Aubrey Plaza is sharing her “amazing” experience of suffering a sudden stroke at a young age.
In a recent interview on SiriusXM's “The Howard Stern Show,” Plaza revealed that she suffered a stroke at age 20 that left her temporarily paralyzed and unable to speak. According to her, the stroke happened suddenly and “happened in the middle of me speaking.”
“I was on the train to Astoria to have lunch with a friend and I walked into their apartment, I hadn't even taken my jacket off and all of a sudden it happened,” she told the radio show, adding, “It was incredible.”
She continued, “I was paralyzed, but only for about a minute. I lost all mobility for a second. The weirdest thing was, I forgot how to talk.”
Aubrey Plaza revealed that she suffered a stroke at the age of 20 that left her temporarily paralyzed. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
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The actress has spoken out about her stroke in the past, telling David Letterman “it was kind of a freak event” during a 2011 appearance on “The Late Show with David Letterman.”
At the time, the actress didn't know what caused her stroke, and she told the talk show host that doctors had different ideas about what caused it — some thought it was due to hormones, while others thought it might have to do with her migraines.
“The right side of my body got stuck and I looked down at my arm and thought, 'Whose arm is that? It's not connected to my body,'” she explained. “I blacked out and couldn't speak. I was aphasic for a few days afterwards… My friends thought I was joking and would tell me to 'stop it' because I was always telling weird jokes.”
She told the talk show host that paramedics believed she had been using drugs since she was a child and that the possibility of a stroke wasn't the first thing that crossed their minds. The “Parks and Recreation” star explained that she felt scared inside and wondered if she would ever be able to speak again.
Aubrey Plaza attends the 'Megalopolis' photocall during the 77th Cannes International Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Andreas Lenz/Getty Images)
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In a 2017 interview with NPR, Plaza revealed that at the time she was suffering from what she called a “transient ischemic attack,” a mild stroke that she called a “mini stroke.”
According to Brigham and Women's HospitalThere are two main types of stroke: ischemic and hemorrhagic. Ischemic strokes occur when part of a blood vessel becomes blocked, while hemorrhagic strokes occur when a blood vessel starts to leak or burst.
“I was paralyzed, but only for about a minute. I lost all my mobility for a short while. The weirdest thing was, I forgot how to talk.”
Symptoms of both types of stroke include weakness or numbness on one side of the face and limbs, difficulty speaking, confusion, and a sudden, severe headache.
Plaza has recently been promoting her upcoming film “Megalopolis,” which also stars Adam Driver and Shia LaBeouf, and tells the story of an architect with the ability to control time who tries to rebuild a destroyed metropolis called “New Rome” and turn it into a utopia.
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Aubrey Plaza was surprised to find herself auditioning for Francis Ford Coppola. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Deadline via Getty Images)
“I thought, 'Why am I catching his eye?'” she told Delaware Online about how surprised she was to pass her audition for director Francis Ford Coppola.. “And I never thought I'd actually get the role. I was like, 'Of course I'll attend the meetings,' but I never thought I'd actually get the role, so I was shocked when I actually got it.”
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