Kristin Davis unable to make it through episode one of Sex and the City re-watch: ‘I have to stop’
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Actor has launched a new podcast, ‘Are You A Charlotte?’, in which she reflects on the HBO series. Kristin Davis broke down in tears while watching the pilot episode of Sex and the City after she spotted her late friend and co-star Willie Garson on screen.
![[Sarah Jessica Parker and Willie Garson in ‘Sex and the City’]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2021/09/23/08/581145_800260_2965x4450.jpg)
While re-watching the pilot episode, Davis was taken aback when she saw Garson – who played Carrie Bradshaw’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) friend Stanford Blatch – in his first scene in the series. Garson, who also had roles in the series Jon from Cincinnati and White Collar, died from pancreatic cancer in 2021, aged 57.
![[Willie Garson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Kim Cattrall in ‘Sex and the City’ season three]](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/02/19/11/cynthia-nixon-sex-and-the-city.jpg)
Recording her live reaction to seeing Garson, Davis said: “Oh my God, I forgot Willie! Oh my God, when Willie comes on the screen – I might cry, sorry, but, you know he’s so young.”. Davis’s voice grew emotional as she continued: “And he’s so beautiful and I’d really, I’d forgotten, you know? Sorry.”.
![[Willie Garson pictured in 2019]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2021/09/22/07/newFile-1.jpg)
The actor paused the show during Garson and Parker’s first scene together, with Davis remarking: “We were just little, little babies, you know? And he’s so funny. And their relationship is so great, and they had been friends for so long, so I love it, that it’s on camera.”.
Davis’s voice wobbled as she said, “I have to stop for a little second,” before cutting to an advert break. Earlier in the episode, Davis told listeners that Garson was present for her first screen test for the role of Charlotte, at the HBO building in Los Angeles, and that he put her at ease while she nervously waited around for five hours.
