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3 days ago
- News.com.au
‘Do other women have this problem?' And Just Like That star's sex scene confession
And Just Like That star Sarita Choudhury had addressed what it's like shooting awkward sex scenes – and the reason she is 'almost embarrassed' by them. 'I'm like, how do they know that? You think it's personal to you,' the British-Indian actor said. '[You think] do other women have this problem? A lot that happens to us in life, you might tell your one friend, you're not talking to everyone about it. 'Usually in any of the bed scenes, I find the most comedy.' The 58-year-old plays Seema Patel on AJLT, which is currently airing its third season. Seema is a leopard-print wearing and Birkin bag toting real estate agent working in Manhattan, and a close friend of Carrie Bradshaw's (Sarah Jessica Parker), filling the kind of sexually liberated role famously and formerly filled by Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall). An accomplished actor, Choudhury made her Hollywood debut opposite Denzel Washington in Mira Nair's 1991 drama Mississippi Masala, and had a starring role in hit TV series Homeland, among other projects. Asked about the importance of cultural representation in Hollywood, Choudhury remarks: 'It is so important. As an actor, I look for [the] character. And then because I have brown skin, and I'm Indian, that's going to come in naturally as opposed to the writers informing me how to do that'. 'With And Just Like That, one of the first things I saw was – oh, she smokes, she walks, she says it. I was like, this is exciting. This is not a stereotype.' Sitting down with Stellar from New York, Choudhury says she takes inspiration from Seema's self-confidence, which she muses was likely built from 'maybe not fitting in'. 'Often what looks like confidence comes from, you know, maybe not fitting in,' she said. 'I think you develop your strength, because you have no choice. I think Seema comes from that kind of root. 'I'm of colour, and it doesn't matter what school I went to, I was always the different one. 'You find tricks and you are also like, f-off to anyone who doesn't get it, as you go home and cry. Now, she's like whatever.' While Fendi and Dior are staples of Choudhury's on-screen wardrobe, her personal style is less like Seema's in real life. 'I like things to look normal within the glamour,' she said. 'When people tell you, no, no, no, you've got to do this! People actually want your original truth. 'Yes, it has to be packaged a bit at the beginning. In a moment of a scene, you can just stare at someone in a certain way, no one can control that. It's actually more work to be yourself but it's worth it.' The latest season of And Just Like That – the buzzy reboot of groundbreaking series, Sex and the City – has been widely criticised, including this week for a bizarre inconsistency surrounding the death of Lisa Todd Wexley's father twice. It led New York magazine's influential Vulture blog to ask: 'Could the loony bin known as the AJLT writers' room have made such a big continuity error?' In his popular Substack, writer Evan Ross Katz analysed what he called 'The Curious Case of LTW's Father's Multiple Deaths'. While not commenting on the criticisms, Choudhury said she had felt more embedded into the cast – and role, while shooting the third season. 'I feel so much more settled and also, more alive. Now, I know how to wear high heels well, I know how to open all my purses quickly. 'I enjoy her pace, I know how to study for it. It's less uncertain and scary and it allows me to take in everyone,' she said, referring to her co-stars including Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis. 'By season three now, it's completely at ease. I don't think twice about running into any of their dressing rooms to ask them advice or a question. 'If we're lucky to be in a location ... there are crowds. We can't even hang out! We can't go to the next restaurant and just sit outside. That's not possible. 'Sometimes, we visit each other at our houses, where there is certain privacy. 'My most fun these days is when we're in the makeup room together and we gossip. Because we know each other more, it's a shorthand.' It's a contrast to the reality Choudhury faced in the show's first season, when she admits she 'was a little terrified, let's be honest'. 'It was exciting to get the news that I was going to do this and at the same time, how was I going to do this? 'I knew this show was under the world's eye – like, people have a lot of love towards the history of the show. And their history with the show. It was scary. 'By the time season one finished, I started to think, oh, this could be fun! Season two you don't know if you can repeat what you did in season one. 'By season three, I realised it's not me playing a character, it's these friends pulling me in. You start to earn that over the seasons. I feel so comfortable with the ladies.' New episodes of And Just Like That … are out every Friday in Australia on Max. The latest issue of Stellar is out on Sunday, inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland) and Sunday Mail (SA).
Perth Now
11-06-2025
- Perth Now
'World-first' Abbey Road proposal inspires new song
A couple's proposal has inspired a new record. Christina Teenz Tan and Ron Danziger got engaged inside London's Abbey Road's Studio One in November 2021, while they were recording their co-written track Pie-in-the-Sky - will have their new song Timeless be performed by 2022 Britain's Got Talent star Tom Ball. Like Pie-in-the-Sky, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and London Voices Choir, conducted by Robert Zeigler, recorded with Tom for the single - which will be released on June 27. The song - which has won 40 international awards for excellence in music and artistic direction - celebrates the preciousness of a bond that transcends time, culture, and the human experience. It was composed by Danziger with lyrics by Tan, arranged by Manu Martin, directed by Susan Lim and co-produced by Lim and Martin. The track was mastered by Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone - two of the industry's most respected engineers with a combined 12 Grammy Awards, having worked with Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, and more. Ron and Christina will walk down the aisle to 'Timeless' when they marry at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles on June 14. It will then be performed in St Giles Church, London on June 19 as part of the Summer Music in City Churches Festival. Ron, the composer, said: 'Timeless captures the essence of our story—one of deep connection across worlds of science and music. To celebrate our wedding with this piece feels like coming full circle.' Christina, the songwriter, added: 'Writing the lyrics to Timeless was a way of capturing how I saw our journey then. Hearing it now—fully realised with an orchestra, and sung on stage—it feels like our love set to music.' Hear 'Timeless' live in London on June 19, by booking tickets through Pre-order the single by visiting
Perth Now
07-06-2025
- Perth Now
Jax Taylor quits social media 'to prioritise mental health'
Jax Taylor has quit social media in an effort to protect his mental health. The 45-year-old reality TV star - who previously confessed to battling a drug addiction - has announced that he's taking a break from social media platforms, as he focuses on his "mental health and recovery". Jax - who has Cruz, four, with Brittany Cartwright, his estranged wife - wrote on Instagram Story: "I've made the decision to stay off social media for the next while to prioritize my mental health and recovery. My team will be running it for the time being. (sic)" Jax confessed that certain posts on social media can be triggering. Speaking on 'In the Mind of Jax Taylor', he explained: "My brain is so fragile, and if I see certain things, they might trigger me. Something might hit a chord, and I don't think I'm strong enough to read certain things. "For me to grow and get better and be a better person, there are some things I need to see in order to know what's going on. But I think I took it so much to the extreme of blocking everything and living in my own little world." Jax feels he now needs to cut himself off from social media platforms. He said: "The phone has become a problem. Do I need to be on social media? No, I don't." Meanwhile, Jax previously admitted that he's been battling a cocaine addiction for more than 20 years. He said on the 'Hot Mic' podcast: "I have substance issues - primarily with cocaine. It's hard to say out loud. I've been dealing with this on and off since I was 23 and now I'm 45. "There was times where I would stop doing it but then there were times where I'd go heavy on it. "I just want to let people know this is a really, really tough disease and it's a really tough sickness." Brittany subsequently claimed that she spent years trying to help Jax to "get better". She said on 'When Reality Hits': "No one wants Jax to be better more than I do, let's be real. "I tried and tried and tried for years to help this man get better and for us to be a happy family, I was deeply and madly in love with him, there's no one that can ever deny that."
