Emma McIntyre/Getty; hbo max Julianne Nicholson opens up to PEOPLE about husband Jonathan Cake having "so much chemistry" with Sarah Jessica Parker onAnd Just Like That... "I wanted him to come back so they could be together and she could live happily ever after," she says of Cake and Parker's characters, Duncan Reed and Carrie Bradshaw TheSex and the Cityrevival series came to a close after three seasons earlier this month Julianne Nicholsondoesn't mind sharing husbandJonathan Cakewith Carrie Bradshaw. Speaking exclusively with PEOPLE at the inaugural Televerse Festival in Los Angeles on Aug. 16, the actress, 54, admits she thought Cake, who turns 58 on Aug. 31, had "so much chemistry" withSarah Jessica Parkerwhen he played Duncan Reeves onAnd Just Like That…season 3. "I wanted him to come back so they could be together and she could live happily ever after," she says. While Nicholson admits it's "very weird to be cheering your husband on having chemistry with another woman," she thinks his character "was the best thing about the season." "I thought he was so sparkly and relaxed and charming. I was like, 'Okay, come on,'" she adds of her spouse, whom she married in 2004 and with whom she shares two children. "I was excited for him." HBO Max The actor, who previously appeared onDesperate HousewivesandStargirl, had a five-episode arc as Carrie's downstairs neighbor, Duncan, a noted British author working on a book about former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Duncan and Carrie initially got off on the wrong foot — literally — as he complained about her walking around the upstairs townhome in her high heels while he was trying to sleep during the day. The two eventually bonded over their writing, trading notes about each other's work. Following Carrie's breakup with Aiden Shaw (John Corbett), the two had a brief fling before Duncan returned to London. Following the news that theSex and the Citycontinuation series would be ending with season 3, Cake took toInstagramto ask, "Wait, did I JUST KILL [the show]?" He went on to call his experience onAnd Just Like That…an "exquisite pleasure while it lasted." Cake praised Parker for giving fans "SUCH joy for nearly thirty years" as Carrie. "I don't think there's a higher calling for people in our business," he wrote. "You knocked it out of the park and it's still traveling, traveling, traveling. Thank you for having me on your team for a hot - a very hot - minute. You're all brilliant." Gilbert Flores/Variety/Penske Media via Getty The actress, who already won an Emmy for her role inMare of Easttownin 2021, isup for two Emmys this year. Nicholson is nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category for her role as Sinatra inParadiseas well as in the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Dance Mom onHacks. If she wins again for either of these nominations, Nicholson says she wants to "talk about my husband more" in her speech. "I feel like the first time, I was so nervous," she recalls. "There's a lot of people to mention, and I feel like my husband got short shrift and, honestly, I can't do it without him, and I felt bad about that. So, I would talk more about him." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The 2025 Emmy Awards take place Sunday, Sept. 14, airing live on CBS and streaming live on Paramount+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Read the original article onPeople