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Cosmopolitan
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
10 Iconic Sex Scenes From ‘Sex and the City'
For a show with 'sex' right there in the title, I think it's fair to say that Sex and the City isn't really all that sexy in the sense of being, like, sexually arousing. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty of sex happening—but it often tends to be happening more as a plot point to give the gals something to chat about at brunch in the next scene than to make the viewers reach for our vibrators. And while we do hear about Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and (especially) Samantha having great sex, a lot of the the sex we actually see on screen usually feels more comedic than erotic, like when Samantha blows the guy with the 'funky spunk,' Miranda tries to dodge a man's incredibly unsubtle invitation to eat his ass, or some guy literally falls asleep during sex with Charlotte. Basically, I'd argue that Sex and the City is a show that's less about actually having sex than it is about rehashing the dirty and/or unhinged details with your friends (or in your column). Which is to say that, while SATC boasts a fair amount of nudity (a kind of shocking amount, even, if you, like me, grew up watching the heavily censored reruns on cable and have only recently been exposed to the full-fledged level of tits and ass on display now that the show's in its streaming era), it's no Bridgerton in terms of actual steaminess. In other words, I'm pretty sure no one's watching Sex and the City for the sex scenes themselves. But while most of Sex and the City's sex scenes may not be all that horny, many of them are—like the show itself—iconic. Below, a roundup of some of the most memorable sex scenes to grace the series. (And by the series I mean the original six season run, because I refuse to acknowledge the humiliation ritual that is And Just Like That…, thank you very much). Known, of course, as 'the sex swing episode,' this season 3 gem features Samantha bumping into her male counterpart—a man known throughout the city for his prolific sex life. Back at his place, he asks Samantha if she 'swings,' revealing his very own in-home sex swing. But before they can get to it, he asks Samantha another important pre-sex question: 'When were you last tested?' So for the sake of the swing, Samantha gets her very first STI exam, and the episode ends with a very acrobatic sex sesh in the swing—which looks to me like something that requires more core strength than I'm personally looking to deploy during sex, but they seem to be having a good time! Honestly, shoutout to this episode for raising awareness re: the importance of regular STI screening and having open conversations about it with sexual partners, no matter how casual. And on a completely unrelated note, I also feel compelled to give this episode another shoutout for being the one where Miranda falls in love with a sandwich. A truly unhinged masterpiece. In what I believe is the show's only instance of rim job representation, Miranda hooks up with a hot guy from her run club (SATC, eternally ahead of its time, knew run clubs were the new dating apps before dating apps existed) and is surprised when he licks her asshole during a sweaty post-run sex sesh. Recapping the event over lunch with the crew, Miranda remains confused but curious, Carrie is weirdly scandalized, Samantha is predictably here for it, and we find out Charlotte is secretly a big-time rim job queen—which, love that for her. Aside from Charlotte, however, the consensus seems to be that while it's fine to receive a little rimming, they'd never toss a man's salad in return (one of the show's many paradoxically prudish takes that haven't aged particularly well). The next time Miranda hooks up with her marathon man, she offers him a post-sex massage, which he seems to interpret as an opportunity to get a rim job of his own. In an image that is permanently burned into my brain, he proceeds to not at all subtly raise his butt, wiggling it in Miranda's face until she screams, 'I don't wanna do that!' He replies, 'Well, why didn't you just say you weren't interested?' Which, fair point. But frankly, I think there were some pretty big communication failures involved in this one all around. The lesson is, if you want to lick someone's ass (or want them to lick yours), you should always ask first! Use your words, friends! Charlotte is having tasteful missionary sex with her latest fling when, mid-orgasm, he yells, 'You fucking bitch, you fucking whore,' before collapsing on top of her in a post-coital heap. Naturally, this disturbs Charlotte, who attempts to bring it up delicately on their next date, only to find that her otherwise seemingly perfect gentleman of a lover has no recollection of his outburst. She