As Kim Cattrall turns 70, she's newly married, has left the drama of Sex and the City behind her, and is more fabulous then ever07:31, 21 Aug 2026Updated 07:31, 21 Aug 2026Kim Cattrall turns 70 today – and as her iconic character Samantha Jones famously said in Sex and the City: “Hello, my name is fabulous!”‌There are few who could disagree, and more than 25 years after she first sashayed onto our screens as man-eating PR boss Samantha Jones, few could ever forget scenes like the one where she covered herself with sushi on Valentine's Day while waiting patiently for a boyfriend to come home.‌But while the role of sex-mad Samantha made her a global superstar, there is far more to Kim’s own life than cocktails, designer dresses and bitchy catchups with gal pals.‌Off-screen, she was born in Liverpool in 1956, before emigrating to Canada with her family when she was just three months old. After briefly returning to England as a teenager to care for her sick grandmother, she headed to New York at 16 to pursue her acting dream.Kim trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making her film debut in Otto Preminger’s 1975 thriller Rosebud. Small TV roles in Columbo, Starsky & Hutch and The Incredible hulk followed.‌As the big screen beckoned, Kim went on to star opposite Jack Lemmon in his Oscar-nominated movie, Tribute, in 1980, as well as Porky's and Police Academy. But her biggest breaks came in the mid-80s when she was cast in Big Trouble in Little China alongside Kurt Russell, and as the lead role in the movie Mannequin, about a shop doll that comes to life.Then in 1988, everything could have changed, as she was originally booked on the ill-fated Pan Am 103 flight that was bombed over Lockerbie killing all 259 people on board, as well as 11 people on the ground.She later revealed: “I cancelled the day before and booked a later flight so I had time to go to Harrods and buy Mum a Christmas present,” adding that the enormity of that last-minute decision “didn't really sink in until much later”.‌In 1997, Kim was offered the part of Samantha, which she initially turned down but played for 25 years until the series ended in 2004. She also appeared in the two subsequent SATC movies in 2008 and 2010.After a much publicised fall out with her co-stars, specifically Sarah Jessica Parker - who played Carrie Bradshaw - Kim was persuaded to make a small cameo in the season two finale of SATC spin-off, And Just Like That, in 2023.‌However, she refused to film with any of her former co-stars including Sarah, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon due to what she dubbed a 'mean girl' culture on set. This meant her scene - a brief sentimental call to Carrie - was filmed entirely in isolation.Citing her reasons for the feud, Kim has spoken out about not receiving equal pay for her work on the show and claimed that she and her co-stars were "never friends" in real life. She also said Sarah "could have been nicer" to her.The extent of their fallout was publicly revealed in 2018 when Sarah reached out to Kim on social media upon hearing the news her brother Chris had tragically committed suicide at the age of 55. Kim hit back: "Your contacting me is a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now. Let me make this VERY clear. (If I haven't already) You are not my family. You are not my friend." Sarah has always maintained that "there was no fight" between them.‌These days, Kim appears far more interested in looking forward than revisiting old battles. In December last year, she married for the fourth time, tying the knot with 54-year-old sound engineer Russell Thomas who she met during a 2016 BBC radio recording.‌Kim was just 21 when she wed first husband, Canadian screenwriter Larry Davis, although the marriage was short-lived and annulled in 1977. Her second marriage was to German architect Andre J. Lyson. They married in 1982 and Kim moved to Frankfurt, where she learned the language and embraced life there. But her blossoming career required her to spend a lot of time in the US and they filed for divorce in 1989 after seven years.Her third husband was American music engineer Mark Levinson. They walked down the aisle in 1998 and even wrote a book together called: 'Satisfaction: The Art of the Female Orgasm.' However, they split in 2004 after a six-year marriage.Kim has spoken candidly about sex throughout her life, revealing that she experienced “a sort of late-blooming sexuality” in her 40s. “At that period of time, I was in a relationship where experimentation was readily available, and it was fun,” she told the New York Times’ Modern Love podcast.‌Claiming that "most men don't have a clue" about what works for their partners in the bedroom, she implored women to tell - or even show - them exactly what they want.Kim said: "Most women, they're too nervous, too anxious, or they haven't done their homework to find out what feels good. Sexuality is not just about having babies, not just about getting off. It’s expressing something in a very intimate way."‌Like Samantha, Kim has never had children, but she still considers herself to be a parent in other ways. She told BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour: "I am not a biological parent, but I am a parent. I have young actors and actresses that I mentor, I have nieces and nephews that I am very close to. There is a way to become a mother in this day and age which doesn't include your name on the child's birth certificate."Sharing that she's now in a "meaningful" relationship with fourth husband Russell, Kim isn't afraid to put in the hard work, which she thinks is the key to their continued happiness."People feel that it's something that happens, and you're lucky," she has said. "You meet this person, and the work is just begun. It's not a negative kind of work. This is good work. This is meaningful for your life. So, for me, I am less romantic about it. I feel that it is continuing to work and push and progress and ask and reveal for as long as you're alive."Article continues belowLike this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads