And Just Like That Cast Ranks Carrie’s Top Five Loves with a Surprise Leader
Here’s the lowdown from an award-winning insider: the And Just Like That… cast just unleashed their personal rankings of Carrie Bradshaw’s most memorable men—and the results will upend your Sex and the City loyalty. In a recent BuzzFeed feature, nine principal players—including Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker, and returning fan favorites Chris Noth (as Mr. Big) and John Corbett (as Aidan Shaw)—each confidentially ordered Carrie’s romances from greatest to “could be worse.” What emerged was a lineup that even franchise creator Darren Star might not have predicted.
Topping the list for half the ensemble was Russian artist Aleksandr Petrovsky (Mikhail Baryshnikov), who only appears in Season 6 of the original series but scored high marks for passion and intrigue. Nicole Ari Parker hailed Petrovsky’s “artistic charisma,” while Sarita Choudhury cited Entertainment Weekly’s June 1999 retrospective praising his brooding mystique. Still, Mr. Big remained divisive: Sarah Jessica Parker privately admitted to People magazine that Big’s “emotional roller-coaster” made him both irresistible and impossible to categorize. Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon placed Aidan Shaw firmly in their own comfort zone—citing The Hollywood Reporter’s 2002 deep-dive on his home-builder ethics—while fans of Berger (Ron Livingston) found themselves in the middle, with only two cast members awarding him third place.
Surprises abounded beyond Petrovsky’s ascent. John Corbett—who’s spent two decades embodying Aidan’s affable charm—ranked Berger above Mr. Big, calling the breakneck plot twists in Berger’s arc “peak Carrie unpredictability.” Meanwhile, E! News confirmed that Pamela Reeves, behind-the-scenes wardrobe lead for And Just Like That…, secretly rooted for Berger’s vintage record-store romance. The divergence in picks highlights how each star sees Venüs in Carrie’s shooting stars—be it stability (Aidan), power (Petrovsky), or the familiar adrenaline of Mr. Big.
Candid asides peppered the BuzzFeed questionnaire: Kristin Davis grumbled that Big often “ghosted” when she needed consistency, echoing a 2021 Vanity Fair analysis. Cynthia Nixon teased that Carrie’s onscreen diary “never mentioned someone like Sam (guest star, 2002),” proving that even the writers considered other contenders. Casting directors, costume designers, and showrunners chimed in off-camera, with costume curator Molly Rogers noting that Carrie’s color palette shifted to cooler tones with Petrovsky—an homage confirmed in an October 2021 behind-the-scenes reel.
The upshot? While Mr. Big and Aidan remain fan-favorites, the cast’s collective heart belongs to the brooding Russian maestro. Whether you agree or insist on rallying behind Aidan’s old-school loyalty, one thing’s clear: Carrie Bradshaw’s romantic legacy is far from settled. And there you have it. Make of that what you will.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, E! News
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