Kristin Davis, 60, said she is skeptical of dating apps and remains focused on raising her two children as she reflected on modern romance and the recent end of the Sex and the City sequel in a September issue cover interview with Flow Space.
Davis told the magazine that joining a dating app requires being willing to "text with strangers," an element she said she cannot get around. When asked about reports of sexting on apps, she said, "Absolutely not gonna happen. What the hell is going on?" The actress, a single mother to adopted daughter Gemma, 14, and son Wilson, 8, said she is "really not interested in dating" right now but admitted it would be "amazing to meet someone." She added that while she is not interested in marriage, she hopes to be in a relationship within five years and quipped that she definitely would not expect to find a partner on an app.
Davis said she misses the "early days" of falling in love but questioned whether she still has the energy for that phase of dating. The actress recounted prior high-profile relationships, including with Liev Schreiber and Alec Baldwin, and reiterated a June denial that she ever dated Sex and the City co-star Chris Noth.
The Flow Space interview also addressed the reception and abrupt end of the sequel series And Just Like That..., which concluded after three seasons in August. Davis said much of the backlash to the reboot was inevitable. "I am one hundred percent sure that if we had tried to do the old show, everyone would have been mad," she said, noting that fans who asked for more of the original tone would likely have criticized the cast if they had attempted to remain in their 30s.
Showrunner Michael Patrick King announced ahead of the season-three finale that the series would end, writing on social media that "the ongoing storytelling of the Sex And The City universe is coming to an end." King said he realized while writing the final episode that it might be a "wonderful place to stop" and added that he and Sarah Jessica Parker had postponed the announcement so the word "final" would not overshadow viewers' enjoyment of the season. He thanked viewers for welcoming the characters into their homes over many years.
Davis said she learned about the series ending only shortly before the announcement and has been "still processing" the decision. On an episode of her podcast, Are You a Charlotte, earlier this month, she called the attempt to return with a series that was "different, similar" to the original "weird" for fans and acknowledged the challenge of asking longtime viewers to accept a reimagined show.
For the Flow Space shoot, Davis, who played Charlotte York in Sex and the City and its sequel, modeled a strapless black dress with silver detailing at the neckline and also wore a white blouse tucked into a flowing black skirt. The interview and images come as Davis balances public attention on her career with private priorities tied to her children.
Davis's comments reflect the wider tensions faced by legacy series attempting to update for contemporary audiences while navigating fan expectations, and by performers who, even decades into their careers, manage public visibility alongside family life.