Sarah Jessica Parker Explains Why She Tried to Back Out of ‘Sex and the City’ After Shooting the Pilot | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Sarah Jessica Parker Explains Why She Tried to Back Out of ‘Sex and the City’ After Shooting the Pilot | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Sarah Jessica Parker is opening up about why she almost backed out of starring in Sex and the City after filming the pilot. The 60-year-old actress recently discussed the early days of the HBO series while appearing on her co-star Kristin Davis‘ podcast Are You a Charlotte? SJP also stepped out this week to attend the PEN America Spring Literary Gala on Thursday (May 15) at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. See all the pho…

Sarah Jessica Parker says she initially wanted out of 'Sex and the City'

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Sarah Jessica Parker says she initially wanted out of ‘Sex and the City’

Sarah Jessica Parker says she initially didn’t want to star in “Sex and the City” — but not for the obvious reasons. The Emmy-winning actress revealed this week that when the sex-fueled sitcom was first pitched to her, she didn’t believe it would become the cultural touchstone that it has. In fact, she wasn’t too thrilled about committing to another TV series. Parker, a former child actress who starred on shows such as “Square Pegs” and “A Year …

Sarah Jessica Parker reveals she initially asked to ‘get out of’ Sex and the City

Parker played Carrie Bradshaw on ‘Sex and the City’ for six seasons

Sarah Jessica Parker Almost Left 'SATC' After The First Episode

Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty ImagesCarrie Bradshaw almost never existed — at least not as we know her now. Speaking to her Sex and the City co-star Kristin Davis on the Are You a Charlotte? podcast, Sarah Jessica Parker revealed that she “panicked” when HBO picked up SATC for a full season. In fact, she even tried to exit the series, leaving Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte without their most stylish BFF.“When the show was picked up,…

Sarah Jessica Parker Panicked and Begged Her Agents to Get Her Out of Sex and the City: Here's Why

Sarah Jessica Parker wanted to exit Sex and the City even before she started filming for the iconic series as Carrie Bradshaw. In a recent interview, she revealed that she begged her agents to get her out of the show when it got picked by HBO in the late 1990s.  While speaking to her co-star Kristin Davis on her Are You a Charlotte? podcast, Parker revealed that even though she had a “lovely” experience shooting the pilot in 1997, she panicked t…