decides to move past it, but that night during sex, he breaks into the same mid-orgasm refrain. While there's nothing wrong with a little consensual degradation during dirty talk, this is…not that. Carrie is forced to spend time with Aidan, her boyfriend who she obviously doesn't like, at his country cabin upstate, which she likes even less. She makes Samantha go with her to share in her misery, I guess, and for some reason Samantha agrees. Naturally, Sam hates it too, but she finds a perfect way to pass the time: fucking the hot farmer next door. After some suggestive cow-milking foreplay that ends with Samantha getting a milk facial, the two go for a literal roll in the hay, featuring an enthusiastic (and loud) performance by Samantha on top. Threesomes do not fare well in this show, but that doesn't stop these gals from trying! First up, surprisingly enough, is Charlotte. After the man she's dating floats the idea of sex with a third, Charlotte has a steamy sex dream where she joins her man and another woman in bed. Unfortunately, the reality does not live up to her fantasy. At a party, Charlotte and her fling slip away to hook up in an upstairs bedroom, where a woman they'd made eyes at downstairs joins them. Unfortunately, Charlotte is swiftly nudged out of her own threesome and ends up leaving while her date—the one who wanted to have a threesome in the first place!—hooks up with this random woman alone. In the show's next attempt at a threeway, Samantha's gay friends decide they'd like to have a threesome with a woman and think Samantha is the perfect one for the job. She enthusiastically accepts, but shortly after they all climb into bed together and the foreplay commences, her queer almost-lovers decide they just can't go through with it. C'est la vie! The next time Samantha attempts a threesome, it's with her boss turned cheating boyfriend, Richard. For his birthday, he asks for a threesome with the hot, much younger waitress at one of their favorite restaurants, and Samantha agrees for one of the worst possible reasons you can agree to have a threesome: because she's afraid Richard will cheat on her otherwise. Hate this for her! Anyway, Samantha organizes the threesome, which naturally turns into a tense situation where she and the waitress are basically fighting for Richard's attention the entire time. Being a sleazeball, Richard naturally loves the ego boost of two naked women fighting over him in bed, but things take a turn when the guest star calls him 'Daddy,' which he apparently finds so offensive he tells Samantha to, 'get rid of her.' Samantha obliges by literally pushing this woman out of bed and onto the floor, all of which is actually so insane. Obviously, we're meant to be rooting for Samantha in this situation, but she invited this poor woman to have a threesome with her boyfriend and then they both treated her terribly. Not cool! The first night Samantha bones the man she later renames Smith Jerod, she waits out a horde of other horny women at the restaurant where he waits tables for the prize of bringing him home. (I am a little concerned that this man was being sexually pursued so aggressively in his place of work, but I guess he was fine with it?) She wins and they enjoy a marathon sex sesh, featuring sex in multiple positions and on multiple surfaces! Thanks to an infamous no-nudity clause in Sarah Jessica Parker's contract, Carrie's sex scenes tend to be pretty demure. While this one is no exception in terms of actual explicitness, I'd argue it's one of the most emotionally intense sex scenes of the entire series. Carrie gets a room at a nearby hotel to avoid Aidan (her boyfriend who, once again, she obviously doesn't like) and Big, desperate to get back together with her even though he's married, follows her there. She attempts to get rid of him, only for him to follow her into the elevator, push her against the wall and make out with her. After initially protesting, Carrie gives in and whispers, 'fuck me' in his ear. Cut to the two of them upstairs under the sheets, where they share a postcoital cigarette in a seductive manner. Listen, I'm not here to condone cheating or smoking, but I'm afraid this is the hottest sex scene in the show and it's literally my job to call it like I see it. Again, Carrie's sex scenes are pretty tame, but I still have to give a shoutout to this season one encounter that set the tone for the whole series. Carrie decides to 'have sex like a man,' by which she means casually, selfishly, and with no strings. She decides to try it out on an ex-boyfriend she meets up with for a midday hookup. He goes down on her and, rather than reciprocate, she just takes her orgasm and leaves—like a man! While I don't know that being an intentionally selfish lover is the flex the show makes it out to be, this was peak feminism for the time!
