And similar to that, Sarah Jessica Parker discovered herself saying goodbye — and never simply to a present, however to a model of herself she’s worn like her favourite pair of Manolos.
The girl who introduced Carrie Bradshaw to life in “Sex and the City,” then later in its revival “And Just Like That…,” is taking a second to honor the character who formed her skilled id. On Friday, information broke that the collection will finish after its third season, and Parker marked the second with an emotional tribute to the girl she’s performed for greater than twenty years.
“She / Crossed / Streets / Avenues / Rubicons, so it seemed. / She / Broke hearts / Heels / Habits,” Parker wrote in a poem Friday on Instagram, accompanied by photographs of her iconic character. “She / Loved / Lost / Won / Tripped / Leaped / Fell short and into puddles / Aged / Got wiser.”
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Carrie Bradshaw was by no means only a character — she was a cultural phenomenon. One in every of her well-known traces remarked that girls transfer to New York Metropolis in pursuit of “labels and love.” Although Bradshaw might have gained a broad assortment of labels, her love life throughout the 2 collection and two motion pictures remained a chaotic masterpiece. Nonetheless, she by no means wavered in her devotion to town that raised her.
“She / Devoted herself to hats, books, shoes, friends and the promise of a new day in her beloved city and the people she treasured most,” Parker wrote. “She has worn shame, pride, honor, optimism and literally countless dresses, skirts, tutus. / Held onto hands, hopes and the very best of people.”
Parker additionally thanked Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) and Miranda Hobbs (Cynthia Nixon) — Bradshaw’s circle of associates that was later joined by Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury), and Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker.)
“Carrie Bradshaw has dominated my professional heartbeat for 27 years. I think I have loved her most of all,” Parker continued. “I know others have loved her just as I have. Been frustrated, condemned and rooted for her. The symphony of all those emotions has been the greatest soundtrack and most consequential companion.”
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Parker additionally confirmed that she and showrunner Michael Patrick King mutually determined it was time to finish the “chapter” that was “And Just Like That…”
She referred to AJLT as a “joy,” an “adventure” and “the greatest kind of hard work alongside the most extraordinary talent of 380 that includes all the brilliant actors” who had been part of the mission.
“I am better for every single day I spent with you. It will be forever before I forget. The whole thing. Thank you all,” she concluded.
The AJLT collection finale is about to stream on HBO Max on Aug. 14.
