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Daily Mail
2 days ago
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- Daily Mail
And Just Like That (Series 3): Trailer, certificate and where to watch
The Carrie-Aidan situation rumbles on in series three of the Sex And The City sequel 2025
New York Times
2 days ago
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- New York Times
‘And Just Like That …' Season 3 Premiere Recap: Outlook Good
My jaw is bruised from hitting the floor when Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) tells her gal pals that her boyfriend, Aidan (John Corbett), asked for 'no communication' while he deals with family issues — and that she is just fine with giving it to him. No communication. For five full years. And this is supposed to be love? Let's review how we got here. At the end of Season 2 of 'And Just Like That …,' the on-again lovers Carrie and Aidan found themselves at an impasse when Aidan's son, Wyatt, hit hard times. Wyatt needed paternal supervision — so much so, apparently, that Aidan felt compelled to devote himself to it entirely back home in Virginia. The Gramercy palace Carrie had just purchased for the two of them became a reluctant bachelorette pad, and their love was relegated to a long-distance situationship. At that point, we knew Carrie and Aidan were going to hold onto their love connection but weren't going to visit each other — as implausible as that seemed alone. What was less apparent until the first few moments of Season 3 was that they weren't going to speak, period. No texting, no FaceTime, not even the occasional Instagram like. The only hellos they're exchanging are blank postcards, which they're each sending back and forth between Virginia and New York, and for Carrie, this is apparently enough. Right. This no-contact-but-stay-together setup was never realistic — even if we suspended every possible disbelief. It is even more absurd that Carrie plays along. It doesn't take long for Aidan to break his own rule, though. All he needed were three beers and a good, old-fashioned 'ache.' He buzz-dials Carrie out of nowhere and lures her into one-sided, rather frantic phone sex. (Carrie may have been more enthusiastic if not for the beady eyes of her kitty-cat, Shoe, who was watching from the edge of the bed. But between that, Aidan's intoxicated grunts, and a disruptive horn-blare, she just couldn't quite get there.) Not long after, Carrie calls up Aidan for Round 2, but the time is no good for Aidan. He is back on Wyatt patrol, lying in bed beside his sleeping son. Carrie hangs up in shame. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
More sex, more fashion, more fun... Just like that, Carrie and Co are back on form, reviews CLAUDIA CONNELL
And Just Like That After two disappointing seasons as flat as a loafer shoe that Carrie Bradshaw wouldn't be caught dead in, And Just Like That – the sequel to Sex And The City – is finally hitting the right note. The reboot has struggled to morph sex columnist and reformed serial-dater Carrie Bradshaw and her friends Miranda and Charlotte into menopausal midlifers without their fourth wheel, the feisty, sex-crazed PR Samantha Jones. The initial storylines prioritised diversity and social justice, while shoehorning in tediously earnest characters. But, returning this week for a third series, the writers seem to have learnt from their mistakes. Having watched six episodes, I have to say that we're not home and dry... but it's looking good. They have ditched the woke mess of the earlier episodes in favour of more sex, more fashion and more fun. In the last series, newly widowed Carrie, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, reconnected with her ex-fiance Aidan (John Corbett), now a Virginia farmer. Series three sees the pair embark on a long-distance relationship. Come on, there's no way a city fashionista like Carrie would thrive as a farmer's wife and the plotline has nowhere to go. Even their clumsy attempt at phone sex is a snooze fest! So maybe the writers will come up with a zeitgeist way of killing off Aidan, as they did with Carrie's husband Big, who had a heart attack while riding his Peloton in series one. An allergic reaction to Ozempic perhaps? Thankfully, a promising new love interest emerges in the shape of Carrie's grouchy new downstairs neighbour Duncan, a famous British writer with whom she has instant chemistry. And he isn't the only Brit bringing the romance. Late-life lesbian Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), following an unlikely one-night stand, ends up dating plummy-voiced BBC producer Joy, played by Dolly Wells. The Carrie and Aidan story isn't the only aspect