‘You couldn’t pay me enough!’ Sarah Jessica Parker asserts her no-nudity clause will remain in place for Sex And The City reboot… after facing pressure to strip off for the original show

Sarah Jessica Parker is standing firm on her no-nudity clause for the Sex And The City reboot.

The star, 55, who will reprise the role of Carrie Bradshaw in the spin-off titled And Just Like That, was one of the only original four actresses not to feature in a revealing nude scene when the series-cum-movie franchise was in production.

And things are staying that way, according to The Sun.

No-dity! Sarah Jessica Parker is standing firm on her no-nudity clause for the Sex And The City reboot

‘Some people have a perks list and they are legendary. They have to have white candles in their room. I don’t have a crazy list like that. I’ve just always had a no-nudity clause,’ Sarah said. ‘I’m a modest person.’

She also insisted that a body double is a no-go too.

‘You couldn’t pay me enough to have someone pretend they were me doing a nude scene. No body doubles — that’s part of my contract,’ she added. 

Sex And The City first hit screens in the summer of 1998, with the actress under pressure to feature in sexualised scenes as per the theme of the show.

Looking back: The star, 55, who will reprise the role of Carrie Bradshaw in the spin-off titled And Just Like That, was one of the only original four actresses not to feature in a revealing nude scene when the series-cum-movie franchise was in production

Fully dressed: As the star of the show, Sarah asserted that she wouldn’t take part in scenes that required nudity – a stark contrast to her co-stars Cynthia Nixon [Miranda Hobbes], Kristin Davis [Charlotte York] and Kim Cattrall [Samantha Jones], who were all seen in raunchy bedroom sequences

As the star of the show, Sarah asserted that she wouldn’t take part in scenes that required nudity – a stark contrast to her co-stars Cynthia Nixon [Miranda Hobbes], Kristin Davis [Charlotte York] and Kim Cattrall [Samantha Jones], who were all seen in raunchy bedroom sequences.

‘There was so much pressure for me to take my clothes off. They were like, “Sarah’s going to be nude tomorrow”, and I was like, “I’m not going to be nude”,’ Sarah said. ‘My agent sent a car and a plane ticket to the film set and said, “If anybody makes you do anything that you are not comfortable doing, you don’t”.

‘I know how lucky I am that there was someone — in this case, a man — who stepped in.’

She added how excited she is to reprise the role, with production on And Just Like That said to be starting imminently.

Cover-up: ‘Some people have a perks list and they are legendary. They have to have white candles in their room. I don’t have a crazy list like that. I’ve just always had a no-nudity clause,’ Sarah said. ‘I’m a modest person’

When four become three: The character of Samantha will not be involved due to off-screen tensions amid the cast

This comes after her on-screen husband, Chris Noth, broke his silence on claims his character Mr Big will not appear in the show.

Following the news that the character Samantha will not be involved due to off-screen tensions amid the cast – Chris, 66, responded to a number of devastated fans, who flocked to his social media to plea for him to return for the revival series.

After noticing comments asking him to break his silence on whether he would be reprising his role, he implied rumors that he would not be involved are false. 

Speaking about Page Six, the publication that broke the news, he wrote, ‘Well, if Page Six says it … it must be true,’ alongside a telling winking face emoji.

Will he, won’t he? This comes after Sarah’s on-screen husband, Chris Noth, broke his silence on claims his character Mr Big will not appear in the show 

Adding further speculation, the Golden Globe nominee quipped: ‘Everything changes — including announcements in the rags.’  

Insiders had told Page Six that Chris won’t be in And Just Like That, which will be broadcast on HBO Max in a ten-episode series revisiting the hit franchise.

He appeared in the role, who was the boyfriend and later husband of Carrie Bradshaw, played by Sarah Jessica Parker on the show and in subsequent films.

Coming back? Following ever growing rumours about the show, the actor, 66, responded to a number of devastated fans, who flocked to his social media to plea for him to return for the revival series called, And Just Like That (pictured last year)

Speaking about Page Six, the publication that broke the news, he wrote: ‘Well, if Page Six says it … it must be true,’ alongside a telling winking face emoji 

In the storyline of the series, Carrie and Mr. Big dated throughout the course of the show, trading vows in the the 2008 film, while dealing with marital woes in the 2010 sequel.

Chris remains busy with other endeavors, appearing on shows such as The Equalizer, with two films in pre-production: Brooklyn All American and Someday Sometime.

Sarah earlier this month opened up about the genesis of the new project in a pre-recorded clip broadcast at a virtual benefit for the Central Park Conservancy’s Playground Partners program, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 

She said the idea initially came up ‘during shelter in place’ orders last spring amid the outbreak of COVID-19.

‘I want to say around April or May … I was listening to a podcast and it occurred to me that [showrunner] Michael Patrick King and I had never talked about our experience working and producing the show,’ Parker said.

Cheeky: Additionally, the Golden Globe nominee quipped: ‘Everything changes — including announcements in the rags’

The latest: The Sex and the City reboot currently in development for on HBO Max will not feature Chris Noth’s character, Mr. Big. Noth was snapped in New Jersey earlier this month

Regular: Chris appeared on 40 episodes of the HBO hit between 1998 and 2004

She added that the idea went from a procedural podcast to an extension on the popular series, this time dealing with contemporary issues brought about by the pandemic.

Sarah went on: ‘New York shut down in a way that also affects lots of other people because it’s the center of finance, it’s the center of culture, one could argue, and its silence was deafening…

‘All these conversations were becoming a huge part of our experience inside of our homes, Michael and I just became really interested. And thus was born – And Just Like That.’

Production on the project is expected to kick up this spring.

Noth remains busy with other endeavors, appearing on shows such as The Equalizer with Queen Latifah

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