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One of Kristin Davis’ most memorable celebrity run-ins turned out to be a simple misidentification.
At the Golden Globe Awards’ Golden Eve event on Tuesday, January 6, the 60-year-old actress reflected on her past experiences attending the iconic award ceremony. Davis told PEOPLE in 2004 that she had a somewhat embarrassing encounter with Tom Cruise as she rushed to the red carpet to take pictures with her Sex and the City co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kim Cattrall.
“HBO always wanted to do a group photo with the four of us together, but it would be very difficult with traffic and everything,” Davis explains. “So it was stressful. I was a little late for the four-shot and I had just seen the movie[The Last Samurai]and[Cruise’s]hair was long. So I didn’t know he was going to cut it short, even though I had just seen the movie.”
“I was rushing through the press line to join the other three and I saw them talking to someone,” she continued. “I thought, ‘Why is there a guy in my seat?'”
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At that moment, Davis said she assumed the mystery man was a talent agent and was confused as to why he was taking photos with her fellow cast members.
“So I go behind him and he turns around and it’s Tom Cruise,” she laughs. “I grabbed his arm and jumped up and down as if trying to rip his arm off his shoulder blade. And, really stupidly, I said, ‘I didn’t notice you.’ And he said, “Didn’t you recognize me?” And I said, “Well, I just saw Samurai, and your hair was long.” So you’re a fool, right?
She added, “I felt so silly, but he was incredibly kind. Then we all took a picture and he told us how much he loved the show, which made me so happy.”
More than 20 years later, the Melrose Place alumnus has reunited with Cruz, 63, and says, “He’s such a sweet guy.”
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Speaking of the SATC family, Davis, who attended an event to present Sarah Jessica Parker with the Carol Burnett Award, also revealed how he feels about the news that the show’s revival series, And Just Like That…, won’t be returning for a fourth season.
When asked about the ending of Season 3 and whether it marked the end of this chapter for her, Davis quickly answered, “No.”
The spinoff’s unexpected series finale aired on HBO Max in August, after the show premiered in December 2021. The film followed the beloved SATC ladies Carrie Bradshaw (Parker), Miranda Hobbes (Nixon) and Charlotte Yorke Goldenblatt (Davis) 10 years after they last appeared to fans in 2010’s Sex and the City 2. Original star Kim Cattrall, who played Samantha Jones, returned only in 2019. Cameo appearance in episode 1.
