‘Sunrise’ subjects Kristin Davis to painful ‘Sex and the City’ skit
“Sex and the City” star Kristin Davis is in Australia to discuss her charity work with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, but the girls of “Sunrise” thought it would be funny to subject her to an awkward skit. The 50-year-old American actress didn’t seem to be amused as she was seated in front of Samantha Armytage in a “Carrie” wig and was asked to read made-up script from the show on Thursday.
Davis was a guest in the breakfast show to discuss her UN work in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. After talking about her mission, she was asked questions about “Sex and the City,” the US series that ended more than 10 years ago. When the presenters showed a footage from the HBO show’s first film, in which her character Charlotte was having diarrhoea, Davis embarrassingly pleaded for them to stop.
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Her most awkward experience in the hands of the “Sunrise” hosts was still about to come, though. Armytage led her to a table to sit with co-hosts Natalie Barr and Edwina Bartholemew. Armytage donned a blonde curly wig to resemble Carrie (played by Sarah Jessica Parker in the show), while Barr wore a red wig to look like Miranda (Cynthia Nixon).
Though she looked uncomfortable with the idea, Davis politely agreed to read a script with the girls. The scene can be described as awkward at best, with viewers saying it was painful to watch.
“I don’t know if this is a great idea, frankly,” Davis told them when asked what she thought about the skit.
Later on, “Sunrise” tweeted a photo from the set, asking “What is going on here?!?!?!” complete with emojis. Davis replied, “I could ask you the same thing.”
. I could ask you the same thing.... _ https://t.co/oGCwzio6GW
— Kristin Davis (@KristinDavis) February 10, 2016
And if her feelings on how she was treated on the show weren’t clear enough, she also retweeted a couple of posts from followers who criticised the show, apparently in agreement with their sentiment.
Poor @KristinDavis on @sunriseon7. I thought the segment would never end #sun7
— Ginny Sanders (@ginnycarey) February 10, 2016
@KristinDavis just wow. That was the worst piece of TV I've ever seen. Kristin, you and your charity work is great. ❤ ️ Shame @sunriseon7 _
— Paris Bates (@parisjasmineb) February 10, 2016
“Sunrise” executive producer Michael Pell had to apologise for what happened, explaining they were great fans of “Sex and the City.”
“We are Sex and the City tragics at Sunrise. Our obsession may have gotten the better of us. We apologise for the bad acting and terrible costumes and we thank Kristin for being such a good sport. She is one of the most gracious stars we’ve had at Brekky Central,” he told news.com.au.
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