The actress said she &34;got a blistery rash that went down my face,&34; tracing an outline across her forehead and nose. Kristin Davis reveals she got shingles

The actress said she "got a blistery rash that went down my face," tracing an outline across her forehead and nose.

Kristin Davis reveals she got shingles on her face while filming TV show: 'It was so scary'

The actress said she "got a blistery rash that went down my face," tracing an outline across her forehead and nose.

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Kristin Davis poses for pictures in front of the Eiffel Tower during a photocall for 'And Just Like That' on May 28, 2025. Credit:

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Kristin Davis is speaking out about her "scary" experience with shingles. **

The 60-year-old *Sex and the City* star revealed on Wednesday's episode of* The Drew Barrymore Show* that she had to temporarily stop filming an undisclosed television series after she developed shingles on her face. **

"I had a crazy thing happen to me. We were filming the show and I started getting this pain on my forehead and I didn't know what it was," she told host Drew Barrymore. "I was really tired. I was flying back and forth. We had gone over schedule. My kids were back in L.A. and I ended up getting shingles on my face."

Drew Barrymore and Kristin Davis on 'The Drew Barrymore Show'.

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Shingles is a viral infection that creates a painful stripe of blisters across on one's body, per the Mayo Clinic. It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which stays in one's body for the rest of their life after getting chickenpox and may activate years down the line as shingles. **

For Davis, her shingles developed across her forehead and onto her nose.**

"I got a blistery rash that went down my face," she said, tracing the outline of the blisters. "It was so scary. I thought shingles only happened on your torso, right? Like, your body. I've learned so many things."

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Davis also admitted that she was surprised by the unexpected ailment because she considers herself to be in good health. **

"I take such good care of myself, at least I try," she said. "What I didn't realize is that we know, scientifically, that when you're over 50, your immune system weakens. So even if you're doing all the things, you can still develop shingles."**

It's why she's advocating for others to speak with healthcare professionals about the condition. **

"What I learned is you need to talk to your doctor or your pharmacist about your risks for shingles and prevention," Davis said. "Talk to your own doctor, because everyone's gonna have their own specific situation."

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She opened up further about the condition and how it impacted her career in a subsequent Instagram video.**

"Of course, I'm an actress and I am in the middle of shooting a show. We had to change the schedule. I couldn't work, which I think is possibly the first time in my career that I have not been able to go to work," she confessed. "We changed everything so that I could recuperate and it worked out, but I don't want anyone to ever have to go through that."**

*The Drew Barrymore Show *airs weekdays on CBS.

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