Sex and the City is one of the most impressive HBO shows of all time, and as quiet as it’s kept, Sarah Jessica Parker’s performance as Carrie Bradshaw has influenced millions and inspired at least half a dozen other shows. But its long-running nature invited one aspect of celebrity that no public figure can truly escape — scrutiny of physical appearance.
The show has spawned two films, a public feud, and two spin-offs, so by any metric, it’s a Hollywood success story. But when Sarah Jessica Parker sat down for the Call Her Daddy podcast, she shared that her success didn’t come without personal cost. Over the years, the various iterations of Carrie Bradshaw — her choices and depictions — have been endlessly scrutinized. Should she have gone with Mr. Big? Or whoever else? And some of that ire inevitably spilled over onto Sarah Jessica Parker herself.
