The story of Sex and the City, Kristin Davis’s body image struggle, when fans’ compliments became a cause of trouble.
How did fans’ comments shatter her confidence?
Kristin Davis, who played Charlotte York in Sex and the City, would often encounter fans in New York who would say, “Oh, but you’re not fat.”
Though they meant it as a compliment, these comments slowly eroded her confidence throughout the HBO series.
Funnily enough, people were giving her compliments, but every time someone talked about her weight, she felt more insecure inside.
Can you imagine how much damage even one compliment can do?
How did Sarah Jessica Parker explain it?
Kristin recalls that whenever the topic of body image came up, Sarah Jessica Parker would lovingly tell her, “You have body dysmorphia.”
Though Kristin wasn’t sure if she fit the clinical definition, on a daily basis she felt “pear-shaped,” while the world around her was fixated on her size.
She fainted from starvation!
Burdened by these assumptions, Kristin fell victim to an eating disorder – she began “starving” herself on extreme diets.
She remembers fainting in a parking lot one day because her dieting went too far.
Imagine, just because “thinness” is the standard in Hollywood, a talented actress had to compromise her health.
The Pressures on Melrose Place
Before her success in Sex and the City, Kristin played Brooke Armstrong on Melrose Place.
A line producer explicitly told her not to gain weight after co-star Thomas Calabro complimented her curves – an early sign that Hollywood’s standards of “thinness” would follow her career.
Loving and Saying Goodbye to Charlotte
Despite these trials, Kristin treasures her role as Charlotte.
When it was announced that And Just Like That would end with Season 3, she wrote on Instagram that she was “deeply saddened.”
She praised the 400 cast and crew members and promised “forever and ever” love to loyal fans.
Kristin Davis’ story reminds us that behind stardom often lies a struggle.
And sometimes, what we say with love can hurt others – even if our intentions are good.
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