Sarah Jessica Parker sums up: basketball players and police officers loved “Carrie”

With the final of the third season “And Just Like That …” the “Sex and the City” universe ended after more than two decades. Leading actress Sarah Jessica Parker (60) spoke to say goodbye to how different the fans of the series around Columnist Carrie Bradshaw were.

“It is really moving,” said the actress about the range of people who were enthusiastic about the series playing in New York. Over the years, she was repeatedly surprised by which fans she is addressed. “I meet such people all the time. I was at a CNN event and all these legendary basketball players said: ‘Oh my god! I have to take a photo with you and send it home’ and I would never have expected that you would be. I definitely knew who they were,” she recalls the encounter with the sports professionals.

But “New York police officers or first aiders” also outed their counterpart as fans. “It is simply a wide variety of people. It was really interesting to see who this audience is and how it changed and how we changed and who they brought with them. It was really extraordinary.” So a surprising number of men were among the spectators, although the series of friends is.

Sarah Jessica Parker became an actress and fashion icon worldwide through “Sex and the City”. From 1998 to 2004 she embodied Carrie Bradshaw in six seasons. Two films emerged from the series in 2008 and 2010. Finally there was a sequel to “And Just Like That …” for which Parker slipped into her successful role again. However, the new edition ensured mixed reactions – including because Carrie’s husband Mr. Big (Chris Noth) died and her friend Samantha (Kim Cattrall) no longer seemed.

Even the very last episode entitled “Party of One” was not well received by many spectators and critics. It was even referred to as “waste”. Influencer Evan Ross Katz, on the other hand, and emphasized that she would always stay in her heart. “A single and fabulous exclamation mark.” The 61-year-old then stated in a comment that she was “very crying” in view of these lines.