30 Things You Didn’t Know About Sex And The City

The tutu that Carrie wears in the opening credits cost $5 from a showroom bargain bin. It's now framed and hangs in Michael Patrick King's office.

Even if she was filmed from the waist up, Kim Cattrall – who played Samantha – insisted she wore heels as she said it made her feel more like her character.

MISTAKE ALERT! In the opening credits, the bus that goes past Carrie with her picture on it is full of people in the first shot, then totally empty once it splashes her.

Sarah Jessica Parker was the only one of the four ladies to have a nudity clause in her contract stating she would never appear naked.

Mr Big's second wife, Natasha, always wore white because her character was meant to be 'vanilla'.

Remember that politician Carrie briefly dates in Season 3? He only went on to play Roger Sterling in Mad Men.

Cynthia Nixon, who played Miranda, didn't have pierced ears. All her earrings were clip-ons.

When Trey (Kyle MacLachlan) proposed to Charlotte (Kristen Davis) outside Tiffanys, it wasn't the real Tiffanys. The store wouldn't let them film for security reasons, so the set designers had to design a fake Tiffanys window. However, a Tiffanys employer still okayed it to give the seal of approval!

No outfit was ever repeated twice – except Carrie's fur coat in the final scene of the last series where she's on the phone to 'John'.

When Miranda's cat steals Brady's umbilical cord (hard to forget that bit) the 'umbilical cord' was actually some beef jerky tied to a piece of string.

The scene where Carrie and Miranda ate a cupcake outside Magnolia bakery was credited for the global boom in cupcakes sales which followed. Yes, global. The shop later had to hire bouncers to control the crowds.

Why was Mr Big called Mr Big? Sex and the City author Candice Bushnell told New York Magazine in 2004, 'He was one of those New York guys with a big personality. You just notice him as soon as he walks in the room.' She also said, 'I called him Mr. Big because he was like a big man on campus.'

Carrie's iconic nameplate necklace came from costume designer Patricia Field's East Village shop – often frequented by students. 'That name necklace was something that Black kids, Puerto Rican kids, borough kids, ethnic kids had been wearing forever that was just a statement,' she said. She had one made up especially for Carrie.

Jennifer Aniston's ex-husband, Justin Theroux, appeared twice in SATC. He first starred as Jared, Stanford's pal in Season One's 'The Monogamists', who Carrie flirts with at New York Magazine's '30 coolest people under 30' party. His second appearance was as writer Vaughn Wysel in 'Shortcomings'. With his very close family, Carrie ends up feeling that she has to break up with Vaughn's mum when the relationship collapsed.

Who was Mr Big supposedly based on? Publishing executive Ron Galotti, former publisher of GQ and Talk.

Mr Big was originally described by Carrie as 'the next Donald Trump.' What a relief she was wrong.

The first dog to play Aidan's pooch, Pete, was afraid of actor John Corbett. It loved SJP though... I mean, who wouldn't! In the end, they had to find another dog for the role.

When Carrie falls into the Central Park pond to avoid a kiss from Big, Sarah Jessica Parker cut her foot on the bottom and had to have a tetanus shot straight after, despite the pool was dredged prior to filming. Luckily the scene was filmed in one take – but still... What a palaver!

Sarah Jessica Parker was once set-up on a blind date with Stanford Blatch actor Willie Garson.

Season 5 was indeed shorter than the other series, and for good reason. With only eight episodes, it was cut short because Sarah Jessica Parker was pregnant.

Carrie never calls Mr Big 'Big' to his face – only behind his back. In fact, she doesn't call him anything at all in the ENTIRE series. It's only in Sex and the City: The Movie that she refers to him by his real name, 'John'.

We don't mind out much about our four ladies' family, and for good reason. They're rarely mentioned because the show's creators didn't want family issues to detract from the friendships and characters.

When Carrie goes to LA to talk about a film version of her book and ends up having that #awkward chat with Matthew McConaughey about his take on the 'Mr Big character', Matthew wasn't the first actor approached for the cameo. Originally it was Alec Baldwin, who turned it down... as did George Clooney and Warren Beatty.

Candice Bushnell only made $60,000 from selling the rights to her bestselling book Sex and the City.

The most expensive dress Carrie wore was reportedly the Atelier Versace Couture 'Mille Feuille' gown in the penultimate SATC episode, which she pops on when in Paris awaiting her date with Aleksandr Petrovsky. At the time, it was valued around $80,000.

Sorry to anyone planning their Sex and the City tour, but hunting down Carrie's address might not be as easy as you thought! You see, Carrie's apartment – 245 E 73rd Street, between Park and Madison – doesn't actually exist. The real location was 66 Perry Street, between Bleeker and 4th East 73rd street.

It's hard to think of a Samantha without Kim Cattrall, but the actress turned down the role twice - only deciding to play Carrie's straight-talking friend after one of her pals convinced her.

Carrie Bradshaw's apartment was sold in 2012 for $9.65million. In the series, she said she paid just $750 per month in rent for it (a figure that by today's standards seems very, very cheap...)

The book Love Letters Of Great Men from SATC Movie didn't exist until after the film. It was only released because so many people wanted to buy it!

When Carrie bumps into Aidan carrying his baby in Season 6, the child was actually Sarah Jessica Parker's. That's why the baby looks so pleased to see her – SJP's their mum! How CUTE!