Daily Mail
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
What has Kristin Davis done to her face? Eagle-eyed AJLT fans spot strange detail amid wild rumors
Sex and the City icon Kristin Davis has ignited a new firestorm of fan speculation about the changing appearance of her face. In recent years, the 60-year-old TV star has been trailed by a persistent stream of sensational rumors that she has gone under the knife. Although she has never publicly indicated that she had plastic surgery, she has confessed to using fillers and then later having them dissolved. Now, this week's episode of the Sex and the City spin-off And Just Like That... has sent viewers into another tailspin of conjecture about Kristin's looks. One fan posted a screengrab of Kristin to Reddit and pointed out what seemed as though it might be a slight line or shadow behind her right ear. 'Is that a facelift scar behind Kristin Davis's ear? I could not unsee this-,' claimed the Redditor, prompting a vigorous discussion in the replies. has contacted Kristin's representatives for comment. 'Probably,' theorized one commenter. 'What I noticed in this scene was how much fresher she looks without so much filler. She looks lovely.' In reply, another wrote: 'I was like wow that's a great shot the lighting is beautiful….hmm EDIT, but I do t know anything about facelifts, if the scar is behind the ear I thought it's like vertical. Like in line with the ear? Idk….anyone?' 'Yep noticed,' another Redditor alleged. 'Couldn't stop peeking at it. Distracting lol. I do hair and see little scars on women often enough from little pull and tucks. Face lift is good without the added fillers. It looks more soft and organic. She looks beautiful. Younger than she is without trying to look 30 again.' However some fans felt differently, such as one who wrote: 'I thought it was a sliver of light- similar to the light that's on the back of her neck.' Another complained: 'I thought you were going to talk about how good she was in this scene, instead that is all you can talk about? My god, you people are insufferable.' The latest turn of the rumor mill comes two years after Kristin admitted that she has availed herself of both Botox and fillers in the past. She candidly revealed that she ultimately had her fillers dissolved after being mocked for her appearance on season one of And Just Like That.... 'I have done fillers and it's been good, and I've done fillers and it's been bad,' she noted during an interview with the Telegraph in 2023. 'Probably,' theorized one commenter: 'What I noticed in this scene was how much fresher she looks without so much filler' 'I've had to get them dissolved and I've been ridiculed relentlessly. And I have shed tears about it. It's very stressful,' added the Colorado native. She also acknowledged she had gotten her lips done and recalled: 'No one told me it didn't look good for the longest time.' Kristin revealed that her feelings about her looks have been influenced by the fact she often sees old images of herself in her 30s from the original run of Sex and the City. 'It's hard to be confronted with your younger self at all times,' she observed. 'It's a challenge to remember that you don't have to look like that. The internet wants you to - but they also don't want you to. They're very conflicted.'
