Sarah Jessica Parker announces Sex and the City 3 is off

The third film in the Sex and the City franchise, which followed on from the events of the long-running HBO TV show, will never be made, according to the series star Sarah Jessica Parker.

When asked about production plans by a representative from US showbiz news site Extra yesterday, Ms Parker said: “It's over… we're not doing it”.

The film, which was due to go into production this autumn, has reportedly been held up by demands from co-star Kim Cattrall, who played man-eater Samantha Jones.

“I'm disappointed,” Ms Parker said. “We had this beautiful, funny, heart-breaking, joyful, very relatable script and story.