“Sex and the City” star Kim Cattrall marked her 69th birthday on Thursday, August 21, by raising a glass of champagne in a makeup-free selfie she shared on Instagram. Dressed casually in a cream sweatshirt and an MLB cap, the actress thanked her followers, writing, “Thank you for all your Birthday wishes! 💋❤️.”
She also cheered on the Erie Moon Mammoths, a minor league baseball team recently rebranded with the help of John Oliver.
(Photo By Getty Images)But what caught fans’ attention most was a rare public comment from Chris Noth, who played Mr. Big on “Sex & the City”.
Chris Noth’s Rare Public Gesture
Noth’s birthday message stood out because he was the only former castmate to acknowledge Cattrall’s milestone publicly. Noth and Cattrall’s exchange carried extra weight because of the long-standing tensions within the “Sex & The City” cast.
(Photo credit should read Vince Bucci/AFP via Getty Images)For years, Noth had been firmly aligned with Sarah Jessica Parker, once telling The Guardian, “I do know that I’m very close with SJ and [Kim Cattrall’s] descriptions of her don’t even come close. I liked her, I thought she was marvellous in the show and some people move on for their own reasons.”
Still, by wishing her a happy birthday this year, Noth seemed to extend a subtle olive branch to his former co-star, fueling speculation among fans about shifting loyalties inside the SATC universe.
The Long History of Cast Tensions
(Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)The off-screen relationships among the four SATC leads have long been fraught. Reports over the years suggested that Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis often formed a close trio, leaving Cattrall feeling isolated.
After her brother died in 2018, the tension became painfully public when Parker shared condolences and Cattrall responded critically, saying, “Sarah Jessica, she could have been nicer, she could have in some way. I don’t know what her issue is, I never have.”
(Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)Even as she reprised Samantha Jones for a short cameo in “And Just Like That”, Cattrall distanced herself from the revival, while fans cheered her brief return, she was vocal that she had no intention of rejoining the series full-time.
Where Their Friendship Stands Today
(Photo by HBO/Newsmakers)So where does Cattrall’s friendship with her former “Sex & The City” castmates stand now? Publicly, very little has changed. Nixon and Davis remain aligned with Parker, who has addressed the feud in interviews by noting that the grueling filming schedule sometimes hurt feelings but insisting she has “no regrets about how I’ve treated people.”
Craig Blankenhorn/HBO MaxFor her part, Cattrall has been consistent. “We’ve never been friends. We’ve been colleagues,” she once said. “The common ground we had was the series and the series is over.”
(Photo by Pierre Mouton/Getty Images for Nina Ricci)Her recent birthday, paired with Noth’s rare gesture, highlighted that while fences may never fully mend, Cattrall still holds a unique place in the legacy of a franchise that defined an era of television.
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Kim Cattrall Gets Special Birthday Shout-Out From ‘Sex and the City’ Co-Star