Sarah Jessica Parker Was The Only Cast Member Who Knew Willie Garson Was Sick While Filming
hollywoodlife.comSarah Jessica Parker, was the only cast member of And Just Like That…who knew costar Willie Garson was gravely ill.
The late actor, who portrayed Stanford Blatch, passed away at the age of 57 after suffering from pancreatic cancer in September.
In a new documentary for the Sex and the City revival called And Just Like That… The Documentary premiering Feb. 3, Cynthia Nixon, who plays Miranda Hobbes, revealed Willie’s diagnosis was held secret from everyone except Sarah. “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,” Cynthia said during the documentary. “Sarah Jessica was the only person who knew that he was ill.” Echoing the sentiment, Kristin Davis, who plays Charlotte York Goldenblatt, added, “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.” In an emotional interview, Sarah then described how Willie kept a brave face while filming during his battle with cancer. “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.
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