Samantha Jones Is 'Not Gone' From 'And Just Like That', According to Sarah Jessica Parker

Contrary to popular belief, Samantha Jones is still very much at the beating heart of the Sex And The City sequel, And Just Like That.

Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays the series' protagonist Carrie Bradshaw, confirmed as much in a recent interview with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live.

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'Samantha is not gone,' Parker asserted. 'The actress that played the role is no longer playing that role, but people are absent from your life when you don't want them to be. You know, and I thought that in typical Michael Patrick fashion, he threaded it through with grace and dignity and respect and love and affection for that character.'

The pair, who starred on the hit series from its inception in 1998 until its final season as well as the two subsequent feature films that followed, have addressed their rumoured feud several times over the years.

In 2017, Cattrall said on Piers Morgan's Life Stories that she had 'never been friends' with her co-star, before later insisting the actor 'could have been nicer' on the set of the hit TV show, which was revived in 2021.

'We’ve never been friends. We’ve been colleagues and, in some ways, it’s a very healthy place to be,' Cattrall mused, before adding that she didn’t know what Parker's 'problem' was, before later slamming her as 'toxic' and 'cruel'.

When asked if she would be 'OK with it' if a 'miracle were to happen' and Cattrall wanted to play Samantha Jones again, Parker recently told Variety: '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.'

Cattrall briefly reprised her role in the second season of AJLT, but recently confirmed that she would not be returning full-time despite rumours to the contrary.

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Naomi May

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Naomi May is a seasoned culture journalist and editor with over ten years’ worth of experience in shaping stories and building digital communities. After graduating with a First Class Honours from City University's prestigious Journalism course, Naomi joined the Evening Standard, where she worked across both the newspaper and website. She is now the Digital Editor at ELLE Magazine and has written features for the likes of The Guardian, Vogue, Vice and Refinery29, among many others. Naomi is also the host of the ELLE Collective book club.