Candace Bushnell shares the brutally honest reason she thinks men ‘always loved’ ‘Sex and the City’

“Sex and nan City” writer Candace Bushnell theorized that men emotion nan TV show much than women because men admit different “assholes.”

Bushnell, who wrote nan famed New York Observer file nan deed show was based on, exclusively told Page Six that men “always watched” nan show.

“The men loved it, because men cognize different men are assholes!” she told Page Six while laughing astatine nan American Ballet Theatre’s Fall Gala astatine nan Lincoln Center successful New York City connected Wednesday. “That’s my theory!”

Bushnell wrote nan New York Observer file from 1994 to 1996 earlier shifting her profession to constitute 3 novels based disconnected nan file that were released from 1996 to 2011.

“They [men] ever really publication nan column,” she added. “The nan assemblage of nan New York Observer [column] was 60, 65 percent men.”

The books later inspired nan beloved “Sex and nan City” TV show that followed fictional friends Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha Jones, Charlotte York and Miranda Hobbes arsenic they navigate their emotion lives successful nan Big Apple.

The bid aired connected HBO from 1998 to 2004, but moreover 20 years aft it ended, group are still rewatching nan show and moreover binging it for nan first time.

“It’s really astir a definite benignant of female astatine a definite clip successful her life, and I deliberation that it gives women state to deliberation astir their lives successful a different way,” Bushnell said arsenic to really nan show continues to beryllium celebrated each these years later.

Bushnell, 65, suggested that nan main logic nan show is still applicable is because it gives “other women advice” pinch friendships, making love and “real life.”

“It’s astir thing that’s very real,” she said, earlier adding that she believes “it’s much celebrated than it ever has been.”

In summation to fans rewatching nan older episodes, they’re besides capable to spot what nan 4 beloved characters are up to presently pinch nan spin-off, “And Just Like That,” which is presently filming Season 3 and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis.

Bushnell is not progressive successful nan creation of nan newer franchise, but she told america that nan women “look fantastic” successful nan photos she’s seen from nan upcoming season.

“I deliberation they each look great, and I can’t hold to spot it,” she gushed.

Fashion from nan upcoming play has already been making headlines. Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays Carrie Bradshaw, has been seen wearing a 24-year-old Chanel top, a sheer overgarment and corset dress, and an oversized gingham bonnet.

Bushnell said to Page Six while attending nan ABT’s yearly Fall Gala among a slew of different celebrities including Chelsea Clinton, Michael Imperioli and Coco Rocha to observe nan statement and grant legendary ballerina Natalia Makarova.

“I emotion nan ballet,” Bushnell told us. “It’s ever specified a dainty to travel to this. It’s ever truthful New York. Dance is truthful important successful New York City, and it’s thing that New York does beautifully successful each its different forms.”