Sex and the city gay guy

Late actor Willie Garson famously portrayed Stanford Blatch, the gay best friend of Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City—but in authentic life, he actually once dated the actress.

In evidence, Garson—whose death at 57 was announced on Tuesday—worked hard at keeping his heterosexuality quiet, for horror of offending gay fans of the show.

The actor spoke of his sexuality in an interview with Page Six in 2020, saying: "For years I didn't talk about it because I found it to be offensive to gay people.

"People playing homosexual characters jumping up and down screaming that they're not gay, like that would somehow be a bad thing if they were."

To divert attention away from the personal subject, Garson even had a stock answer whenever his sexuality was brought up or questioned in interviews.

"When the question would arrive up during the exhibition I would say, 'When I was on White Collar no one ever asked me if I was a conman, and when I was on NYPD Blue, nobody ever asked me if I was a murderer. This is what we undertake for a living, portray people.'"

However, while he was able to successfully evade such enquiries when productive, his beloved role did put something of

How late 'Sex and the City' star Willie Garson's character was written off the reboot

"Sex and the City" fans learned the fate of Willie Garson's character, Stanford Blatch, in the most recent episode of the reboot, “And Just Like That..."

Garson died of pancreatic cancer earlier this year, while the series was in show. His character, Stanford Blatch, was close friends with Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw and appeared in the revival's first three episodes, as well as 27 episodes of "Sex and the City" and both feature films.

In the latest episode, which premiered Thursday, it is revealed that Blatch left for Tokyo for work, shocking both Carrie and his husband, Anthony Marentino, played by Mario Cantone. Blatch also apparently asked Marentino for a divorce.

"By the time you read this, I'll be in Tokyo," read a note he left for Carrie at her apartment. "I couldn't tell you — not without crying. And you have had enough crying."

Garson was 57 years aged when he died on Sept. 21. Parker, who was one of Garson's close friends in actual life, told Vulture that he had initially intended to c

Willie Garson, known by Sex and the City fans as Carrie Bradshaw's (Sarah Jessica Parker) stylish confidante Stanford Blatch, has passed away at the age of 57.

His son confirmed the news with a touching tribute on social media. The cause of death has yet to be disclosed.

Garson had dozens of roles in clip and television across the years, but he'll perhaps best be remembered for starring in all six seasons of Sex and the City and the two movies. He had also been confirmed to appear in the upcoming reboot And Just Prefer That...

While celebrity and fan tributes are pouring in for Garson, let's grab a look back at some of his most iconic moments in the Sex and the City franchise.

1. Stanford visits a gay bar

Sex and the City was an prior adopter of the online world and included a storyline about Stanford getting into cyber sex, masquerading as "Rick9+" in a chat room. He comes across "Bigtool4u" and decides to meet the mystery man in real animation at a gay bar.

Stanford is forced to erase his clothes before entering the club in Recent York's Meat Packing District, wearing just his boxer briefs. Inside he starts out shy, but ends up bonding with a hot younger guy who's taken

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