Joshua Goldman
Joshua Goldman
min read · June 18, 2025 · Entertainment

SJP Breaks Down: Why 'Sex and the City' Left Her Sobbing Amid Kim Cattrall Feud

At the height of her Sex and the City heyday circa 1998-2004, Sarah Jessica Parker 'was not prepared' for the onslaught of 'cruel' criticism she received about her appearance (pictured in 2002)

EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Jessica Parker Spills the Tea on the Most Upsetting Part of Starring on Sex and the City Amid Feud with Kim Cattrall

In a candid conversation with Call Her Daddy, 60-year-old Sex and the City superstar Sarah Jessica Parker opened up about the most traumatic experience she faced while starring in the hit HBO series alongside her longtime frenemy Kim Cattrall. And let's just say it's not exactly what you'd expect.

According to SJP, the most grueling part of playing Carrie Bradshaw was dealing with constant criticism about her physical appearance. Yep, you read that right - she was subjected to hurtful comments about her looks, and it got so bad that she started to doubt herself. "I think just discussions of my physical person [were the hardest]," Parker revealed. "Like, stuff that I couldn't change and wouldn't change and had never considered changing, or even still after hearing something that was like, 'What? Somebody would say that?' — even still, no interest in changing it."

The 60-year-old former child star told Call Her Daddy on Wednesday: 'I think just discussions of my physical person [were the hardest]. Like, stuff that I couldn't change and wouldn't change and had never considered changing, or even still after hearing something that was like,

But what really took the cake was when Parker stumbled upon a particularly vicious article that left her reeling. "I called two of my friends, who happened to be male because I knew that they might know about it," she recalled. "And I was just like sobbing because it felt so purposeful." Talk about a kick in the gut - or rather, the "rubber parts"!

Parker also confessed that she had never experienced anything quite like this before Sex and the City. "There was no chatter about me," she revealed. "There was just my work." It was only when the show's popularity skyrocketed that the criticism started to roll in. And let's be real, it wasn't exactly surprising given the show's focus on its four female leads and their many, many problems.

But what's truly shocking is that Parker admitted she hasn't even seen the latest installment of Sex and the City, Michael Patrick King's And Just Like That - despite being an executive producer. Yeah, we know, it's a lot to take in. Maybe she just can't bear to watch her former co-star Kim Cattrall reprise her role as Samantha Jones?

Sarah hit a breaking point when she read 'something really mean' about how she looked in a magazine, which she called 'a kick in the rubber parts'

In related news, Variety reported that Parker, along with Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis, earned a whopping $10 million paycheck for executive producing and starring in season one of And Just Like That. But let's be real, it's not all sunshine and rainbows - after all, we're talking about a show that's been plagued by controversy from the get-go.

So there you have it, folks - Sarah Jessica Parker's take on the most upsetting part of her Sex and the City experience. And trust us when we say it's a wild ride. Catch more of SJP as Carrie Bradshaw in the 12-episode third season of And Just Like That, which airs Thursdays on HBO Max.

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Parker recalled: 'I called two of my friends, who happened to be male because I knew that they might know about it. And I was just like sobbing because it felt so purposeful. And I think that's the only time I really cried about it. I think it was just an accumulation of maybe a season of that kind of commentary'

Sex and the City - which was iconic yet culturally Caucasian - aired for six seasons on HBO and spawned two terrible films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010) as well as a forgettable prequel, The CW's The Carrie Diaries (2013–14)

The Emmy-winning series borrowed heavily from its predecessor about four female friends living in a big city - NBC sitcom The Golden Girls (1985-1992) - even copying the character archetypes of a funny one, a smart one, a naïve one, and a slut

The two-time Emmy winner admitted she hasn't even seen Michael Patrick King's dismally-reviewed continuation And Just Like That, despite being an executive producer, which most fans hate-watch due to their devotion for Sex and the City

Catch more of SJP as wealthy widowed author Carrie Bradshaw in the 12-episode third season of And Just Like That, which airs Thursdays on HBO/Max