosis, Esposito was finally diagnosed with celiac disease and told her liver was failing.
Esposito credits the celiac diagnosis with saving her life after years of suffering.
Jennifer Esposito has opened up about her health battles during her early career as a young actress in New York City, and how the situation got so bad that her tooth fell out while filming a TV show.
The actress, who played Chief of Police Jackie Curatola on Blue Bloods, spoke about her health history with Maria Menounos on the latest episode of the Heal Squad podcast. During the conversation, Esposito admitted to becoming “deeply depressed” and having “thoughts of suicide” after doctors struggled to identify her health issues.
“They brought me to a psychologist, like they had me on every medication,” she said, per PageSix. “They wanted to give me shock treatment at one point because I wasn’t responding. I’m very sensitive to medication. It was a really bad time. And my mother had people pray over me.”
The NCIS alum said she started to suspect her physical and mental health symptoms were connected to her nutrition, but still couldn’t pinpoint the exact cause. Her health continued to deteriorate and became especially bad while working on the ABC comedy Samantha Who?, which aired from 2007 to 2009….
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