Chris Noth Reveals Decision Behind Mr. Big Plot Twist In 'And Just Like That' (Exclusive)

So how did Mr. Big end up with the sad fate he did in "And Just Like That." Chris Noth dishes all about his character John 'Big' Preston to Access Hollywood's Scott Evans in an exclusive interview and reveals he didn't want his character killed off in the revival. Noth also shares his favorite and least favorite memories from "Sex and the City." New episodes of "And Just Like That" come out every Thursday on HBOMax. Plus, Noth chats Ambhar tequila and the Mr. Big Cocktail.
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Chris Noth Reveals Decision Behind Mr. Big Plot Twist In 'And Just Like That' (Exclusive)
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[@sherv4651]

You don't understand the level of pain I'm going through with the killing of Big, as if the pandemic isn't hard enough I tuned in to remember better days only to get heartbroken that Big passes. There will always be a Mr. BIG in every woman's life. The one that shakes us to the core so the role of Big hits home.

[@SnowWhiteTheU2]

I’m really sad about it too. I mean, what an ending to such a poignant love story

[@natasharodriguez6138]

I cried when Carrie screamed. It hit me hard. 😭😭

[@carmenmcgee]

Asher V..exactly my feelings when I found out he died…. I was waiting to have a special night watch the show with food, drinks and friends like I did with the 2 movies..after knowing he passes; I don’t even want to watch it anymore 😪

[@ladennayoung2939]

No offense. But it sound like you put to much stock in a character from a television show. That's odd to me. We can only find true joy and peace from the Lord. I pray you find that in Jesus name. Nothing and nobody else can do that for you. Not money, not clothes, jobs, shoes, or anything else in Jesus name. Be blessed in the Lord. Life brings about unexpected changes. So, you can't put your hope in anything or anyone that you can see with the naked eye. I pray that this helps. This comment didn't reach you by mistake. There is no coincidences in God.

[@K9_NINA]

Totally agree! Huge SATC fan and to this day still watch it. Being the same age and having my husband ( My Mr. Big) die in the same manner with me by his side, shook me to my core. Still love AJLT 🖤

[@ravechick13]

My heart was broken when he died. I was not prepared

[@Dids94]

Imagine something with such a tremendous impact!! I was so shocked that I was still processing what had happening the following morning after watching it. I had not seen that coming!!!!! His role was so monumental! And years and years of drama for them to finally reconcile. To then kill him off? I’m still shocked!

[@victoriamorancassian8286]

Love love. He is unique he is a gentleman everybody wants him. I want to see him always

[@liliad.7448]

He is soo hott still til this day ❤

[@bigbandsrock1]

I’m so devastated they killed him off and now all these awful allegations! He is one awesome character who will continue to be missed! 😔❤️

[@jrwheeler81]

Agreed. These allegations are such BS. This is Bill Cosby all over again. If what these girls are alleging ACTUALLY did happen, then why did they wait all these years to come forward?! The timing of this whole thing is so orchestrated. They literally waited until RIGHT before the premier of the SATC reboot to make these claims. Now, everyone convicting him when he hasn't even been found guilty and hasn't even been charged with anything yet, and we don't know if he ever will be! What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty??? If anything, these girls should realize how lucky they are that they got to hook up with this hottie at some point! I don't believe these allegations for a nanosecond. If someone was truly sexually assaulted/raped, the time to report it is immediately after it happens, not years later. One of the allegations supposedly occurred 18 years ago in 2004, yet this woman is just NOW coming forward in 2021/2022?! COME ON!!!!!

[@Ozzie_Mandias]

He's alive... he faked it to run away from carrie.

[@kopec82]

They all we horrible with him!

[@BKNYC89]

It brings me great comfort to see this man alive and thriving. Boy was that scene heartbreaking! I still can't get over the shock. Guess I'll have to watch "The Equalizer" to view more of Chris Noth's acting chops. I hear he's great in it!

[@justsive6630]

Same, that's exactly how I comforted myself 😢😢

[@Kimdone365]

This didn’t age well 🥺

[@NeeNee_B.]

