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For the 25th anniversary ofSex and the City’s premiere,PEOPLEspoke with female and LGBTQ+ actors, directors and writers about how the show affected them, impacted the industry and continues to influence pop culture.
FromBirkin bagsto nameplate necklaces,Sex and the Cityinspired many a fashion trend. But according toHoda Kotb, the show had another influence, too.
“It made being single cool,” theTodayshow co-anchor, 58, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “It made you feel empowered and not left out.”
Kotb thinks the HBO series “impacted everyone’s life.”
“People were sitting alone in their apartment going, ‘Am I the only one?'" says themother of two. “No, you’re not the only one. You’re with your friends. It reminded us: if we have great relationships, we have enough. That is what it taught us back then.”
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The show, which ran for six seasons from 1998 to 2004, followed the dating adventures (and misadventures) of four women in New York City, offering an unprecedented look at sex from a female perspective. It also focused on the tight-knit friendships of leading ladies Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon). In a season 4 episode, Carrie even mused to her besties, “Maybe we can be each other’s soul mates. And then we can let men be just these great, nice guys to have fun with.”
That point of view really resonated with Kotb, who says, “There was something brilliant about the whole concept.”
For more onSex and the City’s 25th anniversary, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribehere.
Kotb, whobroke up with fiancéJoel Schiffmanin January 2021, celebrated a 25th anniversary of her own earlier this year:25 years with NBC.
“It’s been such a fun 25 years,” she said onToday with Hoda & Jennain April. “And I wondered why, in any relationship you have — whether you’re in a relationship with a friend, or boyfriend, or even a job. You wonder, ‘How does it not feel like all those years? And I think it’s because it kept changing.”
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Being singledoesn’t fazeher.
Kotb does, however, have can unshakeable sense of faith that she’ll meet a special someone soon.
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Today with Hoda and Jennaairs weekdays at 10 a.m. ET on NBC, andSex and the Citycan be streamed in full on Max.
source: people.com
