Cynthia Nixon Opens Up About Sex and the City: "Certain Things Haven't Aged Well"
Cynthia Nixon Opens Up About Sex and the City: "Certain Things Haven't Aged Well"

Published: May 27, 2025

Cynthia Nixon, the actress who played Miranda Hobbes in the hit TV series Sex and the City, has revealed what she "hated" about the show in a new interview with Grazia.

Nixon, 59, felt that while 90% of the show, which ran for six seasons from 1998 to 2004, was "still pretty great," some aspects of it have not stood the test of time.

"It was always very difficult being on a show that was so white. I always hated that," she said, adding that when they raised concerns about the lack of diversity, they were told that it was Candace Bushnell's world, and it was a very white world.

Nixon, who is married to wife Christine Marinoni, also expressed that some of the trans and gay storylines were "a little cringy to look at."

Despite its shortcomings, she believes that the show was "revolutionary" and its central message was unheard of at the time.

"You can be a woman, you can have a lot of sex with a lot of different people. It didn't make you a slut and it didn't mean you were using sex to get something. You were having sex – because you enjoyed having sex!" she said.

The franchise, which also includes theatrical movies released in 2008 and 2010, found new life with its spinoff, And Just Like That..., which premiered in December 2021. The show has been greenlit for a third season, which premieres on May 29.

Nixon stars in the third season alongside Sarah Jessica Parker and Kristin Davis. Various new faces are set to appear in the new season, including Rosie O'Donnell and Patti LuPone.

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