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The cast ofAnd Just Like That…is opening up about the loss of their late friend and costarWillie Garson.
In the documentary following the making ofSex and the Cityrevival’s first season,And Just Like That… The Documentary— which premiered Feb. 3 —Sarah Jessica Parker,Cynthia Nixon, andKristin Davisrecount some of their final moments with Garson, who kept his battle with cancer private.
Garson, who played Stanford Blatch, the best friend of Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw, in theSex and the Cityfranchise, died from pancreatic cancer in September. He was 57.
While most of Garson’sAJLTcostars were unaware of his health condition, Parker knew and witnessed her friend’s “pain” firsthand.
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“You know, the last time I saw Willie, and most of us saw Willie, maybe all of us saw Willie was at [Chris Noth’s character] Mr. Big’s funeral,” Nixon, who portrays Miranda Hobbes, says during the documentary. “Sarah Jessica was the only person who knew that he was ill.”
While in tears, Davis, who plays Charlotte York Goldenblatt, adds, “At one point, Sarah knew and the rest of us didn’t because he didn’t want us to know because he didn’t want it to be about that.”
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Parker, who also co-executive produced the documentary, then detailed the strength Garson had during his cancer battle.
“If he could’ve stayed one more day, two more hours, three more weeks, he would’ve summoned the strength and pushed away the terrible pain that he was in. I mean like pain, like physical pain,” she says.
“God, I can’t believe I can’t call Willie. I cannot believe I can’t call him. I just can’t believe it,” Parker continues. “And he would always tell me that he was the most popular character on the show — and he was not making a joke. He was quite serious. I was like, ‘If you say so!’ Turned out, he might’ve been right.”
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The documentary additionally goes behind the scenes of the making of the new show, which picks up in the lives of Carrie and two of her best friends, Miranda and Charlotte, almost two decades after the original HBO series ended.
And Just Like That… The Documentaryis available for streaming now on HBO Max.
source: people.com
