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One minute she's saying that she chose to be gay, the next she's revealing that she's shaved her head bald for an upcoming role!

Cynthia Nixon is nothing if not surprising!

Check out that bald head, you guys!

That takes guts, especially when you're known for your head of red hair! She did it for her role in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of Wit where she plays cancer stricken poetry professor Vivian Bearing.

Here's what she had to say about it:

Oh dear…

Back in 2004, Cynthia Nixon bravely came out as a lesbian and introduced the world to her partner Christine Marinoni.

In a new interview, though, Cynthia reveals that being gay was a "choice" for her.

Hmm, not sure we're satisfied with those choice of words.

The actress said:

Sigh.

We knew it was too good to be true.

We told you about the gossip of Sex and the City returning to TV yesterday, and while we had our skepticism too, we still held on a little bit of hope.

But a rep from

Despite heavy talk of a Sex and the City prequel film, the franchise's head writer and director, Michael Patrick King, told journalists last week:

My Carrie Bradshaw started at 33 and I took her to 40. For me the idea of going backward and making her less evolved…is something I don't even imagine doing. I am sure Candace Bushnell did a great job on them (the books) but I have no connection to a prequel.

But according to some inside sources,

She's really sticking to some similar subject matter these days, isn't she?

Cynthia Nixon is currently appearing as a recurring guest-star on Laura Linney's Showtime series, The Big C, but she'll be the one battling cancer in the upcoming Broadway premiere of Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Wit, in January of 2012!

Focusing on

It's been an exciting few months for Sex and the City alum Cynthia Nixon!

Last we heard from Cynthia, we were thrilled to announce that her GF Christine Marinoni gave birth to baby boy Max Ellington Nixon-Marinoni!

Now, it looks like Cynthia's career is going just as well as her personal life, because she's landed a leading role in Ridley & Tony Scott's eight-hour Starz miniseries World Without End.

The show is based on Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, and it co-stars Miranda Richardson, Ben Chaplin, and The Duchess' Charlotte Riley.

Here's how the show's being described:

Aw! Wonderful news!

Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni are now the proud parents of a baby boy!

According to their rep, Christine gave birth yesterday to Max Ellington Nixon-Marinoni and both she and the baby are doing "great."

Fantastic! We're so thrilled for you both! Enjoy the moment and your new little man!

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