Kim Cattrall shared a heartbreaking post to Instagram on Tuesday about her late brother Christopher Cattrall.
The 67-year-old Sex And The City veteran was honoring her younger sibling on what would have been his 61st birthday.
Chris was found dead at age 55 after he took his own life while at his home in Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada in February 2018. The family believed he had gone missing before they received the sad news he had died.
In Kim’s photo, Christopher – whom she often addressed as Topher – looks to be enjoying some peaceful downtime as he plays with three brown dachshund dogs on a field.
‘Rest peacefully & sweetly on your birthday, dear brother. #ChrisCattrall 1/2/1963 – 2/4/2018,’ wrote the star, who recently made an appearance on the Sex And The City continuation series And Just Like That…
Kim Cattrall shared a heartbreaking post to Instagram on Tuesday about her late brother Christopher Cattrall. The 67-year-old Sex And The City veteran was honoring her younger sibling on what would have been his 61st birthday
Chris was found dead at age 55 after he took his own life while at his home in Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada in February 2018. The family believed he had gone missing before they received the sad news he had died. Seen in 2005
Chris was found dead by police after the Hollywood actress took to social media to ask for help in finding him when he went missing.
It took less than a day for authorities to find Cattrall on his property in Alberta.
Shortly after Chris’ death, the longtime performer took to Twitter to update her followers with the grim news.
‘It is with great sadness that myself and my family announce the unexpected passing of our son and brother, Chris Cattrall,’ she tweeted.
‘At this time we ask for privacy. We want to thank you all on social media for your outpouring of love and support in this trying time.’
Cattrall’s SATC co-star and nemesis Sarah Jessica Parker made a comment about how she was sending her ‘condolences.’
Kim then exploded as she accused Sarah of trying to look good.
‘Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now,’ wrote Kim.
In her new post she wrote, ‘Rest peacefully & sweetly on your birthday, dear brother. #ChrisCattrall 1/2/1963 – 2/4/2018’
‘Let me make this VERY clear. (If I haven’t already) You are not my family. You are not my friend.
‘So I’m writing to tell you one last time to stop exploiting our tragedy in order to restore your “nice girl” persona,’ Cattrall said in the post.
Even though Kim clearly dislikes Sarah, she went on to appear on the SATC spinoff AJLT which stars Sarah, but she had no scenes with her foe.
Smartly, Sarah did not comment on Kim’s new birthday post made on Tuesday.
In June 2023, Kim talked about Chris’ death.
She said she found ‘bare bones clarity’ after his suicide.
Cattrall spoke with The Sunday Times, saying: ‘This wasn’t supposed to happen. It was sudden and unexpected.
Cattrall’s SATC co-star and nemesis Sarah Jessica Parker made a comment in 2018 about how she was sending Kim her ‘condolences’
Kim then exploded as she accused Sarah of trying to look good. ‘Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now,’ wrote the star
Cattrall seen with Sarah, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon on SATC season six
In a shock, Kim made an appearance on And Just Like That… but had no scenes with Sarah
‘You remember where you were, what happened, what was said. It is all so accessible, all the time, a weight that is always with you and never leaves.
‘That was just an extraordinary few days. Everything in you is on high alert because he can be saved. And in my family that was one of the roles you take on.’
Cattrall said the loss of her brother taught her to set boundaries, saying she didn’t want to ‘care or fret’ about people that don’t want to fix themselves, adding ‘they have to want to change.’
She explained a friend of hers, who is a ‘big advocate of AA, told her how alcohol is a ‘mistress that gets you alone and kills you’ – adding: ‘It was startling to hear that with such a bare-bones clarity.’
The star said she was glad her father was not alive at the time of her brother’s death as she ‘didn’t think he could have taken it.’
In 2019 Kim shared: ‘I think recently the thing that has taught me the most is loss. I’ve lost two family members and I think what it teaches me, I’m not there yet, but to really enjoy what you do, your family, your friends, to really appreciate … when I say goodbye to somebody I’m not going to see for awhile.’
In February 2012 she tweeted that her father, Dennis Cattrall, died.