{"id":42401,"date":"2026-08-13T04:52:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T23:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42401"},"modified":"2026-08-13T04:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T23:52:36","slug":"rosie-odonnell-reveals-why-filming-intimate-with-cynthia-nixon-was-horrifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42401","title":{"rendered":"Rosie O&#8217;Donnell reveals why filming intimate with Cynthia Nixon was &#8216;horrifying&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2F137205247.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rosie O\u2019Donnell admitted she was extremely \u201cnervous\u201d to film an intimate scene with her longtime friend Cynthia Nixon on \u201cAnd Just Like That.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former talk show host \u2014 who played a nun who has her first sexual experience with Nixon\u2019s character in Season 3 of the \u201cSex and the City\u201d spin-off \u2014 described the experience as \u201chorrifying\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E5kQw31iynk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Amy Poehler\u2019s \u201cGood Hang\u201d podcast<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, I love [Nixon]\u2026 and have so much respect for her,\u201d O\u2019Donnell said, adding, \u201cThe kissing wasn\u2019t hard, but the laying in bed and the wanting us to act like we had just done it\u2026 I was like \u2018Uhh.\u2019 But I\u2019m a little immature when it comes to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rosie O\u2019Donnell admitted that filming her intimate scene with Cynthia Nixon in \u201cAnd Just Like That\u201d was \u201chorrifying.\u201d (Pictured above in the show.) <span class=\"credit\">HBO MAX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>During her appearance on Amy Poehler\u2019s \u201cGood Hang\u201d podcast, O\u2019Donnell said she was nervous while filming the intimate scene with Nixon. <span class=\"credit\">Good Hang with Amy Poehler<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>O\u2019Donnell, 64, explained that she didn\u2019t know what her guest spot on the show would entail when Nixon, 60, first told her that showrunner Michael Patrick King had written a scene for them and asked if she\u2019d do it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018Of course, I\u2019ll do it with you,\u2019 you know. And then I read it, and I\u2019m, like, in bed with just the sheets. I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh, my God,&#8217;\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n<p>The actress told Poehler that she was \u201cnervous with Cynthia\u201d because the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/11\/entertainment\/rosie-odonnell-reveals-late-nip-tuck-co-star-julian-mcmahons-2-word-reaction-to-their-one-and-only-intimate-scene\/\">only other sex scene she had filmed<\/a> in her career was with the late Julian McMahon during her stint on FX\u2019s \u201cNip\/Tuck.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>O\u2019Donnell, seen above as Mary in \u201cAnd Just Like That,\u201d said she had no idea what her role in the series would be when she first signed on to the project. <span class=\"credit\">Craig Blankenhorn\/Max<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>O\u2019Donnell, pictured with Nixon in \u201cAnd Just Like That,\u201d explained that she had only ever filmed one other sex scene in her career. <span class=\"credit\">HBO MAX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThen Michael said, \u2018You know, you guys can be a little bit more\u2026,\u2019 and I\u2019m thinking, \u2018I can\u2019t, really,&#8217;\u201d O\u2019Donnell said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, it\u2019s weird to kiss your friends,\u201d Poehler pointed out. O\u2019Donnell responded, \u201cYes, exactly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZkjvKRw-NDs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 2025 appearance on \u201cRadio Andy,\u201d<\/a> Andy Cohen\u2019s SiriusXM radio show, Nixon said that O\u2019Donnell was \u201camazing\u201d while filming her role on \u201cAnd Just Like That.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nixon said O\u2019Donnell was \u201camazing\u201d during her appearance on the series pictured above. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>O\u2019Donnell agreed with Poehler that \u201cit\u2019s weird to kiss your friends.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Good Hang with Amy Poehler<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe was so centered and wonderful, you know, so real and tender, and hopeful,\u201d \u201cThe Gilded Age\u201d actress added.<\/p>\n<p>Nixon also revealed that King had been writing a part with O\u2019Donnell in mind for every season of the series, but it never worked out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally, we snagged her for the pilot of Season 3,\u201d Nixon said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nixon, pictured with O\u2019Donnell in 2007, said she and O\u2019Donnell have been friends since Nixon appeared on O\u2019Donnell\u2019s talk show. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>O\u2019Donnell, seen above on Amy Poehler\u2019s \u201cGood Hang\u201d podcast, described her longtime friend Nixon as \u201cthe real deal.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Good Hang with Amy Poehler<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the discomfort of the filming the scene, O\u2019Donnell had nothing but praise for Nixon, telling Poehler that she is \u201cthe real deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pair have been friends since Nixon appeared on \u201cThe Rosie O\u2019Donnell Show,\u201d which aired from 1996 to 2002.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s one of the best actresses that we have. 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She loves her children and her wife,\u201d O\u2019Donnell said. \u201cI admire her greatly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rosie O\u2019Donnell admitted she was extremely \u201cnervous\u201d to film an intimate scene with her longtime friend Cynthia Nixon on \u201cAnd Just Like That.\u201d The former talk show host \u2014 who played a nun who has her first sexual experience with Nixon\u2019s character in Season 3 of the \u201cSex and the City\u201d spin-off \u2014 described the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/137205247.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}