Sarita Choudhury Reveals How She Learned About Kim Cattrall’s ‘AJLT’ Cameo

sex and the city fans were shocked to learn that Kim Cattrall will appear in season 2 of And just like that — and it was also the case Sarita Choudhurywho plays Seema Patel.

“[It was] hysteria, Country alum, 56, says exclusively We Weekly Tuesday, June 13. “I found out how [the world] discovered. I read it and I remember I was just like, ‘What?! How did I not know that?

While the green knight the actress thinks the cameo is “super exciting,” she’s still waiting to see if the small part turns into something bigger. “It’s not so much about hoping or not hoping,” she explained. “I’m literally like, ‘Wait, how can you make an appearance? Where does this lead? He plants a seed in everyone’s head. Is a simple cameo possible? I don’t know.”

Cattrall, 66, did not return for season 1 of the SATC revival series after playing advertising maven Samantha Jones throughout the original series and in both films. Last year the Model the actress claimed that no one offered her the chance to appear in AJLT.

“I was never asked to be part of the reboot,” she said Variety in May 2022. “I clarified my feelings after the possible third movie, so I found out about it like everyone else did – on social media.”

Sarah Jessica Parker previously said she would respect her former co-star’s wishes and not ask her back AJLTwhich portrays Samantha as living in London and having a distant relationship with Carrie (Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Christine Davis).

“I don’t think I would because I think there are too many public stories of feelings from her that she shares,” the Emmy winner, 58, said. Variety in February 2022. “After we didn’t do the third movie and the studio couldn’t answer what she wanted to do, we have to hear her and listen to her and what was important to her . It was not what was important or necessary for us.

Last month, however, news broke that Cattrall would make an appearance in the upcoming second season for just one scene in the finale. According Variety, Samantha will have a brief phone conversation with Carrie. Cattrall reportedly filmed the scene without interacting with Parker or the showrunner Michael Patrick King.

Choudhury, for his part, thinks the role of Cattrall “is going to be fun” even if it’s small. THE lady secretary alum added that the new episodes are “very energetic,” which she hopes viewers will see.

“I hope that in this season [that fans] have a lot of energy for the summer to literally hang out, date or dance or just get out of the house and get away post-COVID,” she said We. “We slept a little.”

Season 2 of And just like that premieres on Max Thursday, June 22.

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With reporting by Christina Garibaldi