Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Sarah Jessica Parker turns 60 today, but there’s one person who won’t be sending her a card – her on screen bestie Kim Cattrall09:50, 25 Mar 2025Updated 09:50, 25 Mar 2025Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker(Image: Getty)They might have appeared the very best of friends for six years on Sex And The City, but off screen Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker’s relationship couldn’t have been more different. Today SJP, celebrates her 60th birthday and it’s safe to say she won’t be receiving any acknowledgement from former co-star Kim.A simmering tension between the leading ladies has been well documented over the years, but following the tragic death of Kim’s beloved brother Chris in 2018 rumours of a long-running feud blew up in spectacular style.As Sarah Jessica reached out publicly to offer support to her former co-star’s grieving family by commenting on Kim’s Instagram post, the Samantha Jones actress did not hold back as she blasted the gesture as ‘a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now.”So where did it all go wrong?Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker played best friends on set but behind the scenes life was very different…Ructions between the actresses were said to have been bubbling under from the very beginning of their working relationship in Sex and the City.As sex-crazed PR Samantha, Kim earned a reputation as a ‘natural comedienne and scene stealer’ – which according to show insiders, did not sit well with her three co-stars, particularly the star of the show.Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis, who played Miranda Hobbes and Charlotte York, are said to have formed an alliance with Sarah Jessica, ‘deliberately excluding’ Kim from their clique, who in turn allegedly became increasingly isolated on set.There were even rumours the trio refused to speak to Kim outside of what was written on their scripts, even on 15 hour filming days.Sources on set said the three would even eat their lunch away from Kim. For a time Kim had an ally in series creator and producer Darren Star but after his departure at the end of the second season, his replacement Michael Patrick King made it clear he was a friend of SJP.Sarah Jessica Parker turns 60 today(Image: DAILY MIRROR)But the feud between the girls widened with even make-up artists ‘refusing to speaking to Kim’, according to Page Six. Then during a shoot in Atlantic City there were reports Sarah Jessica, Cynthia and Kristin all stayed at a house together, while Kim was left to find her own accommodation.As the award-winning HBO rocketed success, lead actress SJP was reported to be earning three times as much as her co-stars, pocketing an alleged $1 million an episode compared to their rumoured $350,000 – which did not sit well with Kim.Sarah Jessica was also granted a promotion to executive editor giving her more of a hold over her co-stars. A source told the Mail : ‘From the point when SJP had her executive producer credit, she took ownership of the show and this always grated on Kim. She felt SJP got more screen time than she did, which was only fair because Sarah Jessica was the lead, but it caused tension.”Kim was also said to be annoyed that SJP was allowed to keep her bra on during the show’s sex scenes, while she had to bare all.Despite the history between them, four years after the show ended Kim agreed to take part in the much-hyped Sex and the City film. Sarah Jessica admitted in an interview with Elle magazine that filming with her old co-stars hadn’t been easy.”You’re on set, you’re working 90-hour weeks, you’re never home, you’re exhausted,” she said. “Sometimes feelings get hurt. But I don’t have any regrets about how I’ve treated people,” she insisted.Appearing on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories in 2017, Kim touched on the feud, as she tactfully admitted Sarah “could have been nicer.”Sources on set said Kim was isolated by her three co-stars(Image: WireImage)”We’ve never been friends. We’ve been colleague,” she explained, adding: “I don’t see them. The common ground we had was the series and the series is over.”Speaking directly about the Carrie Bradshaw star, Kim went on: “Sarah Jessica, she could have been nicer, she could have in some way. I don’t know what her issue is, I never have.”After hearing the news, Willie Garson, who played Carrie’s best pal Stanford Blatch on the show, rushed to stick up for Sarah.”Dear fans, because I’m ‘toxic’, I’m gong to negotiate a contract for 6 months, not come to terms, then say I never wanted to do it anyway,” fired Willie, referencing Kim’s reluctance to star in another SATC movie.After not speaking for years, Sarah decided to reach out and offer her condolences after hearing the news Kim’s brother Chris had died after being reported missing in 2018. Sarah Jessica joined a host of famous faces sending their support to Kim.She replied to a social media, saying: “Dearest Kim, my love and condolences to you and yours and Godspeed to your beloved brother. Xx.”The gesture did not sit well with her co-star, who lashed out by saying “I don’t need your love or support at this tragic time” and even tagging Sarah in the post for the world to see. Kim did not hold back as she fired: “‘My Mom asked me today ‘When will that @sarahjessicaparker, that hypocrite, leave you alone?’ Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now.”Let me make this VERY clear. (If I haven’t already) You are not my family. You are not my friend. So I’m writing to tell you one last time to stop exploiting our tragedy in order to restore your ‘nice girl’ persona.”Kim put SJP on blast in a sensational public dig(Image: kimcattrall/Instagram)After the blow up, it came as no surprise to fans of the series that Kim refused to take part in revival series And Just Like That….She told the Guardian: “The tragedies in my life continue to shape me. Now I don’t want to be in a situation for even an hour where I’m not enjoying myself. I want to choose who I spend time with personally and professionally. It’s my life. I lost my dad seven years ago, to Alzheimer’s, and Mum has just turned 90. I’ve become aware there’s only so much time left.””I went past the finish line playing Samantha Jones because I loved Sex and the City. It was a blessing in so many ways but after the second movie I’d had enough. I couldn’t understand why they wouldn’t just replace me with another actress instead of wasting time bullying. No means no.”When the spin off show was launched to much fan-fare in 2021, Kim made another dig as she was spotted like a tweet from a fan praising her decision not to be a part of it and commending her for ‘putting herself first.’The fan post read: “I absolutely love Sex and the City and whilst I am saddened that Samantha will not return, I applaud doing what is best for you and think this is [a] great example of putting yourself first. Well done @KimCattrall.” Kim Cattrall made a very brief cameo in And Just Like That… after being begged by fans(Image: DAILY MIRROR)Reports swirled that the leading stars reportedly earned $1million an episode for the HBO series, but Kim still said no to the hefty pay cheque. Mr Big actor Chris Noth spoke out to defend SJP ahead of As Just Like That’s launch.Speaking to The Guardian, Chris said of Kim: ‘I have to tell you, I have absolutely no idea what her thinking is, or her emotions. 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 marvellous 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. I just don’t like to see anyone talking down about SJ because she’s a target and people can be nasty.”Despite the history, Kim shocked everyone when it was revealed she would make a one-scene appearance in Season 2 of And Just Like That… after previously ruling out having anything to do with her former co-stars ever again.Her brief cameo managed to achieve just that as Variety revealed Kim managed to film her return without seeing or speaking to any of the stars of the series.In the brief but much-anticipated scene, which aired in the final episode of the second party she gets a phone call from Samantha – who now lives in London – making excuses for not attending her flat warming party as her flight is delayed.Samantha asks Carrie to put her on speaker so she can say goodbye to Carrie’s old apartment: “Thank you for everything, you f***ing fabulous fabulous flat.”Carrie then responds: “Samantha, do you have a British accent?”“Who is Samantha? This is Annabelle Bronstein… from India,” Samantha replies, pronouncing it “Inn-juh,” a callback to a Sex and the City episode from 2003 in which she (badly) pretended to be a British woman named Annabelle Bronstein in order to get into the Soho House pool. “Ta and cheerio — and have a great night,” says Samantha, seemingly ending her ties to the show and Sarah Jessica Parker for good.
