And so … Aidan is back.
“Sex and the City” star John Corbett revealed to Page Six that he will reprise his role of Carrie Bradshaw’s ex-fiancé, Aidan Shaw, in the long-awaited reboot of the show.
“I’m going to do the show,” he told us in a new interview, adding that the news is “very exciting” for him.
As for how many episodes will appear, Corbett said, “I think it could be in quite a few.”
“I like all these people, they have been very nice to me,” he added.
HBO declined to comment.
On the long HBO show, 59-year-old Corbett played the unfortunate furniture designer Aidan, whom Sarah’s Carrie Jessica Parker not only cheated on with Mr. Big (Chris Noth), but left him when he wanted to. marry. He appeared in the sequel to the film, meeting his examiner in Abu Dhabi, where the two shared a romantic meal and even a kiss.
The upcoming 10-episode HBO Max rebirth, titled “And Just Like That …”, will feature three-quarters of the main women: Parker, Cynthia Nixon (Miranda) and Kristin Davis (Charlotte). Kim Cattrall has repeatedly refused to join any kind of rebirth and has famously quarreled with Parker in the past.
Corbett told us he never noticed any tension on the set, but noted, “I only worked with Sarah Jessica Parker. I think I had a scene with all the girls.”
“They were always friendly,” he continued. “Friendly with me. I met the other girls because when you show up at work, you have to wait a few hours while they finish a scene, but we’ve always had good talks and hugs. I never saw it or heard about it. “
As for Mr. Big, Page Six reported in February that actor Chris Noth would not be part of the reboot, but later hinted on social media that he could play a role.
The limited series still has no release date.
Currently, Corbett can be seen in “Rebel,” a drama inspired by Erin Brockovich and starring Katey Sagal. She plays Sagal’s third husband.
“The other two husbands are on the show,” the West Virginia native said. “I am the coolest husband. Any husband in whatever he does, I’m always the funniest. ”
Corbett joked that he had “this contract. I don’t care about the size of my trailer. I just want to be the funniest part of the show.”
Naturally, the show is about Sagal’s character fighting big corporations against the small one, which Corbett wants there to be more and less emphasis on material wealth.
“All [now] it’s about how much money you can make … the world hears about billionaires and you don’t hear enough about the advocates of the little person.
“Look, I’ve been super-rich and I’ve been super-poor,” the Northern Exposure star explained. “And you know that I have found in life the human ups and downs that we have all had very little to do with the amount I had in the bank and something else.
Being miserable and super happy has nothing to do with how much you have in your Wells Fargo account, it’s about how you were treated or disrespected by someone you cared about, that’s why you were miserable in life. ”
Corbett is definitely satisfied these days. He maintains a relationship with Bo Derek for almost 20 years after meeting her on a not-so-blind date. A mutual friend arranged the appointment of each of them at an Oscar viewing party and Corbett admits that when the name of the “10” star was mentioned, he thought it was a hoax.
The couple decided to have dinner the night before the party in case they didn’t like it, “and we went out to dinner the night before and it was great. It was great, ”he said happily.
“Rebel” airs on Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET.