Carrie Bradshaw once said, āI will literally be the old woman who lived in her shoes.ā But Sarah Jessica parker, the woman behind the sassy fashionista in the hit TV show Sex and the City, isnāt Jimmy Choo-obsessed, nor does she have a wardrobe filled with playful tutus and strappy slip dresses.
Still, the confident 58-year-old actor is fielding hateful comments from the online population who canāt understand why her real-life persona is contrary to the modish character she plays.
Parker, whoās proudly aging naturally, gracefully and beautifully, answers back saying itās, ājust not a reality,ā and āthereās no time to let vanity enter.ā Keep reading to learn what the lovely Sarah Jessica Parker has to say about aging!
While her character was considered a trendsetter by women across the globe, Parker in real life, has never been an urban chic fashionista.
āItās not the way I perceive myself, Iām so low on my priority list,ā said Parker, who raised three children while she was at the height of her career. āI love beautiful clothes and am privileged enough to have access to a lot themā¦but they also are returned the next day. They are not mine.ā
In real life, the star admits that she prefers a practical style, which isnāt always popular with the demanding public.
Unsexiest woman alive In fact, in 2008, she was named in a Maxim poll as the āUnsexiest Woman Alive.ā
Shortly after she earned the unflattering title, Parker spoke with Grazia (through Daily Mail) and said, āDo I have big fake boobs, Botox and big lips? No. Do I fit some ideals and standards of some men writing in a menās magazine? Maybe not.ā The star of And Just Like That continues, āAm I really the unsexiest woman in the world? Wow! Itās kind of shocking when menā¦Itās so brutal in a wayā¦ā
Years later, the Family Stone star appeared at the Met Gala wearing a golden Dolce & Gabbana gown that she paired with an ornate nativity headpiece.
āAye real quick, how old is Sarah Jessica Parker because [her] skin look like tree bark and Iām confused,ā said one. A second writes, āIs that Sarah Jessica Parker? Oh gosh she looks so old and worn out.ā
Then, in 2021, the Hocus Pocus star was lunching with Bravo star Andy Cohen. Parker was makeup free, her silvery hair tied back in a braided ponytail.
It didnāt take long for the online population to start spitting hate over her appearance. But, Cohen, who also has a head of grey hair, defended his friend.
āWe were at lunch and there was a paparazzi, and sheās sitting next to me, white hair,ā said Cohen, 55, of his own white hair. Speaking on The Drew Barrymore Show, he continued, āAll the articles were āSarah Jessica Parker, sheās going grayā and āShe looks old,ā and it was insanity.
Here she is sitting next to me, whoās gray, and people just missed the mark totally. It was so misogynistic.ā
Following that, Parker spoke with Vogue and had a lot to say about unforgiving people and their unrealistic standards of beauty.
āThereās so much misogynist chatterā¦ Iām sitting with Andy Cohen, and he has a full head of gray hair, and heās exquisite. Why is it okay for him?ā Parker continues, āāShe has too many wrinkles, she doesnāt have enough wrinkles.ā It almost feels as if people donāt want us to be perfectly okay with where we are, as if they almost enjoy us being pained by who we are today, whether we choose to age naturally and not look perfect, or whether you do something if that makes you feel better.ā
She adds, āI know what I look like. I have no choice. What am I going to do about it? Stop aging? Disappear?ā
Influential woman
The title of āunsexist woman aliveā was upstaged in 2022 when the Golden Globe winning actor was named by Time as one of its ā100 most influential people in the world.ā
Though she may not dress the part of Carrie, whoās the star of the TV series, two films and the reboot And Just Like That, Parker does own her own designer brand, SJP, which ā not surprisingly ā started as shoes.
The star of Honeymoon in Vegas is also a TV producer, the co-founder of the spirit āThe Perfect Cosmo by SJPā (Carrieās favorite drink), is involved with publishing, fragrances and has a wine label ā to name a few.
And just like that Also unlike Carrie and her hapless search for romance, the star of Footloose found love in the early 1990s with Matthew Broderick, the star of Ferris Buellerās Day Off.
The adorable couple ā who starred on Broadway together ā married on May 19, 1997, and have been together ever since.
When Broderick was asked to reveal his secret for a successful marriage, he answered: āI donāt know the secret at all, but I, you know, Iām very grateful and I love her. Itās amazing. I mean, I canāt believe that itās been that long. It doesnāt feel like it.ā
The couple share three kids, son James Wilkie (born 2002), along with twins Tabitha Hodge and Marion Loretta Elwell, who joined the family in 2009, via surrogate.
The woman leads a busy life and should be applauded for her accomplishments, not criticized.
Speaking natural in real life, the actor said, āItās not how I think of myself, and I think itās probably the healthier approach.ā
She continues, āItās just not a reality ā not when you have three kids, and you go to the market, and there are hungry people at home. You have a limited time to do it. Thereās just no time to let vanity enter into that.ā
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