When it came to dating, Carrie Bradshaw had as many potential suitors as she did shoes.
From the blink-and-you’ll miss it cameos by the now-uber famous Bradley Cooper and Justin Theroux to the grandiose merry-go-rounds of romance, heartbreak and rekindling – Mr Big and Adien, we’re looking at you.
Over six captivating seasons, the stylish writer with the incredible blonde curls well and truly dated her way around New York.
“Being single used to mean that nobody wanted you. Now it means you’re pretty sexy and you’re taking your time deciding how you want your life to be and who you want to spend it with,” the shoe addict once mused of her love life. Amen to that, Miss Bradshaw.
And while we’re pretty up to date with Sarah Jessica Parker’s movements (three beautiful children, a loving marriage to Matthew Broderick, her own shoe line… naturally, and a slew of movies, including two SATC flicks to boot ), we decided to check in with Sex and the City’s leading ladies’ back-catalogue of boyfriends and see what they’re up to now.
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Back in season two, a little known actor with a stunning mop of blonde hair flirted with Carrie in a bar. But it wasn’t meant to be after Jake stumbled upon the writer’s unflattering magazine cover.
Fast forward to 2015 and Jake, aka Bradley Cooper, is now a bonafide super star and one of Hollywood’s most beloved leading lads, with an impressive three Oscar nominations under his belt. Earlier this year, the 40-year-old called off his romance with 23-year-old model Suki Waterhouse and has since been linked to 29-year-old model Irina Shayk.
Remember this handsome devil from season one and two? Yep, believe it or not Justin Theroux appeared as two different characters in the show.
Justin’s most memorable role was that of Vaughn, a trendy New York writer who had the unfortunate curse of, err, arriving to the part too soon in season two.
But gone are the days Justin has to take on awkward story lines and the 43-year-old, who is engaged to Jennifer Aniston, now enjoys a successful career as an actor/director/screenwriter with roles in flicks like Wanderlust and Your Highness.
Remember Ray, the enthusiastic jazz player? 50-year-old Craig Bierko currently stars in the TV series UnREAL as Chet Wilson and has also appeared on The Michael J. Fox show, Hot in Cleveland and Unforgettable.
Struggling novelist Jack Berger, played by Ron Livingston, captivated Carrie’s heart at the beginning of season six…
And he promptly shattered it when he famously dumped her via a post-it note. Oh the burn!
The low-blow move became a cultural phenomenon unto itself and Ron, who has since starred on hit show Boardwalk Empire and adopted daughter Gracie James Livingston with his wife Rosemarie, seems more than happy to poke fun of it.
After Berger, it was all about the elusive Russian artist Aleksandr Petrovsky, played by accomplished ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. The pair relocate to Paris but they break it off.
Mikhail, who married fellow ballet dancer Lisa Rinehart in 2006, is still an avid dancer and choreographer. In February he starred in a short film for fashion line Rag & Bone.
Ahh Mr. Big, for six seasons you were Carries on-again-off-again main man and we loved to hate you. Ultimately, he finally sorted out his weird commitment issues and they lived happily ever after (Kind of, if you don’t count the time he bailed from their nuptials at the altar in the first film and all that jazz). In real life actor Chris Noth found love with wife Tara Lynn Wilson and continued to be a heart-breaker in the critically acclaimed The Good Wife.
Ahh Aiden. Still to this day, fans are in a strop she didn’t end up with him! The down-to-earth carpenter, played by John Corbett, was one of Carrie’s big loves.
Off screen, John Corbett is currently filming the sequel to My Big Fat Greet Wedding and also rocks out as a country musician with two albums under his belt.
He played wild twenty something Sam with a tongue piercing but now Timothy Olyphant is all grown up! The 47-year-old currently stars in TV series Justified as Raylan Givens and is married with three children.
Who could forget politician John Slattery’s character Bill Kelley, who harboured a secret fetish for being peed on. Poor Carrie, she sure did have to kiss a lot of frogs to get to the Prince.
52-year-old John has since found fame as Roger Sterling on Mad Men and is married to George Clooney’s ex-wife, Talia Balsam.
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