Sarah Jessica Parker admits Sex and the City would be very different today

'There were no women of colour, no substantial conversation about the LGBTQ community'

Sarah Jessica Parker believes Sex and the City would be a “different” show if it was made today.

The actor told Metro that New York City has changed “an enormous amount politically and economically and socially” since the comedy-drama first aired in 1998, and an up-to-date version of the show couldn’t help but reflect that.

“There were no women of colour, and there was no substantial conversation about the LGBTQ community,” she said.

She added: “I think Carrie Bradshaw [the journalist Parker played on the show] is very much a product of her generation and I think her conversations about sexual politics and intimacy spoke to the years.

“As always, those years prior to being a young adult inform your world view. I think that she would have a lot to say about this, and I would be curious to read [her] column.

“You know, this city has changed an enormous amount politically and economically and socially and I think it would be a different show, honestly.”

Sex and the City has previously come under fire for featuring an almost entirely white cast, for dismissing bisexuality and for glossing over serious medical conditions such as vulvodynia.

The show was recently spoofed on a Saturday Night Live sketch which mixed it with dystopian drama The Handmaid’s Tale. Watch it here.