of And Just Like That to stretch credulity – very few women pushing 60 teeter around in five-inch heels and precious few full-time working women (as Charlotte and Miranda claim to be) are able to meet for endless coffee/lunch/shopping trips at the drop of a hat. So, some scenes are silly, but others do hit home. Carrie's struggles with technology when it comes to her home alarm system and video doorbell will be familiar to many. Charlotte finding herself 'cancelled' by the 'dog mum' community when her bulldog is mistakenly identified as attacking another mutt in Central Park is also cleverly done. And it's genuinely hilarious when Charlotte and Lisa (Nicole Ari Parker) resort to desperate measures to secure the services of New York's most in-demand tutor, nicknamed 'the Ivy whisperer' due to her ability to get kids into Ivy League colleges. There's a nod to all of the middle-aged women rushing to get diagnosed with ADHD, while Charlotte and her husband are baffled by their daughter's 'poly' (polyamorous) boyfriend. The void left by Samantha is mostly filled by Seema (Sarita Choudhury), Carrie's sharp-tongued real estate agent friend. But, returning this week for a third series, the writers seem to have learnt from their mistakes and now there's more sex, more fashion and more fun Still single in her 50s, she gives a professional matchmaker short shrift when told she needs to be more demure and dress in ladylike pastels if she wants to snare a man. Fashion is still at the core of the show with the actresses changing outfits several times per episode. Some of the clothes are stunning, others are just daft. An enormous cloth hat by Maryam Keyhani that Carrie wears in one episode makes her look like the Artful Dodger. Another scene, in which Carrie's sexy new neighbour complains about the noise her shoes make on her wooden floors, was clearly devised as an excuse to give us a set-to-music montage of her fabulous heel collection. Contrived, yes, but still frothy good fun.
Telegraph
4 days ago
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- Telegraph
And Just Like That... season 3, review: Snappy and soapy, but we still miss Samantha
'I've discovered the joy of hate-watching,' says Miranda in the new series of And Just Like That… (Sky Comedy). The character is referring to her new-found obsession with a fictional Love Island-alike reality show called Bi Bingo. Yet she might have been talking about the Sex and the City spin-off itself. When it sashayed onto our screens in 2021, this midlife sequel to the era-defining comedy was roundly ridiculed for its messy mix of momfluencers, mocktails and Manolos, not to mention the ham-fisted attempts at 'wokeness'. As excruciating as it was entertaining, it fell into the category of 'so bad, it's good', transfixing fans of the original like a camp car crash. As it returns for a third run, there are signs that it's finally getting into its vertiginous-heeled stride. There is still plenty here to mock – and rest assured, we will – but there's also just enough of the old magic to make this a nostalgic guilty pleasure. Last time out, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) made the daft decision to wait five years before reuniting with ex-fiancé Aidan (John Corbett). They're now in a long-distance relationship where they communicate via blank postcards and phone sex. This is precisely as toe-curling as you'd fear. Corbett still sports a midlife crisis mullet and speaks in a whisper that's supposed to be sexy but comes off as creepy. Making his autistic son the main impediment to their romance feels unfair. Otherwise, it's the usual giddy merry-go-round of gossipy brunches, chic parties and rich people's non-problems. Struggle not to weep with sympathy as Carrie has difficulty replacing an antique French window in her new Gramercy Park pile and is made to wait six months for her chaise lounge to be reupholstered. Feel your heartstrings tug as Charlotte (Kristin Davis) panics about doggy daycare for her pampered pooch and hires a 'college admissions consultant' to help her private-schooled children jump the Ivy League queue. The show badly misses resident vamp Samantha (the absent Kim Cattrall), although she does pop up in text message form. She has effectively been replaced by two characters: purring estate agent Seema (Sarita Choudhury) and fashionista film-maker Lisa (Nicole Ari Parker), who is in the midst of making 'a 10-part PBS docuseries about unsung black she-roes', because, of course she is. This duo isn't fit to kiss Cattrall's strappy sandals, but do provide much-needed diversity. Human rights lawyer Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is now on the wagon and