Just like Aidan Shaw, his character on Sex and the City, actor John Corbett is a gentleman…with a sense of humor. And Just Like That… star Sarah Jessica Parker recently revealed that he reached out to her after, uh, lying about his role in the reboot.

Back in April 2021, when basically everyone who’d ever appeared on HBO was being asked about their involvement in the buzzy new series, Corbett gave Page Six an exclusive: “I’m going to do the show,” he said, calling it “very exciting” and predicting that he “might be in quite a few” episodes.

Now, if you haven’t watched AJLT, minor spoiler: There’s no Aidan. Natasha comes back. Bitsy Von Muffling comes back. But Aidan Shaw, last seen in the second movie, is not mentioned. As showrunner Michael Patrick King noted, there was already a lot going on for Carrie in the season, so there were never any plans to include Aidan. In other words, it’s not like Corbett thought he was in the show and then got edited out. He was straight up lying. And maybe helping the show keep its plot under wraps with a misdirect? Four-dimensional chess right here.

Now, if you were paying attention at the time, you might have noticed that the very same day that Corbett spoke to Page Six, we also published an interview with the actor. And because we are dogged and industrious journalists, we got the truth from Corbett: “They have not reached out to me, so I feel that ship has probably sailed. No one from their camp has reached out.” (The interview is full of other great SATC tidbits, though, including stories about costumes.)

Yep, he was honest in his trolling. “He actually reached out very kindly, because he’s nothing if not a gentleman, and apologized for doing that as a joke,” Sarah Jessica Parker recently revealed to Andy Cohen, saying she took the fib in stride. “And then I was like, ‘No, no, no, I mean, it’s a free country, first of all, and second of all, I thought it was kind of delightful and fun.’”

Following the And Just Like That season finale, Sarah Jessica Parker has opened up about the Kim Cattrall of it all.

In a new interview, Parker laid rumors and speculations that Cattrall may one day appear in the Sex and the City spinoff to rest. This is a pretty big development, considering Cattrall’s disinterest in the reboot seems to stem from her fractured relationship with Parker.

When asked by Variety if she’d be comfortable with Cattrall making a return, she responded, “I don’t think I would, because I think there’s just too much public history of feelings on her part that she’s shared. I haven’t participated in or read articles, although people are inclined to let me know.”

Parker also shared that she and showrunner Michael Patrick King “didn’t go to Kim” to discuss the series. “We didn’t go to Kim for this, you know,” Parker said. “After we didn’t do the movie and the studio couldn’t meet what she wanted to do, we have to hear her and listen to her and what was important to her. It didn’t fit into what was important or needed for us.”

She continued, “There’s a very distinct line between Samantha and Kim. Samantha’s not gone. Samantha’s present, and I think was handled with such respect and elegance. She wasn’t villainized. She was a human being who had feelings about a relationship, so I think we found a way to address it which was necessary and important for people that loved her.”

Years before news of the television revival was released, Cattrall responded to questions about participating in the rumored Sex and the City 3. “Never. It’s a no from me,” she told the Daily Mail in 2017. She then hinted that her experience on SATC wasn’t pleasant, explaining, “You learn lessons in life, and my lesson is to do work with good people and try and make it fun.”

In that same interview, she spoke specifically about Parker, saying, “This is really where I take to task the people from Sex and the City, and specifically Sarah Jessica Parker. In that, I think she could have been nicer.” Later in the interview, she added, “I don’t know what her issue is, I never have.”

For her part, Parker kept her responses to their “feud” relatively diplomatic. In 2018, Parker described Cattrall’s interview as “very upsetting” and “not the way I recall our experience.”

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Things came to a head that same year when Cattrall’s younger brother passed away. Parker sent her condolences via Instagram, writing, “Dearest Kim, my love and condolences to you and yours and Godspeed to your beloved brother. Xx.” She told Entertainment Tonight of her reason for reaching out to Cattrall, “If somebody in your life, whether you’re in touch with them or not, [is] suffering for any reason, it’s involuntary that you want to convey condolences or sadness or just let someone know you’re thinking about them.”

The iconic Versace dress almost became a bedspread. Carrie wore a hidden tutu to Big’s funeral. And six identical outfits were purchased for the vomit scene.

