'Sex and the City star Chris Noth teases a possible return and suggests Mr. Big may be 'haunting' Carrie on 'And Just Like That'

• Chris Noth teased that Mr. Big may be "haunting" Carrie on future episodes of "And Just Like That."
• He said that he initially did not want to come back to the revival so that Big could "die alone."

Mr. Big may be dead on "And Just Like That," but actor Chris Noth hinted to Vogue that we probably have not seen the last of him on the revival.

When asked if his character will come back in a flashback or a dream, Noth said, "There may be a
little...there may be a haunting that happens." He declined to give further details, adding "I don't want to get in trouble."

Many fans, including celebrities, were perplexed by the choice to kill Carrie's long-time love and the immediate aftermath of his heart attack.

Noth revealed that he, too, hesitated when he was approached with the idea of returning to the revival just so John could die. "At first I balked at even the idea of coming back and dying — it just was like, "Well, just let it be, you know?" he said.

He also didn't want Big to "die alone in the bathroom" so the compromise that he and series creator Michael Patrick King agreed on was that Big and Carrie would have a "'Bonnie and Clyde' moment" where they make eye contact and know it's the end of Big's life and their relationship.

Noth said that the quiet moment was "beautifully" executed by King.

"I always know I'm gonna be taken care of by Michael Patrick King, in the writing and shooting and editing," he said. "So I felt very comfortable with dying."

Noth also said that it was "time" for Mr. Big "to go" because there was no more story left to tell between Carrie and John unless "And Just Like That" took an extremely dramatic turn.

As for how he's mourning his alter ego, Noth joked that he's "dressed in black."

"I've got my rosary beads and I'm saying all my Hail Marys," Noth laughed.

New episodes of "And Just Like That" stream on Thursdays on HBO Max.