Rosie O'Donnell describes filming intimate scene with Cynthia Nixon as horrifying

Rosie O'Donnell described filming an intimate scene with her longtime friend Cynthia Nixon for the HBO series "And Just Like That" as a "horrifying" experience due to her nervousness. The comedian and actress, 64, discussed the guest role on the "Good Hang with Amy Poehler" podcast in an episode released on August 11, 2026.

O'Donnell appeared in the third and final season of the "Sex and the City" revival as Sister Mary, a nun who breaks her vow of chastity. Her character's storyline culminated in a postcoital scene with Nixon's character, Miranda Hobbes. O'Donnell explained that she accepted the part immediately after a call from Nixon without fully realizing what the scene would entail.

"She called me, and she's like, 'Ro, Michael Patrick King wrote you a scene, and it's with me. Will you do it?'" O'Donnell recounted. "I said, 'Of course I'll do it with you.' Then I read it, and I'm in bed with just the sheets. I'm like, 'Oh my God.'"

The actress admitted the kissing was not the difficult part. "The laying in bed and wanting us to act like we had just done it, I was like, 'Uhh,'" she said. She noted that show creator Michael Patrick King encouraged them to be "a little bit...