The creator of the original Carrie Bradshaw says she struggles to see herself in the character.
“I’m really startled by a lot of the decisions made in the reboot,” Bushnell said.
When asked if she saw herself in the reboot, she replied, “Not at all.
Sarah Jessica Parker and ‘Sex and the City’ author Candace Bushnell.DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock
I mean, Carrie Bradshaw ended up being a quirky woman who married a really rich guy.
And that’s not my story, or any of my friends' stories.
But TV has its own logic.”
Bushnell explained that her disconnect with her alter ego began long before the 2021 revival.
She stopped recognizing Carrie as herself in the original show’s third season.
“Was my own world only white people?
No, of course not that’s just not New York,” Bushnell said.
So many people have f—ed with us,'" Bushnell said.
“I think the first two seasons really captured that joy of not having to follow the rules.”
