Aubrey Plaza Revealed That She Had A Stroke At 20 Years Old, And She Explained What It Was Like
"It just happened."
May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Caleb Mendoza
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" It just chance . "
You knowAubrey Plaza— but here’s something you might not know about her.#
During a recent interview on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show (viaDelaware Online), the 40-year-old actor revealed that she had a stroke at the age of 20.#
“It was wild,” she recalled. “The craziest thing about it ― and kind the coolest thing about it ― it happened mid-sentence.”#
Aubrey explained that the stroke occurred after she’d taken the subway to visit her friends in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens.#
“I walked into their apartment ― I hadn’t even taken my jacket off ― and it just happened,” she recalled.#
Aubrey describes the experience as having been “paralyzed,” but only for about a minute’s time.#
“I lost my motor skills really briefly. The freakiest thing was I forgot how to talk,” she said.#