“Sex and the City” favorite Kristin Davis may have gone on to forge one of the sitcom world’s most iconic quartets, but back in 1997, the prospect of being beamed into 38 million people’s homes was understandably a daunting one for the young actor. And her co-star at the time didn’t exactly put her mind at ease.
Davis first appeared on “Seinfeld” in the episode “The Pothole,” playing the show’s eponymous star’s girlfriend Jenna. Davis previously had to go through six different auditions just to get the small role, and so was understandably nervous when it came to the night of filming in front of a live studio audience. In an interview with TODAY, she recalled how Jerry Seinfeld only made things worse: “Right before action, Jerry leans over and he whispers, ’38 million.’ And I’m like, ‘What?’ And he says, ’38 million people watching.’ ‘What are you doing to me?’ I was like, ‘I can’t function like this.'”
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“He just felt that was so funny,” Davis added. “And so every time he had a chance he’d be like, ’38 million.’ And I’m like, ‘Oh my God. Oh my God. I’m so nervous.’ So that’s how Jerry found his fun. Scaring the guest stars to death.” Davis can’t have been too scarred by the experience, though, as several months later she accepted a one-off return to the sitcom in the episode “The Butter Shave,” sharing, “I was just so excited to get to go back and be on the set. I was like, ‘Yes.'”