And Just Like That…, the new Sex and the City series from HBO Max, has fans defending Steve and ogling Manhattan real estate like it’s 1999 all over again. And perhaps more important than the sex, the city, or the celebrity is the style. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) are older and wealthier. Their closets are bigger, and their hips more brittle. What would the gals wear 18 years after the original series’ final episode? Nancy Pelosi-esque monochrome coats? Tie-dyed sweat suits? Eileen Fisher?

“Coming out of the pandemic and quarantine, I really didn’t want to see Charlotte drop off the kids at school in athleisure,” Molly Rogers, the costume designer for the series along with Danny Santiago, told Glamour. “The content of the show is very real. They’re dealing with marriages and deaths. I wanted the clothes to be as uplifting—give people eye candy like the original show always did.” Rogers laughs. “That incensed some people!”

Rogers could easily be a beloved character on And Just Like That. She worked on Sex and the City since the original series’ early days alongside original costume designer Patricia Field, who Rogers also joined on The Devil Wears Prada and Ugly Betty. Describing the AJLT costume department, Rogers told Glamour, “We had two things: Ice cream and vodka.” A scene where Nixon’s outfit matched a tablecloth drove her “cuckoo-nuts.” And when AJLT showrunner Michael Patrick King nixed her idea for Carrie to wear a hat in the finale episode, Rogers wrote him a poem that begins, “Where is his body? They ask me.” (She jokes that she’s going to get revenge with a hat line called, “And Just Like Hat.”)

For Glamour, Rogers broke down ten of her favorite fashion looks from the series. The vintage gems, the Net-A-Porter finds, the custom Fendi, and a shoe that Sarah Jessica Parker nicknamed “Phyllis.” Read on for what Rogers calls, in a whisper, “Hat drama.”

Carrie’s funeral outfit

“Seema is a great stand-in for Samantha, and I would love to see her more fleshed out in season two.” —B.C.

“Seema is great, and I hope we see more of her next season! I get the sense she is more of a Samantha-like ‘replacement,’ and I’m here for it. I wish we saw more of her this season!” —C.B.

“Seema is bold and confident and sexy—basically Samantha—but also very honest and vulnerable when it comes to the realities of being single and never married in your 50s. If there’s a season two, I hope we get to delve into her world more because she’s one of the best characters to come along in a long time.” —J.R.

Real estate

“This isn’t Selling Sunset! There are too many apartments on this show.” —N.P. 

“Carrie buying a new apartment about once an episode had me losing my mind. I know that this show is a fantasy, but watching this woman grumpily purchase homes the size of Grand Central Station had me googling ‘How to join Democratic Socialism.’” —J.S. 

Body diversity

“As a style lover well over the typical sample size, I was hopeful we would have a fashionable plus-size character who uses her clothing as a means to be as flamboyant and vibrant as the other women on the show. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. I’m really hoping the writers introduce a wonderful plus-size character in the next season, but as in most mainstream media, I’m doubtful plus-size representation will be celebrated on the show.” —A.E.

Steve

“Everything Steve says about marriage is so heartbreakingly true, and let’s not be afraid to talk about it. Marriage is boring. You get up, you go to work, you come back to the same person, you talk about your kids, you eat shit in front of a TV show, but you have intimacy. That’s all he wants. He doesn’t need to meet anyone else. And that doesn’t make him pitiable—it’s what a lot of what people want. He’s like the truth teller of the hard parts of life in the show, and I love him for it.” —N.P.

“I am truly heartbroken for Steve, but I do think their splitting feels real in the sense that so many couples are divorcing post-lockdown. Do I wish it was more amicable and Steve wasn’t so heartbroken and surprised by it? Definitely.” —C.B.

Parenting

“It was cringe-worthy at first when Charlotte couldn’t accept that Rock (at the time, going by Rose) didn’t want to wear a dress. But as time wore on, Charlotte came to understand that Rock was nonbinary and their new name wasn’t a request; it was reality. Watching Charlotte—and Harry—learn how to grow as parents, while admitting that it’s still a difficult adjustment, was the show at its finest.” —J.R.  

