Sarah kept Cynthia’s decision to enter NY governor race secret for a month

Sarah Jessica Parker says her Sex and The City costar, Cynthia Nixon had confided in her about her decision to contest for New York governor post a month before she made the official announcement.

The 53-year-old actor praised Nixon, saying she is a “formidable” and “brave” candidate for the office, EW reported. “She (Cynthia) shared with me that she was going to announce (her decision) about a month before.

I was incredibly excited and proud of her. I think she’s already been good for the conversation. This is what’s exciting about primaries, right? People can inspire an incumbent to reconsider policy... Or just have a robust conversation,” Parker said while speaking at a retrospective session on her career at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.

Parker had earlier released a statement after Nixon’s announcement in which she almost stopped short of an endorsement for her co-actor, saying, “Cynthia has been my friend and colleague since we were little girls. I look forward to talking to her about her New York state gubernatorial bid.” Parker added that Nixon has always been inclined towards activism but she did not anticipate her taking the gubernatorial plunge.

“I didn’t [anticipate] that she would seek a gubernatorial seat. She’s been an activist her entire life.

She loves this city; she’s been involved in conversations about policies that have been really important to her for years — education, public schools, housing... ,” she shared.

Nixon, 52, will be up against incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running for his third term, in the Democratic primary to be held on September 13.

If elected, she would create history by becoming the first female and openly gay governor of New York.

PHOTOS: CHARLES SYKES/ INVISION/AP Cynthia Nixon (inset) and Sarah Jessica Parker have worked together in the TV series Sex and The City