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<\/noscript> <\/div>\nRevealing: And Just Like That’s Sara Ramirez reveals they contemplated suicide amid mental health crisis during the pandemic and addresses polarizing reaction to character Che Diaz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
‘I called some folks, but their phones were off, and I thought, “Well, there’s this hotline …”<\/p>\n
‘This person really talked me off a ledge, and got me back into my body. I could acknowledge my feelings without becoming them, and it was really helpful. I was particularly vulnerable at that time, and I sought out support, ‘they added.<\/p>\n
‘I got that support, but it was a really rough year where, for the most part, I had to release all attachments to permanence in every direction.’ <\/p>\n
It is not clear what triggered the incident. <\/p>\n
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<\/noscript> <\/div>\nStruggle: Ramirez – who previously came out as non-binary, using they \/ them pronouns – spoke to Variety about her mental health crisis <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/noscript> <\/div>\nGlam shoot: The Tony Award-winning actor looked stunning in the shoot <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Mexican-American actor and singer received a strong reaction from fans when they joined And Just Like That … last year, with many fans taking issue over the character’s romance with Miranda Hobbes (played by Cynthia Nixon.) <\/p>\n
But Ramirez said they deliberately swerved reading any of the negative or positive reactions. \u201cOther people’s opinions of a character – that’s not something I can allow into my process, ‘they told the publication. <\/p>\n
The finale of the show saw Che leaving New York for Los Angeles to film a TV show, with Miranda poised to follow her there. <\/p>\n
Teasing details about the second season, Ramirez said: ‘The first season was judging a book by its cover, and Season 2 is about reading the book.’<\/p>\n
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<\/noscript> <\/div>\nThe heart of the matter: Ramirez sported red makeup with a heart silhouette across their face <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/noscript> <\/div>\nBlocking it out: Ramirez said they deliberately swerved reading any of the negative or positive reactions to the character Che Diaz <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Elsewhere in the cover interview, Cynthia Nixon – who came out as a lesbian herself in 2004 – also contributed some quotes about the fan reaction to Miranda leaving Steve for a queer relationship. <\/p>\n
Director Michael Patrick King is said to have asked her ‘Do you want Miranda to be queer or not?’ to which Nixon replied: ‘Sure, why not!’<\/p>\n
Nixon reasoned that Miranda, ‘had many queer and frankly, lesbianic qualities about her,’ and that the character was’ a stand-in for the gay woman we didn’t have.<\/p>\n
Referencing Kim Cattrall’s character Samantha – who had a lesbian relationship in season four of the original show – she said: ‘I think Samantha was a different kind of queer.’<\/p>\n
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<\/noscript> <\/div>\nControversy: Sara Ramirez’s character caused a stir among die-hard fans of Sex and the City <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
King also spoke to Variety for the cover feature, revealing: ‘One of my burning passions about Season 2 is Che.’<\/p>\n
He added: ‘I want to show the dimension of Che that people didn’t see, for whatever reason – because they were blinded, out of fear or terror. I want to show more of Che rather than less of Che. Like, really. ‘<\/p>\n
He also shared an anecdote from his friend, filmmaker Gregg Araki, who apparently asked him: ‘How does it feel to have created the most polarizing character in all 5,000 shows that are on TV?’<\/p>\n
King has previously marveled about the hot topic of Che and the show, particularly when there are so many shows flooding the streaming market. <\/p>\n
Araki – director of Smiley Face starring Anna Faris – pointed out there are some shows that have ‘Vikings who are drinking children’s blood,’ but ‘what everybody’s concerned about is a nonbinary stand-up comic in the present day.’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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And Just Like That … star Sara Ramirez has opened up about a mental health crisis they faced during the early stages of the pandemic that resulted in the actor contemplating suicide. Ramirez – who previously came out as non-binary, using they \/ them pronouns – spoke to Variety about the incident, as well as …<\/p>\n
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