“I was very moved by this storyline! I mean…I wish the writers hadn’t given so much unchallenged screen time to characters comparing a child who identifies as nonbinary to a child who identifies as a dog. But! By the time we arrived at Charlotte and Harry throwing their child a supportive, nonbinary they-mitzvah (which synagogues are actually calling ‘B-mitzvahs’ these days!), I was cheering. Every show should have a trans woman rabbi played by the spectacular Hari Nef emerge from a bathroom stall to dole out unsolicited life advice.” —J.S.  

Final thoughts

“What made the O.G. show so good is that each episode had a theme that tied each woman’s plot line together. It often feels like we are in three (or four or five depending on side characters) different shows. But I love anytime Carrie’s old clothes come out to play, and Hot Fellas Bread is the funniest thing I’ve ever heard.” —B.C.

“I’m still curious about Aidan’s return. I would love to see if him and Carrie reconnect for the 100th time, because I love nostalgia.” —C.B.

“Okay, so And Just Like That… wasn’t perfect. And it was fun to criticize the parts that didn’t work. But overall I looked forward to watching it every week. It brought me joy and entertainment, and frankly, that’s all I can ask for. So maybe we can all stop bashing it next season (if there is one) and admit that we actually are having a good time again with some familiar faces and new ones.” —J.R.

And Just Like That may be gearing up for reconciliation between Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall)…at least if they get a second season. Warning, minor spoilers for the And Just Like That finale, ahead. 

Though Samantha has yet to physically appear in the Sex and the City reboot—Cattrall was not interested in reprising her role for reasons you can read about here—the fan favorite’s absence was explained by a falling out between herself and Carrie. Basically, Samantha ended their twenty-year friendship and moved to London when Carrie decided she didn’t need a publicist anymore? (Make it make sense.)

Anyway, at first it’s established that Samantha is not answering texts from Carrie, Charlotte (Kristin Davis), or Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) until And Just Like That episode 5. In the episode, Carrie records her podcast while under the influence of pain medication and drops Samantha’s name. Feeling the need to warn her old friend, they share the following text exchange:

Carrie: “Hi. Long story short I wanted to let you know, I mentioned that you pulled out my diaphragm on a podcast.”

Samantha: “One of my finest hours.” 

Carrie: “Hope that’s okay.”

Samantha: “Of course. I love that your vagina is getting air time.”

Carrie: “I miss you.” 

Though Carrie was left on read, this was not their final interaction of the series. In the season finale, which dropped on HBO Max on February 3, they share an even deeper moment over text. After sharing a kiss with a man for the first time since losing Big (Chris Noth), Carrie seeks out her friend once again. Here’s the exchange:

Carrie: “I kissed a man.”

Samantha: “The first of many. How was it?”

Carrie: “It wasn’t Big.” 

Samantha: “So, it was small.”

Carrie: “Want to talk?”

Samantha: “Soon.” 

Later in the episode, while Carrie is in Paris, she reaches out to Samantha again.

Carrie: “I’m in Paris, want to meet for a cocktail?”

Samantha: “How’s tomorrow night?”

Carrie: FABULOUS

But how does the cast feel about a potential season two? 

Interestingly, And Just Like That… star Cynthia Nixon has been noncommittal about a second season. “Even though I’m an executive producer and I got to direct an episode, I am not a writer,” Nixon told Entertainment Tonight on January 20. “And so, that is one of the great privileges of being a writer, that it’s not my job to figure it out, thank God.” 

And Just Like That… newcomer Sarita Choudhury, who stars as Carrie’s realtor friend Seema Patel, however, is hopeful about season two. “Just the other day, I was thinking, I wonder. Because there’s a point where they let you know if there is or not and we’re not at that point yet,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “I was thinking, God, I hope there is, And also, I was thinking, you know when you bring in new characters and you just start establishing and everyone’s getting used to all of us having grown up, Carrie’s grown up. I feel like the second [season] would be able to just jump into who they really are as opposed to getting the audience used to seeing what they’re seeing. So I would love a second season, but I really don’t know.”

Per Variety, Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays Carrie Bradshaw, seemed hopeful and enthusiastic about a second season of And Just Like That…., which is great news for the series’ potential return, considering she’s the star. At this point it comes down to scheduling. “Definitely, yeah,” Parker said about doing season two. “Michael and I spoke two weeks ago, and said: ‘Okay, when are we going to talk about this? Because there’s a calendar and you don’t want to let too much time pass. There feels like there’s momentum.” 

Could Kim Cattrall appear in season two?