comfortably the best character of the core trio – especially when she goes viral for dropping an accidental c-bomb on live TV. Pollyannaish princess Charlotte remains annoying. Although not as annoying as her non-binary offspring Rock (Alexa Swinton), whose sole function is to hector the older generation about political correctness. At least the insufferable Che (Sara Ramirez), who did the same job but more stroppily, has been jettisoned. Talk-show host Rosie O'Donnell has an affecting cameo as a stranger whose virginity is taken by Miranda. No spoilers, but her name and profession facilitate a string of solid jokes. Class is added by a pair of scene-stealing Brits: Dolly Wells as a BBC producer who becomes Miranda's love interest and Jonathan Cake as Carrie's irascible downstairs neighbour. They clash over her constant clip-clopping across wooden floors but don't be surprised if their noise dispute develops into a Park Avenue take on Pride & Prejudice. The script might be packed with soapy sub-plots and snappy one-liners, but And Just Like That… works best when the stakes are raised. Midway through the 12-part series, there's a shock medical diagnosis and a sudden bereavement. Both are handled deftly and demonstrate a welcome maturity. A couture-clad comedy about sexually liberated thirtysomethings has grown-up into an ensemble piece about the complications of life and friendship in your 50s. And just like that, things are looking up.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The secret to 70s sex symbol's age-defying figure as she proves she can still drop jaws at 68 after rare red carpet appearance
It's more than 40 years since Bo Derek became an instant sex symbol after bursting onto the big screen opposite Dudley Moore in comedy classic 10. The now-famed image of the lithe actress, clad in a gold high cut swimsuit, her hair in beaded braids, running along the beach became many a teenage boy's pin-up of choice after the 1979 hit. Now aged 68, it seems the Californian beauty has lost little of her youthful lustre - looking far younger than her 68 years on Wednesday. Bo proved she still has an appearance most women would envy as she returned to the red carpet for a rare public appearance beside her husband John Corbett this week. The actress exuded a youthful glow as she posed in a stylish monochrome trouser suit that accentuated her still willowy frame at a photo-call in New York for season three of the Sex And The City spin-off And Just Like That..., which stars Bo's partner. Bo has long claimed that she shuns plastic surgery, because she is happy to age gracefully - and instead, her age-defying figure has been credited to a healthy diet and her active life on her ranch in California. She previously admitted that she sometimes considers anti-ageing procedures if she sees photographs of herself looking 'scary' - but simply reminds herself that Botox and plastic surgery can often change a person's facial expression for the worse. The actress said: 'When you look at women who have had plastic surgery, they have lost something - usually an expression, something unique to their faces. 'They start to look the same. I've always admired the women who didn't do it, so I have to keep reminding myself I'm one of them and not the other. 'When I look at some photographs of myself, I think, "Oh, I look alright." But, in others, I scare myself; I wish I had my old skin,' admitted the Golden Globe nominee in 2009. In a magazine interview in 2008, she added: 'I think we all have this image that we're going to be the hold-out and show what [someone in their 50's] really looks like, but I could wake up tomorrow and say, "Okay, enough of this." 'Right now, I look at my lines and I think, 'Well, shoot! They're marks of a lot of fun.' More recently, a source told Closer that 'she's still quite the beauty and dropping jaws everywhere she goes.' The insider added: 'She's among a rare breed who refuses to succumb to cosmetic nip/tucks, and she gets very prickly at even the suggestion she's had anything "done". 'She just takes good care of herself, eats a mostly vegetarian diet, limits carbs, and seems happy in her marriage to John [Corbett], which accounts for a lot. 'She's a homebody who takes care of her ranch and cleans the house herself, tends to her horses and pets. That's her exercise. She also stays toned by riding her horses and swimming. Bo's the envy of every actress in Hollywood.' Bo proved she still has an appearance most women would envy as she returned to the red carpet for a rare public appearance beside her husband John Corbett (pictured right) this week But surprisingly, the ageing process hasn't been easy for the classic beauty. The actress, originally named Mary Cathleen Collins, talked to CBS in May 2015 about growing older. 