Kim Cattrall rejected ‘Sex & The City’ 4 times before taking the role of Samantha

Kim Cattrall Did not always see the vision for himself as Samantha Jones.

Talk to The timesThe actress, 68, admits that she thought the character was a bit of a distance when she auditioned for Sex and the city At 41. In fact, she rejected the role four times before accepting it, unsure that she could make the audience believe that a 40-something woman was sexy.

“Self -reinforced age,” she laughs and looks back at that perspective. “Well, it changed – 40 got sexy. It became, ‘man, let’s have more of it.’ ”

While the story about the character was that she was almost too abandoned about her sex life, Cattrall insists that it was central to the character’s power overall.

“She wasn’t a nymphomaniac – yes, some people might think she was – but she just liked the main course. Everyone else crisped on appetizers when she went to the steak. And it was always on her terms – that I always insisted on,” she says.

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That said, Cattrall notes that she is “the antithesis to (Samantha) in many ways”, and adds, “I am a serial monogamist and then some.”

In recent years, fans who loved the role have had problems with meeting Cattrall’s complicated feelings about being part of the popular ensemble. However, the actress has agreed with it.

“I created an amazing character that I loved, and I put a lot of love into it,” she says. “And if I just remember for it, it’s really ok.”

The love of Cattrall’s return to the popular franchise grew after actress artificial Reprised her iconic role In the Season 2 final in the Revival series, And just like that …Which makes the fans want even more of the character. Before that, Samantha was presented during the first season only through text message exchanges with Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker).

In the long-awaited como appearance, Samantha Carrie from London called and said she would surprise her in New York City, but could not because of plan delays. Her character was dressed in a nice silver jacket and red ensemble from Patricia Fieldthat designed the costumes in the original series.

Said catall at that time During a behavior on The perception“I just thought that if I come back, I have to come back with that Samantha style.”