As Mr Big in Sex And The City, he was the handsome businessman whose gentlemanly charm made Carrie Bradshaw – and millions of fans – fall in love with him.

But four years ago, actor Chris Noth’s world came crashing down when two anonymous women – using the pseudonyms ‘Zoe’ and ‘Lily’ – made bombshell sexual assault claims against him alleging he attacked them in separate incidents in 2004 and 2015.