The season two premiere of And Just Like That… included a touching nod to Stanford Blatch, performed by the late Willie Garson.
During the first series of Sex And The City, Stanford became a fan favorite as the closest gay friend of Sarah Jessica Parker’s character, Carrie Bradshaw.
Willie returned for a brief recurring stint in the first season of And Just Like That… – but at the end of 2021 he tragically died aged 57 from pancreatic cancer.
Rather than kill off Stanford, the show wrote it off by moving him to Tokyo, setting the stage for a heartwarming tribute in the season two premiere.
Carrie receives a compliment on her “beautiful kimono” and responds enthusiastically, “Oh, thank you! My friend Stanford sent it to me from Japan.
Throwback: The season two premiere of And Just Like That… included a touching hat-trick to Stanford Blatch, played by the late Willie Garson, photographed by Sarah Jessica Parker
Remember When: During the first series of Sex And The City, Stanford became a fan favorite as the closest gay friend of Sarah Jessica’s character, Carrie Bradshaw.
The sex columnist is wrapped in the dressing gown while answering the door for her Met Gala creator, Smoke (Bethlehem Million), who gives her the compliment.
When And Just Like That… was first announced, fans were disheartened to learn that Kim Cattrall wouldn’t be reprising the role of man-eater Samantha Jones.
Sarah Jessica, Kim, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis have all achieved iconic status as the lead foursome on the hit original series.
Kim’s absence from the spin-off wasn’t surprising, however, following his long-running feud with his Sarah Jessicain addition to which Kim previously resisted a bugle call to reprise the role for a third film.
A few weeks ago, it emerged that Kim would finally appear in season 2 of And Just Like That… – but only for a brief appearance, in a phone call scene that she shot separately from the rest of the cast.
In a new Vanity Fair interview, Cynthia was asked if the ‘dynamic’ set was ‘different’ without Kim and tellingly replied that it ‘makes a huge difference, that you’re not walking around on eggshells. eggs with someone who is unhappy for reasons that are difficult to understand even what they are.
When asked if she watched Kim’s cameo, Cynthia replied, “I read it in the script, but I haven’t seen any of the episodes.”
It emerged in late May that Kim would briefly reprise her role as Sex And The City in season 2 of its spin-off, after previously refusing to have anything to do with the new series and announcing that she had ” move on”.
Devastating: Willie returned for a brief recurring stint in the first season of And Just Like That… (pictured), only to tragically die at the end of 2021 aged 57 from pancreatic cancer
International: Carrie receives a compliment on her “beautiful kimono” and responds enthusiastically, “Oh, thank you! My friend Stanford sent it to me from Japan’
Who’s who: The sex columnist is wrapped in the dressing gown while answering the door of her Met Gala creator Smoke (Bethlehem Million), who pays her the compliment
Shortly after, it was claimed that Kim filmed her And Just Like That… cameo without ever coming face-to-face with Sarah Jessica – or anyone else in the cast.
Samantha Jones would make her brief appearance as a phone call to Sarah Jessica’s character, Carrie Bradshaw.
Evan Handler, who plays a supporting role on the show, told People that the role of Kim “was shot in the garage somewhere without contact with anyone, so the only place I have to host her is in my living room. when it is broadcast on television. ‘
Kim’s latest decisions regarding her character follow the longstanding feud between her and Sarah Jessica.
Their equation was so harmful that when Kim’s brother Chris committed suicide, Sarah Jessica publicly offered her condolences and Kim responded by furiously accusing her of “exploiting our tragedy in order to restore your ‘good girl’ persona. “”.
She then linked to the New York Post article titled “Inside the Mean Girl Culture That Destroyed ‘Sex and the City'” from 2017.
The article alleged that Sarah Jessica, Kristin and Cynthia formed their own group of friends on set to the exclusion of Kim.
Near the end of the series, an insider told Page Six that Kim’s three main co-stars wouldn’t talk to her “even in the makeup room.”