John Corbett reveals how he discovered Aidan and Carrie weren’t endgame (except)

John Corbett It’s just like we While he was encouraging Aidan and Carrie to finish the game And just like that.

“When I started talking to… Michael Patrick King Even about coming back, you know, my first question was, like, well, what’s going to happen? Corbett, 64, said exclusively Us Weekly While promoting his new movie The soul is on fire Earlier this month. “I was one of the only people, along with some other writers and… Sarah Jessica (Parker)who knew it wouldn’t work out in the end.

Corbett played Parker’s love interest, Aidan Shaw Sex and the City For two seasons. In the series, Aidan and Carrie (Parker) had an on-and-off relationship that began with a meet-cute. However, the duo broke up after Carrie had an affair with Mr. Big (Chris Noth) in Season 3.

The following season, Carrie and Big are not together and she decides to reach out to Aidan via email. They reconnect and eventually rekindle their relationship. As their romance became more serious, Aidan proposed. While Carrie initially said yes, she began to feel anxious about marriage. Aidan, for his part, still has trust issues with her because of her relationship with Paige. They end their engagement at the end of season four.

in Sex and the City In the films, fans learned that Aidan got his happily ever after with a woman named Cathy and that the couple had a son. Carrie, for her part, did end up with Paige after all.

However, in the Renaissance series, And just like thatMatt Page at the premiere. Corbett reprized his role in the second and third seasons. When it was revealed that Aidan was divorcing, viewers hoped it meant he had a marriage A second chance at love With Carrie.

Carrie and Aidan met for dinner and began dating briefly. However, their relationship did not last because Aidan’s life was in Virginia and not in New York City, where Carrie remained. Even though Aidan and Carrie haven’t worked as a couple, Corbett is still excited about returning to the show and being a member of the “Sex and the City family” for the past two decades.

“I love everyone involved, whether they’re in front of the camera or making us a little peanut butter and jelly sandwich,” he said. we. “It’s just a tight-knit group.”

Corbett’s return And like that waHe was met with a bout of nostalgia as he reacquainted himself with his old lands.

“I had to be in New York, and I stayed in my original apartment that I stayed in 25 years ago near Lincoln Center for the last two seasons,” he recalls.

By the time Corbett finished his story, word had spread And just like that It will end after three seasons, leaving the fate of Aidan and Carrie in limbo.

“When Aidan and Carrie’s last scene was in the street. There were two or three more episodes,” he explained. “So when I was home watching it on TV, I didn’t know what those stories were, because I had already left, and by the time, I think the last two episodes were on the air, that’s when we announced the show wasn’t coming back.”

Corbett admitted that he was and still is sad about the HBO Max series It won’t last.

“I love them all so much I just want to watch it for another decade,” he shared, “So now me and the rest of the world are unlucky because it’s over and that’s the way Sex and the City goes/And that’s the way it goes.”

The actor admitted that he hopes And just like that He comes back because he’s a big fan.

“I just love to keep watching. And I love it — they’re my absolute favorite family I’ve ever been involved with,” he gushed.