Nepo baby with surprising connection to Sex and the City stuns viewers with And Just Like That guest role

Daily Mail​

6 days ago

Ella Stiller, daughter of actors Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor, made a surprise guest appearance on the new episode of Sex and the City sequel, And Just Like That.
In the episode, titled 'Better Than Sex,' Ella, 23, plays Mia, the girl who Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Steve's (David Eigenberg) son, Brady (Niall Cunningham), gets pregnant after a hookup.
Miranda later sets out to find Mia to confirm if Brady is the father, with the two having a fiery confrontation.
Ella's guest role on the show is particularly special because of her family's connection to the Sex and the City universe: her paternal grandmother, Anne Meara — who passed away in 2015 — played Steve's mother, Mary, in four episodes of the original series.
The show follows friends Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda, and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) as they navigate their complicated lives in New York City.
Elsewhere on the episode Carrie moves on from her recent breakup with Aidan Shaw (John Corbett) by hooking up with her handsome British neighbor Duncan Reeves (Jonathan Cake).
At the start of the episode Miranda is taken aback as she finds out that Brady and Mia barely know each other and that she doesn't want to be with him or have him involved with the baby.
Brady tells his parents Mia is 'this girl I've hooked up with maybe twice,' and admits he doesn't know her last name.
He says he found out about the pregnancy when he bumped into Mia because she was 'clearly pregnant.'
'She said that's the only reason she told me, 'cause it was so obvious,' he states.
Miranda wants to know if Mia is going to keep the baby or give it up for adoption, but Brady doesn't know.
Meanwhile Steve is furious by the news.
'You were just getting your life together, and now you have f****d it up so bad!' he yells.
Brady reassures them that nothing has changed because Mia doesn't want him involved.
Ella's guest role on the show is particularly special because of her family's connection to the Sex and the City universe
This infuriates Steve further, and he threatens to hit Brady if he shrugs his shoulders one more time.
Upset by his father's words, Brady flees the apartment.
Miranda quickly tells her friends the news.
Charlotte calls it her 'worst nightmare' before quickly apologizing for saying it.
Meanwhile Miranda says she is going to be a grandma, prompting Carrie to ask, 'Are you?'
'If she doesn't want to be involved with Brady, that kind of means you, too,' Carrie tells her.
Miranda decides to go talk to Brady's fling after finding out she works at a hair salon. She brings Charlotte with her as backup.
While there, Miranda does not introduce herself.
As Mia is washing Miranda's hair, she begins passing gas.
'I'm sorry. It's so mortifying. I'm still getting used to all this gas since I'm pregnant,' she explains.
Miranda congratulates her, but Mia replies, 'Well, honestly, I was gonna get an abortion 'til I realized the baby would be a double Libra. It's gonna be such a f*****g vibe.'
Miranda starts questioning her about the father.
Steve is furious by the news. 'You were just getting your life together, and now you have f****d it up so bad!' he yells
Miranda quickly tells her friends the news. Charlotte (Kristin Davis) calls it her 'worst nightmare' before quickly apologizing for saying it
'You have to be a Taurus,' Mia concludes. Miranda apologizes, sharing, she was simply seeking 'some kind of a connection so our family can get to know this little boy or girl'
'He's cool, I guess. It's not like we're gonna raise the kid together. F**k buddy status, you know?' she tells her.
Miranda then decides to question Mia about the child's paternity, asking if she truly knows who the father is.
Mia gets upset when Miranda tells her she is the 'f**k buddy's mother', and sprays her in the face with water, calling what she did 'gross and inappropriate.'
'You have to be a Taurus,' Mia concludes.
Miranda apologizes, sharing, she was simply seeking 'some kind of a connection so our family can get to know this little boy or girl.'
Mia is not pleased with this response, as she sarcastically replies, 'Little boy or girl? You're so binary.'
She then walked away while passing more gas.
Ella — who graduated from the Juilliard School with a BFA in acting in June 2024 — has followed in her famous parents' footsteps as an actress.
In February it was announced that she has joined the cast of Before This New Year, a play by Liana Sonenclar.
The two later walk back home together. At the door, he asks her whether she would like to come downstairs with him to his apartment. However, she slowly shakes her head no
The next scene shows them in bed, after having sex, where Duncan makes it clear they cannot be anything more than a fling
He also tells her, 'I may have missed a deadline, but you've given me a new lifeline.' Carrie laughs at the cringe line, as they go on to talk about their writing leaving Carrie feeling inspired
She has already acted in the 2018 limited series Escape at Dannemora (directed by her dad), Adam Sandler's 2020 hit Hubie Halloween, an uncredited appearance in 2014's Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb and as a voice actor in 2010's Megamind.
Her grandpa is the late Jerry Stiller. Together with his wife Anne they were a comedy team in the 1960s called Stiller and Meara.
Meanwhile elsewhere in the episode Carrie struggles trying to figure out if she wants to explore a romantic spark with Duncan.
She feels guilty after she was previously defensive when Miranda suggested there was something more going on between the two of them, as she was still dating Aidan at the time.
Carrie debates whether she should attend a party Duncan invited her to, but in the end decides to make an appearance.
The two later walk back home together. At the door, he asks her whether she would like to come downstairs with him to his apartment.
However, she slowly shakes her head no. They start walking away, but Carrie ends up running down the stairs to give him a passionate kiss.
The next scene shows them in bed, after having sex, where Duncan makes it clear they cannot be anything more than a fling.
He tells Carrie, 'You understand that I won't be returning?'
And Just Like That... airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO Max
'Yes, I got the subtext,' she replies.
'As I think I mentioned when we first met, you are a distraction. And, as we now know, when it comes to anything but writing, I'm a mess.'
He also tells her, 'I may have missed a deadline, but you've given me a new lifeline.'
Carrie laughs at the cringe line, as they go on to talk about their writing.
In the end of the episode, Carrie appears inspired as she reads from her book in voiceover, 'The woman sat in her garden. Even though summer had come and now gone, she could feel the warmth of its lingering touch on her face and body. How wonderful. How wonderful. How wonderful.'
Nicole Ari Parker and Sarita Choudhury returned as the group's new besties Lisa and Seema this season.
The show picks up 11 years after the events of the 2010 film Sex and the City 2, and follows three of the four original main characters.
Following the success of Kim Cattrall 's cameo in the second season, it's been widely reported that her character Samantha will return for at least part of the third season.
Sara Ramirez will not be returning as controversial non-binary comedian Che Diaz.
Since starting in December 2021, the Sex And The City spin-off has seen Carrie, Samantha and Charlotte grapple with sexuality, gender identity, death, grief, divorce, drug use, and pretty much every other hot issue in Western society.
The original Sex and the City ran for six seasons, airing on HBO from 1998 until 2004.
The story continued with two feature films: Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010).
And Just Like That... premiered its first season in 2021. The third season will feature 12 episodes, with the finale airing on August 14.