It’s highly unlikely, despite a major development in the finale where—spoiler—Samantha agrees to get drinks with Carrie via text. Showrunner Michael Patrick King told Variety that no one should get their hopes up for a Samantha Jones return. “The only place I participate in magical thinking is in fiction. You take people at their word, and you’re a smart producer—you don’t back yourself into a corner. Magically thinking, it’s great to have Samantha. I have no realistic expectation of Kim Cattrall ever appearing again,” he said. 

In an interview with Piers Morgan in 2017, Cattrall emphasized her disinterest in returning to the franchise. “Me playing [Samantha], that I can assure you will never happen,” she said. “This isn’t about more money. This is not about more scenes. It’s not about any of those things. This is about a clear decision, an empowered decision in my life to end one chapter and start another. I’m 61. It’s now.”

Return to this post often—we’ll keep you updated as we learn more.

In episode three of And Just Like That…, Carrie Bradshaw was finally reunited with a long-lost item from her 90s wardrobe. 

Back in season three of Sex and the City, in an episode titled “What Goes Around Comes Around,” Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) finds herself lost near Houston St., but when she goes to ask a man for directions, she ends up with a gun pointed at her chest. The first thing the mugger asks for? Her purple sequins Fendi Baguette. 

“Give me your bag,” the robber tells her, to which she replies, “It’s a Baguette.” Relatively unfazed, the culprit runs away with the purse, some jewelry, and Carrie’s favorite pair of strappy Manolo Blahnik sandals. 

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Though Carrie seemed mostly perturbed about the loss of her shoes, the bag itself was absolutely iconic. Launched in 1997, the Fendi Baguette became an instant classic, thanks in no small part for its regular appearances on Sex and the City. Parker even reprised her role as Carrie Bradshaw in a 2019 ad campaign for Fendi when the brand decided to relaunch the coveted style. 

In the commercial, a group of trendy New York women is on the hunt for the exact purple sequin Baguette stolen off Carrie in the HBO series. Unfortunately, they are thwarted by Parker, who already purchased the bag from the store. 

“Ma’am, I need that bag,” one of the women shouts at Carrie Bradshaw, who responds, “Oh, this isn’t a bag. It’s a Baguette.”

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Now, it seems that the commercial may actually be a part of Sex and the City canon because the purple Baguette is back in its rightful place on Carrie’s shoulder in episode 3 of the HBO Max reboot, And Just Like That…

One eagle-eyed fan noticed immediately, posting past and present images of the bag on Instagram. “It’s all in the details,” Evan Ross Katz wrote in the caption. Twenty-one years after Carrie was mugged on Jersey Street in Soho (“Give me your bag.” “What?” “Your bag.” “It’s a baguette.”), her iconic purple sequined Fendi Autumn/Winter 1999-2000 baguette re-emerged in the latest episode of AND JUST LIKE THAT, signifying Carrie’s return home.

Parker saw the Instagram post and responded, “Man you are good!!! X”

We love a happy ending, but I couldn’t help but wonder, “Did Carrie ever find her favorite strappy sandals?”

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At the risk of getting Too Real for an article about a Sex and the City reboot, I think many of us will find ourselves, at some point in our lives, watching the light go out of the eyes of a person we love. I imagine that the writers of the show focused on this moment rather than on the logistics of calling 911 because they wanted us to see Carrie’s anguish, the trauma rewiring her consciousness, right before our eyes.

Isn’t that the main theme of the first episodes of And Just Like That…—the way aging comes with so much grief and loss? Samantha is lost to her friends. Carrie has lost her sense of the zeitgeist and her foothold in her career. Miranda is losing her mind because she can no longer center feminism around her own experience. Charlotte is losing her connection with the children she wanted so badly. Steve actually loses his hearing. And the many losses of COVID-19 color every scene. 

I’m not trying to “all responses are valid” a heart attack or other emergency—go call 911! Right away! But extreme stress causes people to freeze. To me it felt highly realistic that any person watching their partner dying would have the instinct to hold them. 

Now, on a lighter note, here are some times characters in the first episode absolutely should have called 911 immediately:

-When Samantha moves to the United Kingdom and her best friends are all like, “Oh well! She’s gone, I guess!” Get on a plane and beg for her forgiveness, you absolute freaks.

