AND JUST LIKE THAT...KIM'S BACK!
Woman's Day Australia|June 19, 2023
Diva demands, a huge pay cheque and why the cast still aren't speaking
AND JUST LIKE THAT...KIM'S BACK!

Kim Cattrall once claimed "it would never happen" And Just Like That... producers moved heaven and earth - and padded out her pay cheque - in order to get the actress back on board as saucy Samantha Jones for season two of the Sex And The City reboot.

According to an on-set source, the 66-year-old star only signed on after bosses agreed to her non-negotiable demands.

LAYING DOWN THE LAW

"Kim had two stipulations - one, that she would not act with any of the other girls, and two, she did not want to see Michael Patrick King," says a source of the series' showrunner, who reportedly sided with Kim's co-star and nemesis Sarah Jessica Parker, 58, following their well-publicised feud.

Actor Evan Handler, who plays Harry Goldenblatt on the series - which returns on June 22 - confirmed that none of the cast interacted with Kim.

"Apparently, [it] was shot in the garage somewhere with no contact with anybody," he said.

"The offer presented to Kim was always to be a phone call, shot alone as most calls would be," TV bosses said in a statement. "This was an easy and convenient way for Samantha to return. We are delighted it worked out."

MONEY TALKS

Producers had to pay through the nose for it though - the actress reportedly received $930,000 for her cameo.

"It just shows the power of Kim," adds the insider. "They still need her on the show."

This story is from the June 19, 2023 edition of Woman's Day Australia.

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