Stress and the City: Feuding between actresses threatens to halt filming

11 April 2012
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Put four feisty women on a set and what do you get? Catfights and handbags at dawn, of course.

When news of the impending Sex And The City movie broke, women and gay men everywhere were waving their Manolos in the air and jumping with joy.

But now it's reported in-fighting is threatening to halt filming.

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Fiery Kim Cattrall, who plays Samantha, has reignited her feud with co-star Sarah Jessica Parker, aka Carrie Bradshaw, after two big bust-ups on and off the set.

Last week Kim, 51, stormed out of a reunion party in New York's Butter restaurant in a huge huff.

A source said: "Kim and Sarah had words and obviously something was said that upset Kim and she just stormed out. It's well known the girls are all quite feisty and opinionated."

"Everyone else at the party seemed quite embarrassed and shocked."

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Kiss and make up: Sex and the City co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall share an awkward kiss onset but rumours of a rift persist

Kiss and make up: Sex and the City co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall share an awkward kiss onset but rumours of a rift persist

Just this week Kristin Davis, who plays Charlotte, reportedly had to separate the girls after Kim shouted at Sarah for fluffing her lines and stealing her shoes.

An insider revealed: "Kim wanted to wear a pair of red heels and picked them out from wardrobe especially, but then Sarah apparently swept in and took them, much to Kim's disgust."

Tension between the pair is said to behind delays in the movie, due for release next year, and producers fear for the film's future if the spat continues.

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Friend: Rift began after Cattrall objected to Parker's hefty payday on the original series

Friend: Rift began after Cattrall objected to Parker's hefty payday on the original series

The insider said: "By the end of the TV series they could barely be civil to each other. But both women are top professionals and won't let this get in the way of their jobs.

"They know the Sex And The City movie is a huge money-spinner and a great way to wave goodbye to their characters, and each other, for good."

Filming of the big screen version of the cult wildly successful Sex and the City television show started earlier this week, after a deal was sealed between feuding actresses Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall.

Parker and Cattrall reportedly fell out during the filming of the television show, which ended in 2004.

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Foe: Kim Cattrall (Samantha), is said to have had a row with Parker at a reunion party for the cast before filming began

Foe: Kim Cattrall (Samantha), is said to have had a row with Parker at a reunion party for the cast before filming began

Celebrity websites reported attempts to make the movie stalled when Cattrall demanded for same money as Parker who was always paid more for the television series due to her additional role as executive producer.

However despite coming together on Monday as filming started, it appears the feud between Cattrall and Jessica Parker is still be simmering.

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Natural look: Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon appear to be the best of friends as they stroll together on location

Natural look: Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon appear to be the best of friends as they stroll together on location

Dolled up: A few hours in hair and make up and the girls are ready for their close-up

Dolled up: A few hours in hair and make up and the girls are ready for their close-up

Earlier the actresses arrived for filming looking less than glamorous in their casual clothes. But a few hours in hair and make-up and they were transformed into their chic and stylish New York characters.

Sex and the City fans are being kept guessing on details of what the plot of the film will be – but Sarah Jessica Parker couldn't keep one of the film's secrets under wraps.

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Brunette ambition: Sex and the City's Sarah Jessica Parker opts for a dramatic change in hair-colour from her usual blonde to a classic brunette

Brunette ambition: Sex and the City's Sarah Jessica Parker opts for a dramatic change in hair-colour from her usual blonde to a classic brunette

The actress who plays fashion-forward journalist Carrie Bradshaw arrived on set having undergone a dramatic change in hair-colour from her usual curly blonde do to a more classic brunette.

Just what's prompted this change of hair colour is unclear – let's hope it's not due to relationship dramas with her notoriously fickle onscreen beau Mr. Big.

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