Sara Ramirez is shedding some light on why their And Just Like That character, Che Diaz, decided to call off their romance with Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon).The fictional couple’s split played out during the Thursday, July 20, episode of the Sex And the City spinoff.
Che — a nonbinary comedian who was first introduced to viewers in season 1 of And Just Like That — was the one to pull the plug.“Che is a very truthful character.
They tell you the truth whether you like what you’re hearing or not,” Ramirez, 47, told USA Today in an interview conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike took effect last week.Ramirez, who uses they/them pronouns like their character, added that Che’s decision came on the heels of “an emotional roller-coaster of ego death” — their sitcom pilot not getting picked up.“They’re left with a grounded, almost unrecognizable version of themselves that steps forward and says, ‘Listen, the wheels are falling off this car.
This isn’t working,’” the Grey’s Anatomy alum explained. “I think it takes a lot of integrity to admit that to someone, whether they agree with you or not.
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