Sarah Jessica Parker Was The Only Cast Member Who Knew Willie Garson Was Sick While Filming

In a brand new documentary on HBO’s ‘And Simply Like That…,’ Sarah Jessica Parker mentioned her costar Willie Garson was in ‘horrible bodily ache’ whereas he was filming the ‘Intercourse and the Metropolis’ revival.

Sarah Jessica Parker, was the one solid member of And Just Like That…who knew costar Willie Garson was gravely ill. The late actor, who portrayed Stanford Blatch, handed away on the age of 57 after suffering from pancreatic cancer in September. In a brand new documentary for the Sex and the City revival referred to as And Simply Like That… The Documentary premiering Feb. 3, Cynthia Nixon, who performs Miranda Hobbes, revealed Willie’s prognosis was held secret from everybody besides Sarah.

“You realize, the final time I noticed Willie, and most of us noticed Willie, perhaps all of us noticed Willie was at [Chris Noth’s character] Mr. Massive’s funeral,” Cynthia mentioned in the course of the documentary. “Sarah Jessica was the one one that knew that he was ailing.” Echoing the sentiment, Kristin Davis, who performs Charlotte York Goldenblatt, added, “At one level, Sarah knew and the remainder of us didn’t as a result of he didn’t need us to know as a result of he didn’t need it to be about that.”

In an emotional interview, Sarah then described how Willie stored a courageous face whereas filming throughout his battle with cancer. “If he might’ve stayed yet another day, two extra hours, three extra weeks, he would’ve summoned the energy and pushed away the horrible ache that he was in. I imply like ache, like bodily ache,” she detailed. “God, I can’t imagine I can’t name Willie. I can not imagine I can’t name him. I simply can’t imagine it,” she continued. “And he would all the time inform me that he was the most well-liked character on the present — and he was not making a joke. He was fairly critical. I used to be like, ‘If you happen to say so!’ Turned out, he would possibly’ve been proper.” 

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The information comes after Sarah admitted she felt “responsible” for Willie’s well being whereas on set of And Simply Like That… “It was fraught for me to know that he was sick with that exact, terrifying prognosis. We have been a vaccine-mandated present, however nonetheless, loads of our scenes have been with loads of background gamers, and I had nice considerations about Willie staying as wholesome as he might whereas taking pictures,” Sarah mentioned throughout an interview with Vulture.

“I couldn’t share that with anyone. I’d solely maintain monitor of him, and I felt accountable in some methods for his well being, his well-being on the set,” she continued. “Anytime there was downtime, I sat with him and talked with him. He actually was a raconteur, a famously gifted storyteller.”