Kim Cattrall has spoken about the importance of sticking up for herself and controlling her own “narrative”.
The former Sex And The City star was very much back on fans’ radars last week when she made her long-awaited cameo in the revival series And Just Like That, reprising the role of Samantha Jones for a one-off appearance.
In recent history, Kim made no secret of the fact she was done playing Samantha after six seasons of Sex And The City and two spin-off films, and has also spoken candidly about her feelings for her co-stars, most notably Sarah Jessica Parker.
As a result, Kim claimed she was “never asked” to appear in And Just Like That, and said last month that her cameo – filmed without any contact with her old colleagues – would not be something she’d be keen to repeat.
That doesn’t mean Kim hasn’t been keeping busy, though. She’s currently the voice of How I Met Your Father, and has recently appeared in the reboot of Queer As Folk and the Netflix show Glamorous.
Speaking to Vogue Greece (translated by Kim’s reps for People magazine), the Emmy nominee said the “biggest challenge” she faces in her 60s is “to keep being relevant, to keep working, to have something to say”.
Kim continued: “My idol was always my mother. Even though she could never connect to a job that made her happy, and she was depressed and alone for long periods of time, she never lost her spirit.
“That’s something she passed on to me. I am thankful to her for teaching me to defend myself and not allow others to control my narrative. That is a very important lesson for young women.”
Kim’s And Just Like That cameo lasted just over a minute, and saw Samantha calling her old pal Carrie Bradshaw ahead of her “last supper” in her New York apartment before she sold it.
Despite the scene’s brevity, showrunner Michael Patrick King later revealed that one of its key elements was actually improvised by Kim on set.