As the Sex and the City spinoff prepares to come back for its third season, Cynthia Nixon is opening up about why she’s not phased about some of the criticism.
via: Page Six
“People have always been very passionate about ‘Sex and the City’ and now ‘And Just Like That,” she told Page Six exclusively at the 90th Annual Drama League Awards on Friday morning.
Nixon, 58, noted that “Sex and the City” also came under a torrent of criticism when it first started airing in 1998.
“I feel like ‘Sex and the City’ is now so enshrined in memory and sentimentality but people hated us at first,” she shared.
“They kept saying over and over, ‘These aren’t really women, these are gay men in disguise. Women don’t talk like this. Women don’t talk about sex like this.'”
The Tony winner explained that “And Just Like That” has continued in the same tradition by upending norms and provoking discussion.
“I think that’s what’s so great about ‘And Just Like That,” she said. “We keep pushing the boundaries. We’re not going to do the same old stuff that was once shocking that you’ve now got used to.”
The series, which recently began filming Season 3, came under backlash in the first season for the non-binary character Che Diaz, played by Sara Ramirez.
The “Grey’s Anatomy” alum — who also identifies as non-binary — addressed the hubbub in a 2022 interview with the New York Times.
“I’m very aware of the hate that exists online,” they said. “But I have to protect my own mental health and my own artistry.”
Ramirez, 48, continued: “And that’s way more important to me because I’m a real human being. I’m really proud of the representation that we’ve created. We have built a character who is a human being, who is imperfect, who’s complex, who is not here to be liked, who’s not here for anybody’s approval. They’re here to be themselves.”
The “Madam Secretary” alum’s character was a comedian who embarked on a relationship with Nixon’s role as Miranda Hobbes. Many fans were upset that Hobbes split from her husband, Steve Brady, and followed Diaz to California.
However, the fictional couple split in Season 2.
Ramirez will not be returning for the forthcoming season.
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