Nicole Ari Parker was 'yelled at' when 'Sex and the City' fans thought she was replacing Kim Cattrall in the new reboot
- Nicole Ari Parker got "yelled at" by "SATC" fans who thought she was replacing Kim Cattrall.
- It wasn't all negative: She was also "attacked with love" by other fans, she said.
Nicole Ari Parker revealed that she was both "yelled at" and "attacked with love" when "Sex and the City" fans thought her character was replacing Samantha Jones in the upcoming reboot.
People previously reported back in July that Parker is set to play "Park Avenue mother of three and documentarian" Lisa Todd Wexley in "And Just Like That," premiering on HBO Max in December.
The "Empire" actress recently opened up about what the reception has been like once fans knew she'd be joining the reboot.
"When it first came out that I was replacing the Samantha character - which is not true at all, so please write that - I have been yelled at, and I've also been attacked with love," Parker told The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday.
Fans first started speculating that Lisa might be replacing Samantha Jones after "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker posted an Instagram photo in August of Parker hugging her along with Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis on the set of the reboot.
The new reboot revives beloved "SATC" characters, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Charlotte York (Davis), and Miranda Hobbes (Nixon). Noticeably missing from the foursome is Samantha (Kim Cattrall), who made up the core friend group in the original series, which aired on HBO for six seasons and was followed by two movies.
However, Cattrall isn't returning to the reboot amid rumors of a years-long feud with Sarah Jessica Parker.
Parker admitted during Thursday's chat with THR that she had "no idea" that the fan reaction to her casting news and the reboot would be so overwhelming.
"I've been photographed in places I should never be photographed," Parker explained. "The fans are so excited and over the top. I had some idea of that because I am one of those fans but I had no idea [the extent of it]."
Parker isn't the only new face joining the cast of "And Just Like that." She'll be joined by Sarita Choudhury, Karen Pittman, and Sara Ramirez.
Choudhury will play Manhattan real estate broker Seema Patel while Pittman is set to portray Columbia Law School professor, Dr. Nya Wallace. Ramirez will portray non-binary podcast host and comedian Che Diaz.
Parker described herself as well as Pittman, Choudhury, and Ramirez as "four women of color who are fully realized women with full lives."
"Everyone's still having sex and it's wonderful," she added.
While there are new faces, some returning "SATC" stars include Chris Noth, who played Sarah Jessica Parker's onscreen husband, Mr. Big, along with Evan Handler and David Eigenberg.