'Aging is really hard, and it's tough,' she said. 'Bette Davis was right; it's not for sissies, it really isn't.' 'And there is a certain expectation. I get credit on one hand for not having had a facelift and then on the other hand it's, "Oh my God, why doesn't she do something?" So you're just torn. I just have to keep busy, have other interests, and try not to think about it.' The former model's career in acting started when she auditioned for the legendary director, John Derek. The director, who was 30 years her senior was so taken with the beautiful blonde that he divorced his wife, Dynasty star Linda Evans, to start an affair with her. The controversial couple had to move to Germany for two years to avoid John being charged with statutory rape as Bo was only sixteen at the time. They moved back to the US shortly after her eighteenth birthday and married soon after. Despite the huge disparity in years and Bo's young age, they remained married right up until John's death from cardiovascular disease in 1998. John was a dashing romantic whom she 'adored until he drew his last breath,' she told the Mail On Sunday in an interview shortly after his death. 'Most people fall in love, but they don't have love in return, and I had it for 25 years.' Bo (pictured left, in 2020, and right, in 2024) has long claimed that she shuns plastic surgery, because she is happy to age gracefully - and instead, her age-defying figure has been credited to a healthy diet and her active life on her ranch in California Bo struggled to get over the loss of her husband and threw herself into work and indulged her love of horses. She vowed off dating again and remained single for four years before meeting her second husband, My Greek Fat Wedding and Sex and the City actor, John Corbett. The pair - who live on a 110-acre ranch in California's Santa Ynez Valley - began dating in 2002 after meeting on a blind date. They decided to get married in December 2020 after their romantic relationship of 18 years. Before she met her current beau, Bo thought she would never find love again. However she explained that when she met Corbett, she felt 'just an attraction, a comfort. He makes me laugh all the time. He's full of life, full of joy,' via Fox News. Although John Derek directed several of her films - including Tarzan, The Ape Man and Bolero - it was Blake Edwards who directed 10, which made her a star. Amid a cast that included Edwards' wife Julie Andrews as well as Dudley Moore, Bo made a splash while strutting her stuff across the beach in a swimsuit. 'It was one of those moments where a fairy godmother comes in, taps you on the forehead with her magic wand and changes everything,' Bo reflected in 2020. 'People say I'm an icon, whatever that means. I wouldn't call myself that. I don't take it personally. But I played a part that certainly became iconic for sure.' Bo was wed to actor and director John Derek; seen in 1983. The couple tied the knot in 1976, marking Derek's fourth marriage, and the lovebirds remained wed until his death in 1998 John Derek was 30 years Bo's senior and became smitten with her when she was 16 years old acting in his film Fantasies in Greece. Although their movies together were not taken seriously, the couple lived in luxury at a ranch until his death at the age of 71. 'I've always been a fairly optimistic person, but it was a huge change, an enormous loss. The air just gets sucked out of the room when you lose your partner. So I wallowed in that for a while,' Bo told Fox News. 'I didn't expect to end up with anyone again. Some women want to pair up again right away. I didn't. I remember consciously fashioning myself after some girlfriends that I have [who] are single and led very full, fantastic lives with friends and family and projects that they do. And that gave them happiness.' Corbett told Today a few years ago that he met Bo after his agent friend Norby Walters fixed them up as Oscar party dates. The couple secretly tied the knot in 2020 after 18 years of dating. They kept the news quiet until the following year, when John let slip in an interview on The Talk: 'Around Christmas time, we got married. Bo and I got married. 'We got married, and this is probably the first time – we're pretty private people, we didn't make an announcement... 'All our friends and family knew. But this is the first time either one of us have said something publicly about it, because really we haven't had the opportunity. 'After 20 years we decided to get married. We didn't want 2020 to be that thing that everyone looks back at and hated… let's get one nice thing out of it'.
