Rosie O’Donnell has dished on a ‘horrifying’ sex scene with Cynthia Nixon in widely-panned Sex and The City reboot, And Just Like That.The actress, 64, played a virgin nun named Mary, who is Miranda’s (Cynthia Nixon) lesbian love interest in season three episode, Outlook Good.The two hit it off at the bar before enjoying a passionate night together. A shy and naked Mary then stuns Miranda as she reveals she was a virgin before their hook-up.Following the premiere, bewildered fans took to social media questioning the wild plot line, with one asking, ‘Who came up with that!?’ O’Donnell has revealed she too was left cringing at the scene with her longtime friend Nixon, 60, during a candid chat on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast.She said: ‘I was so nervous. The kissing wasn’t hard, but the laying in bed and the wanting us to act like we had just done it. I was like, “Uhh.” Rosie O’Donnell has dished on a ‘horrifying’ sex scene with Cynthia Nixon in widely-panned Sex and The City reboot, And Just Like That… The actress, 64, played a virgin nun named Mary, who is Miranda’s (Cynthia Nixon) lesbian love interest in season three episode, Outlook Good. The two hit it off at the bar before enjoying a passionate night togetherO’Donnell said she had no idea she would have to do a sex scene when she first signed up for the show, claiming Nixon called her saying, ‘Ro, Michael Patrick [King] wrote you a scene, and it’s with me. Will you do it?’ O’Donnell responded: ‘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.”’So I was nervous with Cynthia. And then Michael said, “You guys can be a little bit more.” And I’m thinking, “I can’t really.”’O’Donnell said her only past experience filming a sex scene was with late Nip/Tuck star Julian McMahon.Despite her awkwardness over the scene, O’Donnell lavished praise on Nixon, saying: ‘She’s one of the best actresses that we have. She stands up for injustice wherever she sees it. She puts her money where her mouth is. She loves her children and her wife. I admire her greatly.’The show, which saw Sarah Jessica Parker, Nixon and Kristin Davis reprise their SATC roles as Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes and Charlotte York, wrapped up last year after three seasons.Sex and The City enthusiasts had long expressed their disappointment in the HBO Max spin-off series, slamming it as ‘woke,’ ‘awful’ and ‘cringeworthy.’Fans had bashed the show and its writers, with some even alleging And Just Like That… had ‘ruined’ the once-beloved characters from the original Sex and the City and critics calling it ‘the worst show on television.’ Following the premiere, bewildered fans took to social media questioning the wild plot line, with one asking, ‘Who came up with that!?’ O’Donnell has revealed she too was left cringing at the scene with her longtime friend Nixon, 60, during a candid chat on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast. She said, ‘I was so nervous. The kissing wasn’t hard, but the laying in bed and the wanting us to act like we had just done it. I was like, “Uhh”‘ – pictured 2019AJLT saw Miranda cheat on husband Steve with non-binary comic Che Diaz, Carrie bizarrely claim ‘love of her life’ Mr Big was a ‘mistake’ and agreeing to take a five-year break from her on-again romance with Aidan Shaw.The show’s viewership had tumbled in its ongoing third season.King said in a statement: ‘And just like that… the ongoing storytelling of the Sex and the City universe is coming to an end.’While I was writing the last episode of And Just Like That… season 3, it became clear to me that this might be a wonderful place to stop. Along with Sarah Jessica Parker, Casey Bloys and Sarah Aubrey, we decided to end the popular series this year with a two-part finale and extended the original series order from 10 episodes to 12. ‘SJP and I held off announcing the news until now because we didn’t want the word final to overshadow the fun of watching the season. ‘It’s with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years.’Samantha Jones actress Kim Cattrall notably did not return for the series full-time after a decade of bad blood with her castmates. The original show ran from 1998-2004 with two films in 2008 and 2010. AJLT was first announced in January 2021 – 11 years after the panned movie, Sex and the City 2. Controversial Sex and The City reboot And Just Like That… ended after three seasons, following years of fan backlash, in 2025 The show had been panned over its bizarre plotholes and ‘cartoonish acting’ – pictured Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw Samantha Jones icon Kim Cattrall did not reprise her role – bar a cameo – due to bad blood with her castmates – she played the role in the series from 1998-2004 and in the two films It introduced a host of new side characters including Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker), Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury) and Dr Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman). The series kicked off in explosive style with Big (Chris Noth) dying of a heart attack in the first episode.Noth was later edited out of the series after being accused of sexual abuse by four women – he denied all the allegations and has never been charged with any crime.Miranda began cheating on Steve (David Eigenberg), who was her true love over six seasons and two films, with Che (Sara Ramirez) before starting to exclusively date women, despite her character confirming in SATC she was ‘definitely not gay.’