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90s sitcom beauty, 57, hasn’t aged a day 30 years on from starring in smash hit show and iconic Sex And The City episode
The actress has previously opened up about her addiction battle.
A 90s sitcom beauty, 57, hasn’t aged a day 30 years on from starring in a smash hit show and iconic Sex And The City episode.
The American Actress played an obnoxious but loveable role in iconic series Sex And The City.
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Emmy Award-winning actress Kristen Johnston has said the SATC appearance was a standout moment in her career, after she fell out of an open window as her New York party girl character, in an episode named “Splat!”
Now, years on from her Sex And The City days, the actress still looks glam and timeless.
She said she felt like she was in the Beatles after Sex And The City, due to the fame that came with it.
In an interview, Kristen told Today: “When it aired, I was living in New York. I mean, I was like, 'Oh my God, this must be like what really being famous is like' because the next day, I live in the Village and it was like, everybody was shouting, 'Hey queen! Can you do my outgoing message?'
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“This is back when we had voicemail. They were like, 'Can you be my outgoing message and say 'New York is over!' And that went on for like three months.
“I felt a little bit like I was the Beatles or something. I had never had a reaction to anything like this.”
Kristen has also appeared in movies such as Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.
And she’s also well-known for her role as Sally Solomon in 3rd Rock from the Sun, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
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Earlier this year, it was announced that the actress will be heading over to Netflix for an untitled project from co-creator Chuck Lorre.
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It’s set to be a 16-episode multicamera sitcom, but a premiere timeframe has not yet been determined.
The actress has previously spoken about how she was “married” to drugs after finding fame on 3rd Rock from the Sun.
The award-winning Mom star described her addiction as an "abusive relationship" in a revealing interview.
Kristen Johnston's career
Kristen Johnston is an American Actress who played an obnoxious but loveable role in iconic series Sex And The City.
She's also starred in the following:
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Ugly Betty
- ER
- Bored To Death
- The Exes
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
- Finding Bliss
- Bad Parents
- Bride Wars
- L!fe Happens
- Vamps
- Strangers With Candy
- Lovesick
Kristen spoke to Elizabeth Vargas about her addiction battle on her podcast.
She revealed: “It was like an on-off relationship for four years, and it only became really bad after 3rd Rock.
“I was able to keep a lid on it for a couple of years, and then we became married, me and my opiates, a couple of years after 3rd Rock, and it was a very, very abusive relationship.”
She recalled how fame and success came at a high price, adding: “The work was fun, but everything that came with it was so terrifying to me, and I didn’t realize until later that I lived in a state of absolute panic for 10 years.
“Like just, ugh, I’m going to be found out. I’m being chased by paparazzi.
"They’re going through my garbage. They’re going to write crap about it. My mom’s going to see.”
When 3rd Rock wrapped Kristen moved to London for a role in a play, but she admitted her mindset was “all that matters is getting the drugs.”
She recounted after spending a New Year's Eve in the hospital, she was ready to make a change.
Kristen relayed: “I call it the dark night of my soul. I saw all these fireworks, and everyone was outside at the Eye.
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"I could see the Eye from my hospital bed, and it just occurred to me that there are people standing there watching that outside.
"They’re with their friends and their family, and they are not worried about where their next pills are.”
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