'And Just Like That' Documentary Special: Miranda's Love Interest Wasn't Che Originally

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Cynthia Nixon, went from being ambitious in her career and somewhat settled in her marriage to Steve Brady (David Eigenberg) to pushing her career to the back burner and falling for Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez), a non-binary, semi-celebrity comedian.

The plot for the beloved character has been polarizing, to say the least, with Nixon publicly defending Miranda's journey multiple times.

In a new documentary special, which was released by HBO Max on the same day as the show's season 1 finale, Nixon reveals that Miranda actually had an entirely different love interest when the reboot was first conceived. «Originally, when [showrunner] Michael [Patrick King] was trying to think about what would happen in our season, he talked about Nya, Miranda's professor being the romantic relationship,» Nixon shares, referencing Professor Nya Wallace, played by Karen Pittman. «Nya was a straight character and Miranda's a straight character and I was like, 'Well, that doesn't sound very sexy at all.' Two women who've gotten to this age and who are now just fumbling around.

That doesn't seem great.» Instead of falling for Miranda, Nya becomes friends with Miranda, leaning on her as she wonders whether or not she wants to become a mom while going through IVF with her husband. «And I was like, 'Why couldn't [Miranda's love interest] be this butch person you're talking about having for Carrie?'» Nixon adds.