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Every aspiring actor dreams of scoring a long-term role so they can stop worrying about survival. Of course, the danger is scoring such a part — especially on a show that captures a cultural zeitgeist — is that there’s no possible way to escape that role. We’ve seen this with Bryan Cranston, who just can’t live down his Walter White persona. In the case of Kristin Davis, she’ll forever be associated with Charlotte from Sex and the City.
Davis has been quietly toiling away for more than a decade since departing HBO’s smash success — which, by the way, abandoned its last shred of dignity when Carrie ended up with Mr. Big (don’t even talk about those movies) — in various roles. She’s also thrown herself into humanitarian causes. Davis loves Africa and elephants, and she’s worked with the United Nations to address the refugee crises. On Thursday, she appeared on Australian morning show Sunrise to discuss refugees, and the show ambushed her with an impromptu Sex and the City skit. The worst part of this skit was Samantha Armytage in a bad Carrie wig. The three hosts pushed Davis into reliving Charlotte’s engagement and Carrie’s Post-It note breakup (oh, Ron Livingston).
Davis endured the skit like a trooper even thought she tried to say, “I don’t know that this is a great idea, frankly.” Once Davis returned to reality, she retweeted a follower who wrote, “That was the worst piece of TV I’ve ever seen. Kristin, you and your charity work is great. Shame Sunrise.”
@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
Davis also retweeted several other messages and replied to her fans with expressions of disbelief. She wanted to highlight an important cause, but the circus music started instead.
@sueconwayc Thank you so much. Hopefully someone will let me talk about @Refugees
— Kristin Davis (@KristinDavis) February 10, 2016
@ginnycarey Me too !!!! 😳
— Kristin Davis (@KristinDavis) February 10, 2016
Poor @KristinDavis on @sunriseon7. I thought the segment would never end #sun7
— Ginny Sanders (@ginnycarey) February 10, 2016
@KristinDavis So sorry you had to put up with that rubbish. Please don't think that the rest of us in Aus are all like that… X
— Tammy Gamble (@tammygamble) February 10, 2016
For their part, the Sunrise producers must have finally realized the error of their ways and felt awful. They tweet-pinned a video of Davis speaking about Africa, elephants, and refugees.
UNHCR Ambassador @KristinDavis talks about her incredible work with @Refugees #sun7 https://t.co/JoKJ3TRAUU
— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) February 11, 2016
Never forget this awful wig.
"This is a first. I have NEVER done this…" – @KristinDavis @sunriseon7 #sun7 https://t.co/JqX8fWU5j8
— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) February 10, 2016