Kristin Davis Reveals How Sarah Jessica Parker Called Out Her Eating Struggle and Helped Her Heal

Quinn Parker here, and yes, I had too much coffee before writing this — so buckle up, because we’re spilling truth with receipts. Kristin Davis has opened up about a painful chapter during Sex and the City where relentless public commentary on her body pushed her into disordered eating, and her longtime co-star Sarah Jessica Parker stepped in with blunt compassion that ultimately helped.

I have THOUGHTS and FEELINGS, and we need to talk about this. On the Aug. 11 episode of Kristin’s Are You a Charlotte? podcast, she candidly described what she called a “thinness issue” while filming the hit series. Kristin, now 60, told listeners that Sarah Jessica would sometimes tell her, “You have body dysmorphia,” which Kristin initially resisted, arguing, rightly, that Hollywood’s daily commentary told a different story: people constantly comparing her to SJP and remarking on her shape. She recalled fans and strangers saying things like “you’re not fat” or “you’re prettier in person,” comments meant as compliments but that only amplified comparison and self-doubt because she was often standing next to Parker.

Kristin didn’t mince words about how pervasive the cruelty was. She said negative remarks about her weight followed her for “probably the entirety” of her career, stretching back to a 1995 Melrose Place gig where she felt conspicuously out of place among a culture of “stick-skinny women with blond hair and blue eyes.” Those early pressures, she told Haute Living in 2023, made her ask, “What am I doing here?”

The public nitpicking escalated in magazine pages and on sidewalks. Kristin remembers tabloids writing painfully specific lines about her body — “Kristin’s hips are bigger than her shoulders” — copy that lodged under her skin and fed endless second-guessing. She admitted there were times when the pressure led to extreme dieting: “You also have disordered eating. You’re starving yourself,” she recalled Sarah Jessica telling her, and Kristin remembers even fainting in a parking lot during a “crazy diet.” These are not throwaway confessions; they’re documented memories from her own podcast and earlier interviews.

Fast forward to today, and Kristin says she’s in a different place. She’s working on self-acceptance and, candidly, cares less about outside commentary — in part because expectations shift with age. Her current reflections are raw but resolute: the insults were persistent, they hurt, and having a friend like Sarah Jessica who could call out the behavior was crucial.

This frankness sits alongside a growing trend of celebrities unpacking body image struggles publicly. The article also references other stars who’ve shared similar battles with body dysmorphia and disordered eating, showing this is not an isolated experience but a systemic issue inside entertainment that calls for empathy and better industry practices.

Bottom line: Kristin’s voice adds to an important conversation about how public scrutiny can harm actors’ mental and physical health and highlights the power of honest friends who say the hard thing when it matters most.

Okay, I need to calm down after that!

Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! Online, Are You a Charlotte? podcast, Haute Living
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