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Thongs: bad. Sex toys: good. Sarah discusses SATC legacy

Wed 07 May 1:20 PM

Sarah Jessica Parker says she sees the influence of Sex And The City every time she walks down the street.

"Sometimes it’s a woman showing a thong and I think, ‘Well, that’s the bad part of our legacy,’” she told The Times.

And the good parts are, "Friendship. The sex toys and the candid talk and the salty stuff is funny, but it’s cotton candy. And if it was only that, I don’t think the show would have lasted because, like cotton candy, it’s just empty calories.”

Co-star Kim Cattrall, meanwhile, revealed she initially turned down the role of Samantha. “I’d just turned 40 and I didn’t know if I could play such a sexually crazed woman," she said.

“Back then – which is not that many years ago, actually – people really did believe that women in their forties weren’t very sexy, and that women in their twenties and thirties were perfect because they were young and desirable.

“What I’m now discovering – and I’ve since entered another decade – is that, the older I get, the more self-knowledge I have, which makes me feel even more sexy.”

She's obviously acting that way too - Kim Cattrall's current boyfriend is two decades younger than her. Sam would be proud.