NEW YORK: After years of reported behind-the-scenes friction, tensions between Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall erupted into public view on Saturday.
The star of the popular HBO series “Sex and the City,” Sarah Jessica Parker, had long been known to have a difficult relationship with one of her three co-stars, Kim Cattrall.
There were reports, regularly denied by Cattrall, that she was the one holding up plans for a possible second sequel to the original movie version.
When the TV series began in 1998, Parker was already friends with Cynthia Nixon, who played one of her three “best friends” as they bounced through their Manhattan adventures. She later drew close to the fourth star, Kristin Davis.
Relations with Cattrall were another matter.
Early Saturday, Cattrall posted on Instagram: “I don’t need your love or support at this tragic time @sarahjeessicaparker.”
“My Mom asked me today, ‘When will that @sarahjessicaparker, that hypocrite, leave you alone?’ Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now,” Cattrall added.
She included a link to a New York Post article titled “Inside the mean-girls culture that destroyed ‘Sex and the City.’”
In the reference to tragedy, Cattrall appeared to be reacting to a social media post from Parker in which she expressed her “love and condolences” to Cattrall over the death of her brother Chris Cattrall, who was found dead at his property in Canada last week.
Cattrall’s Instagram post continued: “You are not my friend. So I’m writing to tell you one last time to stop exploiting our tragedy in order to restore your ‘nice girl’ persona.”
Kim Cattrall to Sarah Jessica Parker: You’re not my friend
Kim Cattrall to Sarah Jessica Parker: You’re not my friend
WWII leader Churchill to be removed from UK banknotes
- The next series of banknotes due to be issued by the Bank of England will feature animals native to the UK
- The bank will gather views later this year about the specific wildlife the public would like to feature on the next set of banknotes
LONDON: World War II leader Winston Churchill is to be dropped from the UK £5 banknote in favor of a nature scene, sparking outrage from some lawmakers who said he should not be replaced by an otter or badger.
Novelist Jane Austen, artist J. M. W. Turner and mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing, are also due to be phased out on the £10, £20 and £50 banknotes respectively as part of a redesign.
The next series of banknotes due to be issued by the Bank of England will feature animals native to the UK, in a shift away from images of prominent Britons.
Possibilities, subject to a public consultation, include badgers and otters as well as frogs, hedgehogs, barn owls and newts. Plants and landscapes will complete the scenes depicted.
“For more than 50 years, the bank has proudly showcased many inspirational historical figures who have helped shape national thought, innovation, leadership and values on its banknotes,” the bank said.
“The change to wildlife imagery ... provides an opportunity to celebrate another important aspect of the UK,” it added.
The bank will gather views later this year about the specific wildlife the public would like to feature on the next set of banknotes.
Bank of England chief cashier Victoria Cleland said the key driver for a new series of banknotes was how to stay ahead of counterfeiters.
“Nature is a great choice from a banknote authentication perspective and means we can showcase the UK’s rich and varied wildlife on the next series of banknotes,” she added.
- ‘Shaped this nation’ -
The new banknotes will not appear for several years.
They will continue to feature a portrait of the monarch King Charles III on the other side. Banknotes with the late Queen Elizabeth II also remain in circulation.
Previous banknotes have pictured other national figures including novelist Charles Dickens, physicist and chemist Michael Faraday, composer Edward Elgar, nurse Florence Nightingale and architect Christopher Wren.
The most recent series — rolled out between 2016 and 2021 — was printed for the first time on polymer rather than paper.
Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, was among lawmakers who criticized the new nature theme.
“Let’s celebrate our wonderful British wildlife, sure, but Winston Churchill helped save our country and the whole of Europe from fascism,” he wrote on X.
“He deserves better than being replaced by a badger,” he said.
Main opposition Conservative lawmaker Alex Burghart called the decision “outrageous.”
“He (Churchill) earned his place on our five pound note. He must not be replaced with an otter,” he said on X, adding the “great people who shaped this nation” should not be forgotten.
