Kim Cattrall's back - 'THAT'S HOW SHOWBIZ WORKS'

The Sex and the City star once vowed never again - but just like that...

It's been 13 years since Kim Cattrall stepped into Samantha Jones' gleaming stiletto heels in the last Sex and the City movie, 13 long years in which the actress assured fans she'd never wield Samantha's status flaunting Birkin handbag again. And just to make sure we all knew she meant business, she took to social media five years ago, branding her former co-star Sarah Jessica Parker as "cruel" and a "hypocrite" - a declaration of war if ever there was one.

Given all that, it was a shock when it was announced this month that Kim is making an appearance in the second season of the show's reboot And Just Like That...

"That's just how the world of showbiz works," said an insider after the announcement. "Never say never - although it took a lot of negotiating to get there."

Kim, 66, has so far kept mum about the behind-the-scenes haggling that saw her agree to a small scene in the show's new season, premiering on Neon on June 23, but a spokesperson has confirmed that Samantha's alone in the scene, speaking on the phone, and there was no need for contact with Kim's co-stars.

Despite her very public falling-out with Sarah Jessica, there's no denying Kim owes a lot to Sex and the City. The TV show that ran between 1998 and 2004 and was followed by two movies made her a household name and she's gone on to appear on screen and on Broadway.