Sarah Jessica Parker Reveals How She Felt About Kim Cattrall's Absence in 'And Just Like That'

Sarah Jessica Parker is getting candid about And Just Like That.

During an appearance on What What Happens Live, host Andy Cohen brought up Kim Cattrall‘s decision not to appear on the show and asked Sarah Jessica how she felt about it.

Click inside to find out what she said…

Andy explained that he liked the way Kim‘s absence was handled, leading Sarah Jessica to say that she couldn’t take credit as it was the work of showrunner and head writer Michael Patrick King.

She added, “Samantha is not gone. The actress that played the role is no longer playing that role, but people aren’t absent from your life when you don’t want them to be.”

Sarah Jessica continued, “You know, and I thought that in typical Michael Patrick fashion, he threaded it through with grace and dignity and respect and love and affection for that character. I thought it mimicked many friendships that challenge each other and struggle and want to remain connected in a way, because it’s too painful.”

Andy also brought up the audience’s reaction surrounding Big’s death in the first episode, as some viewers found it confusing that Carrie seemed to wait a while before calling 911.

“It’s suspended animation, this moment where everything stops and then whatever collapsing of time that happens does not stop her from taking care of somebody, in a fashion that you would want and expect from your partner, or husband or wife,” the actress explained.

Sarah Jessica tried to “walk through” what happened with Andy and added, “So in my head, she struggled through this moment and tried to get him to be responsive and then she came to her senses. I’m going to say, after about two to three seconds, and then of course she called 911 and got all the help she needed from professionals.”

Later on in the interview, she was asked whether or not she found Che Diaz’s comedy on the show funny or not. The character, played by Sara Ramirez, has been the subject of backlash since the show aired.

SJP told Andy, “I’m going to make a confession to everybody. I have not seen episodes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 yet. It’s my problem. I feel that I’m not in a position to declare whether Che’s comedy is funny or not.”

The actress also recently shared what she thinks happens to Samantha after the final episode of And Just Like That…