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'And Just Like That…' Season 3 Starts with a Twist You Probably Missed
The day has finally arrived. And Just Like That… season three is officially here, with the premiere episode hitting HBO Max last night. First things first, hats off to the AJLT team for giving us another season in under a year. (Looking at you, other streamers. Take notes.) Now, let's get into it. I watched the season opener and I have thoughts. Overall, the first episode moves at a slow pace—but not necessarily in a bad way. It feels like the writers may be gently setting the stage for everything to come. We pick up right where we left off. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) is settling into a stunning new brownstone, living solo with the hope that Aidan will return (sooner than later) and they'll eventually share it together. In the meantime, Carrie and Aidan attempt phone sex—twice. And let's just say… neither attempt quite hits the mark. Craig Blankenhorn/Max Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), single and settling into her queer identity, is out at a gay bar when she meets Mary (Rosie O'Donnell), a confident woman her age. Sparks fly, they hook up and only after does Miranda find out that Mary was a virgin nun. Yep, you read that right. Seema (Sarita Choudhury) nearly sets her mattress on fire while smoking a cigarette in bed, waiting for a call from her Hollywood director boyfriend that never comes. Although they do reconnect later in the episode, she ultimately decides to call it quits and break things off for good. Craig Blankenhorn/Max Charlotte's (Kristin Davis) storyline hasn't fully taken shape yet. She's mostly preoccupied defending her dog after it's (falsely) accused of attacking another dog. Turns out, the accuser just has terrible eyesight and mistook her pooch for another. There's also a budding plot around her daughter, Lily, who's crushing hard on a very fit ballet dancer. Meanwhile, Lisa (Nicole Ari Parker) is in full creative mode, working on a PBS docuseries about overlooked Black women, while her husband stresses over whether running for city comptroller is 'cool.' Her response? 'Herbert, you are running for city comptroller—there is nothing cool about that.' Iconic. The biggest twist? At the end of the episode, Carrie can't sleep. She heads to her laptop and begins typing—but for the first time, it's not in the first person. She writes, 'The woman wondered what she had gotten herself into.' And just like that, season three is officially underway. One episode down, nine more to go. Catch new episodes of And Just Like That… Thursdays at 9 PM ET on HBO Max through July 31. Want all the latest entertainment news sent right to your inbox? Click here. Sarah Jessica Parker Nearly Quit 'Sex and the City' After Filming the First Episode
Cosmopolitan
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
‘And Just Like That' Costume Designer Defends Carrie's Giant Hat
If you're still waiting for an apology for Carrie's awful, no good, very bad Strawberry Shortcake hat on And Just Like That..., it might be time to reset expectations. This is Sex and the City we're talking about, after all, and just weeks after Sarah Jessica Parker defended the giant hat, the And Just Like That costume designers are speaking out, with one even admitting they were 'annoyed' by the backlash. Co-costume designers Molly Rogers and Danny Santiago knew that the enormous, oversized, gingham bonnet Carrie wears in the season 3 premiere of And Just Like That... would be controversial. 'We knew they would come for us,' Molly said in a new interview with Page Six. 'That kind of annoyed me, because I think, at this point we're all a big family, we all watch the show, we know what it is,' she added of the immediate backlash and comparisons to Strawberry Shortcake. 'That fazes you?' To be fair, Molly has a point. The hat is far from the most outrageous accessory Carrie has ever worn. Let's face it, it's probably not even in the top 5 (hello pigeon purse!). Still, it's hard to deny that the hat, designed by Maryam Keyhani, feels extremely Strawberry Shortcake coded, and therefore a bit ridiculous. Despite standing by the hat, the costume designers also made clear that if anyone is to blame for it, it's Sarah herself. 'She grabbed it. It was on a table and she grabbed it,' Danny told Page Six. 'She went to the table, looked in the mirror, and was like, 'I love it. We have to do it.'' 'I saw the hat and wanted it on my head,' Sarah previously said in an interview with USA Today. 'At this point, there's no pretend dilly-dallying around. We pretty much just put stuff on my head and photograph it, and hope that [showrunner] Michael Patrick [King] is hospitable to the idea.' Michael Patrick, meanwhile, called the hat 'the Hindenburg hot-balloon,' but told USA Today that the accessory was the perfect way to kick off season 3. 'It's like, 'Hey, everybody, we're back! Here's a hat Carrie would wear eating sherbet in Washington Square Park. Why not?''
