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Yesterday, Variety published a big interview with Kim Cattrall in which she talked about her career, her decision to step away from Sex And The City, and how she was never asked to take part in the show’s sequel, And Just Like That…
She clearly had no regrets about her decision, saying, “Can you imagine going back to a job you did 25 years ago? And the job didn’t get easier; it got more complicated in the sense of how are you going to progress with these characters? Everything has to grow, or it dies.”
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The interview coincided with Cattrall receiving one of the magazine’s Power of Women awards, which was presented to her last night at a glitzy ceremony in Los Angeles.
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It surely can’t be a coincidence that Cattrall was accompanied to the awards event by three other people closely linked to Sex And The City who were also not involved with the sequel.
These were: author Candace Bushnell, on whose book Sex And The City was based; stylist and designer Patricia Field, who was behind so many of the clothing choices the characters wore, and series creator Darren Star, who has since moved on to success with other shows, such as Emily In Paris.
“It means everything. We spent over 25 years of our lives together,” Cattrall told Variety of attending the event with her longtime friends and collaborators.
During her acceptance speech, she also thanked the three personally.
Kim Cattrall thanks #SexAndTheCity collaborators Candace Bushnell, Darren Star and Patricia Fields during her acceptance speech at Variety #PowerOfWomen presented by @lifetimetv. https://t.co/qaWghkfthK pic.twitter.com/y1NrQL1gkM
— Variety (@Variety) May 6, 2022
She thanked Bushnell for “her strong representation of women,” Darren Star “for making so many of my dreams come true, for your guidance, your love and support” and Field for “being an actor’s best friend on and off set [and] her gift and love of fashion.”
Star introduced Cattrall to the stage. By way of introduction, he read a mock letter from the character Samantha Jones to Cattrall.
“Like me, you’re a strong, self-made woman who would rather take the road less traveled,” the letter noted. “You make tough creative choices in your life that allow you to grow as a person and an artist.”
Darren Star reads a “letter from Samantha Jones” to introduce Kim Cattrall at Variety #PowerOfWomen presented by @lifetimetv. https://t.co/qaWghkfthK pic.twitter.com/g3lAqySfdQ
— Variety (@Variety) May 6, 2022
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Variety’s 2022 Power of Women ceremony, in conjunction with Lifetime, honored Cattrall for her continued work with nonprofit The Actors Fund.
Cattrall told Variety she still had not watched And Just Like That….
Career-wise, Cattrall’s been busy lately with Hulu’s How I Met Your Father (she narrates the story as the elder version of Sophie, played when younger by Hilary Duff), and a role on the Peacock reboot of Queer As Folk, due out later this year. She will also be seen opposite Robert DeNiro in the comedy, About My Father.
ryepie2222
Congrats to Kim for the honor and award. However…I’m kinda sick of reading about her troubles with SATC, SJP, and, and just like that. She sounds bitter
Caine
Cattrall is a POS, she can go hang out with her POS buddy Piers Morgan. She doesn’t want to be associated with SATC but she can’t stop talking about it. Sorry she was cast in the QAF reboot. Bye gurl.
cuteguy
@ryepie and @caine sound like two bitter dried up old queens who are jealous of a true queen like Kim. Lighten up ladies and go get a man. Heck, I’m guessing you’re too old to find one so go pay for one and stop coming down on a living legend like Kim.
The_Roxxtar
I’m sure she would stop talking about it if people stopped asking about it. Every time I’ve heard her discuss it, it sounds like would very much just like to move on with her life, but everyone else won’t let it go.
bachy
I always expect her to have a natural British accent, considering she was born in Liverpool.
cuteguy
It’s funny that the four mentioned were what help make SATC a cultural phenomenon, and when you remove these extraordinary four components, you get the garbage train wreck that is AJLT. Congrats to Kim. She is a legend
nm4047
best phone call her agent never received, likely to be remembered for what initially was an entertaining show, not the piece of crap the reinvention of the show was or the movies.
THAT Steve
With that outfit, is she really a costume designer? I might just have nightmares thanks to this
ScottOnEarth
It’s ironic that Kim said she wants nothing to do with SATC and ‘And Just Like That…”, yet those shows are the only reason you ever see her name in print anymore. And, yes, Kim, we can imagine an actor doing the same character she did 25 years ago because of excellent writers. This woman is so impossibly bitter because she never attained the same level of star-power and prestige as SJP.