How Carrie Nearly Got Away

While she was an applauded actress in her own right before Sex and the City, it was the role of Carrie Bradshaw that made Sarah Jessica Parker, a worldwide household name. But it was the part that nearly never was as Parker had serious reservations about taking it on, according to a recent co-star.

"We, of course, talked about Sex and The City, and turns out, Sarah was reluctant to do the pilot because she didn't really want to do a series," Parker's fellow performer, Seth Rudetsky who starred with her in a recent Provincetown gig, revealed. "However, she loved the script so she filmed it and then forgot about it. Months later she found out the show was picked up and she completely wanted to get out of it. I mean, completely. 

She really didn't want to be tied down to one job because she loved going from gig to gig and being, what she called, a 'journeyman'. She tried various ways to get out of it including telling HBO that she would film three projects for free if they'd release her from her contract! Basically, they convinced her to honour her deal, and she now has no regrets."

During the revealing chat, it seems Parker may have also let slip what has been long suspected, but never confirmed: a further instalment of the hit New York-based drama is on the cards.

"She loved played Carrie Bradshaw and she told us that there may be a project coming up involving all the ladies!" Rudetsky continued, inadvertently disclosing that the project may be a motion picture in the works. "I'll tell you who it probably won't involve: me. I auditioned for the first movie and decidedly did not get cast. I'll also tell you, however, whom it might involve: my mother! She auditioned for the film and got a call back."

One assumes that SJP didn't have to be convinced this time if the rumours turn out to be true.