New York Post
19 hours ago
- Health
- New York Post
Beware these 4 symptoms of prostate cancer after that shocking diagnosis on ‘And Just Like That'
Spoiler alert for the June 26, 2025 episode of 'And Just Like That' And just like that … Harry Goldenblatt has prostate cancer. Charlotte's beloved bald husband broke the news on Thursday's episode of the 'Sex and the City' spinoff, revealing he's joined the ranks of the 1 in 8 American men diagnosed with the disease. Lucky for Charlotte (and fans), Harry quickly reassured that 'everything is gonna be fine' because it was caught early. These are the signs of prostate cancer to watch for, so you can say the same. 5 Harry Goldenblatt revealed his prostate cancer diagnosis on the June 26, 2025 episode of 'And Just Like That.' What is prostate cancer? The disease strikes when cells start growing and dividing uncontrollably in the prostate, a small, walnut-shaped gland below the bladder and in front of the rectum in men, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Though tiny, the prostate plays a big role in the male reproductive system. It produces some of the fluid in semen, which nourishes and protects sperm while helping propel it through the urethra during ejaculation. The organ also helps control the bladder by regulating urine flow. Who is at risk for prostate cancer? Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men after skin cancer. It is rare in men under 40, but the risk rises sharply after age 50. About 6 of 10 cases are diagnosed in men over 65, according to the American Cancer Society. 5 As men age, the prostate gland gradually increases in size. Peakstock – Black men are disproportionately affected by prostate cancer. They are about 1.8 times more likely to be diagnosed and 2.4 times more likely to die from the disease compared to white men. Other risk factors include a family history of prostate cancer and certain gene mutations. Studies suggest that diet, obesity, smoking, sexually transmitted infections and chemical exposures may also play a role in the disease's development. Where did 'And Just Like That' go wrong? Harry tells Charlotte on the June 26 episode that some strange symptoms prompted him to see a doctor. 'Do you remember when I wet myself at the club? And then, you know, there was the trouble in the bedroom,' he said, referencing moments viewers saw earlier this season. 'I decided to check it out just in case, and what do you know? I've got prostate cancer,' he added. 5 Experts say the show's timeline doesn't match how early prostate cancer is usually detected in real life. But that's not how things usually unfold in real life. In its early stages, the disease typically has no signs. 'It would take a tumor that's pretty far along to get to the point where it would cause those symptoms,' Dr. Mark Pomerantz, clinical director of the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, told Time mag. Those kinds of issues, he added, are more commonly side effects of prostate cancer treatment than signs that lead to a diagnosis. In reality, most prostate cancers are detected through routine screening, typically with a simple blood test. Experts recommend men begin testing around age 50, or at 40 for black men and those with a family history of the disease. What are the symptoms of prostate cancer? Most prostate cancers don't cause symptoms in their early stages. However, according to Penn State Health, some men may experience: Trouble starting to urinate Frequent urination, especially at night Pain or burning during urination Blood in the urine or semen 5 Prostate cancer can cause several urinary problems. vchalup – If the cancer spreads beyond the prostate, additional symptoms can develop. According to the Mayo Clinic, signs of advanced prostate cancer may include: Involuntary urine leakage Back or bone pain Weakness in the arms or legs Erectile dysfunction Unexplained weight loss or fatigue What are the chances of surviving prostate cancer? Fortunately for Harry, prostate cancer has a high survival rate when caught early. Between 80% and 85% of prostate cancers are diagnosed at the local or regional stage, meaning the cancer is either confined to the prostate or has spread only to nearby areas, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. For these men, the five-year survival rate is nearly 100%. 5 A simple blood test can detect prostate cancer, making screening easy. Mikel Allica – If the cancer spreads to distant parts of the body, such as the lymph nodes, bones or other organs, that rate plummets to just 28%. Experts say this stark difference underscores the importance of routine screenings. 'In the time it takes to check your phone, your provider can perform a screening that could make a significant difference to your future health,' Dr. David Shusterman, a urologist and founder of Modern Urologist, previously told The Post. In fact, a recent study found that men who regularly skip prostate cancer screenings are 45% more likely to die from the disease. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 314,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the US in 2025, with roughly 35,800 men expected to lose their lives to the disease.
