Sex and the City fans go into meltdown as HBO Max tease ANOTHER Kim Cattrall cameo to save And Just Like That

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Sex and The City fans erupted as 'desperate' HBO Max teased another Kim Cattrall cameo in And Just Like That - after the star's past scene was credited for saving the reboot.
Cattrall - who memorably fell out with co-star Sarah Jessica Parker and vowed never to reprise her role as Samantha Jones - agreed to a shock cameo in the second season finale in 2023, and was paid a reported $1million for the 71 second scene.
Now, the network have appeared to confirm another shock appearance from Cattrall - after And Just Like That's viewership tumbled in its ongoing third season - sharing a screenshot of Carrie Bradshaw texting Samantha, with an eyes emoji.
Fans quickly went into meltdown at a potential Samantha return and even branded the network 'desperate' for the move with one writing: 'She's needed to save the show.'
Others wrote: 'you're desperate.
'Omg! Please say Samantha is popping up!
'You know how much that'll cost ya. Kim doesn't play with her salary for a cameo.
'What is happening?
'Don't play with us. Sign that Samantha Jones will return?
'Please bring her back .'
Last July Cattrall denied rumors she was set to return again for the third season.
Viewership for the third season has fallen amid backlash over the show's 'dull storylines', 'cartoonish acting' and 'boring' supporting characters.
Data obtained by Samba TV found the third season premiere averaged 429,000 households during the live-plus-three-day viewership window. - a seven per cent decline on the season two premiere.
Both season two and three have fallen way behind the first season's debut which was watched by 1.1million households.
Meanwhile as of June 24, And Just Like That has been knocked off the top of HBO Max's streaming charts by fellow Cynthia Nixon led show, The Gilded Age.
Fans quickly went into meltdown at a potential Samantha return and even branded the network 'desperate' for the move with one writing: 'She's needed to save the show'
Samantha did feature in AJLT season one - but only over text message as Carrie repeatedly messaged her to try and repair their friendship.
The reboot - in which Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis reprise their roles - saw Carrie claim Samantha had cut her off and moved to London - due to fury at the writer firing her as a publicist - in a storyline Cattrall slammed for being inauthentic to the character.
Even SJP had previously claimed she does not want Kim back - when asked by Variety in a 2022 interview if she would be 'OK' if Cattrall was able to come back to the show if some 'miracle were to happen,' after their very public feud exploded back in 2018.
Parker responded: 'I don't think I would, because I think there's just too much public history of feelings on her part that she's shared.'
Adding: 'I haven't participated in or read articles, although people are inclined to let me know.'
'We didn't go to Kim for this, you know,' Parker said. 'After we didn't do the movie and the studio couldn't meet what she wanted to do, we have to hear her and listen to her and what was important to her.'
Cattrall had previously refused to ever reprise her fan-favorite role as the man-hungry publicist - having last played the character in much derided 2010 film, Sex and the City 2.
But all changed when it was revealed she would appear in the show's second season.
While it's unclear if Cattrall and Parker will ever share the same physical space on set again, Samantha's return came in the form of a phone call to Carrie.
Samantha's return happened very early on in the episode, as Carrie arrives home, on the phone with Aiden (John Corbett), checking in on him after he rushed back to Virginia after hearing his son Wyatt (Logan Souza) was injured.
After talking to her cat, Carrie gets a call from Samantha, who tells her that he flight is three hours delayed, adding, 'I won't be able to make it there in time.'
A confused Carrie asks, 'In time for what?' Samantha responds, 'The last supper,' referring to the last meal Carrie has planned in her longtime apartment.
Samantha adds, 'Miranda and Charlotte told me all about it. I was gonna surprise you,' which certainly pleases Carrie.
'Oh my gosh, well you did, I'm very surprised,' Carrie says, as Samantha adds, 'Well the fog finally lifted out, but the crew? Maxed out. Oh I am f***ing furious.'
Carrie insists, 'We'll just get together tomorrow,' though Samantha adds, 'Honey, I just left Heathrow. I was flying back on the first flight in the morning.
A confused Carrie asks, 'Wait a minute, you were flying all the way to New York for an overnight?'
Samantha adds, 'Well it is your apartment, and I have to pay my respects,' before asking Carrie to put her on speaker and hold up that phone.
She holds up the phone to the apartment, as Samantha gushes, 'Thank you for everything, you f***ing fabulous, fabulous flat,' as Carrie can't help but laugh.
Carrie asks if Samantha has a British accent now that she lives in London, as Samantha responds, 'Who's Samantha? This is Annabelle Bronstein. I'm from "Injah,' as Carrie laughs.
Samantha concludes, 'Ta and cheerio... and have a great night,' as Carrie says, 'Ta... bye,' as Samantha hangs up the phone and smiles while being driven home from the airport.