-When all the women on the show keep making sad, weird, diet-culture jokes about sharing a single order of fries. 

-When Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte can’t stop using the word passing to describe looking younger. 

-When Lily, who was adopted, jokingly compares her adoption to her dog’s adoption, and then Charlotte says, “For the record, you rescued me.” What a very uncool way to frame the complexities of adoption! 

-When Charlotte forces a dress on her child that obviously compromises that child’s gender identity and sense of safety. 

-When Miranda blunders around her law class monologuing about the difficulties of being a white woman. (I thought this was a funny, cutting impression of the way a lot of white liberals talk, but oh my God, someone in the class should have called an ambulance.)

Jenny Singer is a staff writer for Glamour. You can follow her on Twitter. 

When Kim Cattrall didn’t reprise her role in the Sex and the City revival, eyes turned to the previous rumored feud between her and costar Sarah Jessica Parker. Chris Noth, or “Mr. Big” as we’ve come to love him, has his own thoughts on the matter. In a December interview with The Guardian, he disputed the way Cattrall characterized Parker. 

“I have to tell you, I have absolutely no idea what [Cattrall’s] thinking is, or her emotions,” Noth told The Guardian. “I do know that I’m very close with SJ and [Cattrall’s] descriptions of her don’t even come close. I liked her, I thought she was marvelous in the show, and some people move on for their own reasons. I don’t know what hers were. I just wish that whole thing had never happened because it was sad and uncomfortable.”

In 2018, when Cattrall’s brother passed away, Sarah Jessica Parker posted condolences on Instagram. Cattrall was not happy with the comments, responding in her own post and calling Parker a hypocrite. (ICYMI, here’s a quick recap of the drama.)

“Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now,” Cattrall wrote on Instagram. “Let me make this VERY clear. (If I haven’t already) You are not my family. You are not my friend.”

In the show, Mr. Big may have a tumultuous relationship with Carrie (I mean, how many times was he running off to some new country without her?), but in real life, Chris Noth is very defensive of Parker.

“I just don’t like to see anyone talking down about SJ because she’s a target and people can be nasty. I feel very protective of her and I was not happy about that,” Noth said. 

Will Sex and the City without Samantha be the same? In the trailer for the revival, we still get to see Charlotte and Miranda thriving, and of course Carrie and Big seem to be living it up in a lavish apartment. The reboot, titled And Just Like That…, will release on December 9 via HBO Max. 

Very few characters in television have earned the status of fashion icon quite like Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City. Of course, Gossip Girl‘s Blaire Waldorf, The Nanny‘s Fran Fine, and Scandal‘s Olivia Pope instantly come to mind, but no fictional TV leading lady had a closet with as many Manolo Blahniks as Carrie’s. 

Fast-forward to 2021, and the Sex and the City reboot has the difficult task of honoring Carrie’s legacy. Thankfully, based on recent photos taken while filming in New York City, the And Just Like That… costume department and Sarah Jessica Parker are facing the challenge head-on. Not only are they dressing Parker in modern looks that fit Carrie’s signature style, but they’re paying homage to some of her most memorable ’90s moments.

In season two, episode 15, of the original series, Carrie redefined the little back dress in a simple body-hugging charcoal minidress, classic aviators, and strappy nude sandals (click here to see the look). 

As Vogue pointed out, the And Just Like That… team has given the outfit a 2021 update. On October 14, Parker was photographed outside the Au Cheval restaurant in downtown Manhattan in a formfitting, one-shoulder Norma Kamali dress in a soft blue, paired with another pair of chic heeled sandals. 

While the color and hem length suggest a more mature version of the look, Carrie still looks just as hot (and stylish) as she did in 1999. The best part? The Norma Kamali x Revolve Diana gown is available now for $215.

Of course, this is not the only signature item from Carrie’s wardrobe that has been updated. On August 19, SJP posted a photo of Carrie’s new tutu. “Now and then,” she captioned the video alongside photos from the original Sex and the City, in which she’s wearing the same booties. 

The And Just Like That… costume designers also posted the video on their Instagram, with the caption, “AND…teaching us all the art of the twirl.” On August 27, Parker was photographed in her tutu moment while filming in Brooklyn. 

And Just Like That is set to hit HBO Max sometime in December 2021. Click here for everything you need to know. 

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