@@Kimdone365 😭😭😭😭😭

[@Kimdone365]

@@NeeNee_B. gurl I know

[@chrisnoth8434]

@@NeeNee_B. Hello fan 🥰

[@manda.watching.YouTube]

This hurt. Watching Sex and the City was an experience, like a part of my past. And after all the emotions you go through watching it, it’s all worth it because Carrie and Big end up together. I don’t normally even like happy endings but that’s one that we all deserved lol. I sobbed through the whole episode.

[@jillmayer9501]

Same. But I did find it to be true to life - which made me sob even more.

[@annaaccaino6771]

We want Big back😭

[@youredelicious9945]

No

[@devcarter1654]

anna accaino, Agree!

[@sgaidola76]

YES!

[@xxo8888]

Doesn't look like it'll happen now...

[@devcarter1654]

@@xxo8888 It's a television show....anything can happen.

[@profscarlett]

He is busy with other shows. He was even in Doctor Who, which really surprised me because I didn’t expect to see him there. Great actor! In SATC he’s just Carrie’s boyfriend/husband. He deserves better roles.

[@BKNYC89]

He was great in Doctor Who! I was shocked to see him as well but he played a fantastic villain!

[@cherylb2008]

Ohhhhhh….. Mr. Big. I will miss you. Chris Noth (All my children fan) has done an excellent job playing Big.❤️

[@farmgirl768]

the death of Mr.Big impacted may fans.We waited for the reboot only to be offered a death of major character that made the series colorful

[@AuthenticAna]

Yup, that was a heart stopper 4 me ... 💔 Crazy 1st episode! 😭

[@angelisa368]

What an absurd plot twist! I have no words. Except. What the fuck?!

[@deloresredman4792]

It was totally unnecessary. I wanted to tune in for nostalgia and seeing these women still beautiful and thriving in their 50s. It was just too heavy to start out with especially after these years of pain loss sickness and hatred... Bad move i thought

[@gloriaocanaolive971]

You broke my heart, I haven't cried so hard in months lol 😭😭 I still don't think it is real

[@sweetluvgurl]

You aren’t alone

[@watching8199]

I was hysterical for about 3 mins! 😂

[@gertrudemilhouse5626]

It's literally isn't real!

[@tanyah6184]

It’s interesting that they had the Chrysler building behind him in the kitchen. It reminds me when Carrie told him he couldn’t leave NY because he was like the Chrysler building when he told her he was moving to Napa. This storyline is just too sad for me

[@marymalone7256]

That's right! Good call!

[@antoniafaheerty6980]

I haven't reacted so badly to an onscreen death as badly since George in Grey's anatomy. Meredith screaming "oh god" and Carrie screaming "John" uggh chills

[@stacyebrim9702]

Same!

[@pjdexter168]

I love how a real life Dr representing Peloton has to come out and defend a fictional character's health conditions haha, it's so ludicrous

[@jrwheeler81]

OMG, I know! Hello, people?!?!?! It's FICTIONAL TV SHOW! These characters are not real!

[@cooky75015]

Best comment ever!

[@GwenMotoGirl]

It was Chris Noth who brought me to the original series and I’ve re-watched a number of times because of the episodes with him. I haven’t watched the new series. I expect a Downton Abbey/Matthew death level of sadness when I do watch.

[@Mikki220]

Chris Noth brought me to Law and Order and to SATC. He's my guy. Loved Big and I'm sorry they killed him off but this interview was awesome!

[@GwenMotoGirl]

@@Mikki220 yes, it was awesome!

[@iris089]

I think the true reason is that Chris Noth doesn't want more SATC.

[@GGGG1040]

Indeed

[@kyliemioak]

I think so

[@steffaely]

Exactly! He’s done with it.

[@sleepyandhollow.]

it took him 6 seasons and 1 movie to finally commit to carrie and then they last what, 12 years married before he croaks?! horrible. just ruins satc for you whenever you go back and watch it. For this reason I wish AJLT never happened. I dont think this reboot was necessary, I was happy with where we left the characters at the end of the 2nd movie.

[@LIPAKIME]

Exactly

[@awnutz]

We all age. Carrie and crew age. It doesn’t mean they don’t have interesting stories. But Charlotte looks a little scary.

[@sleepyandhollow.]

@@awnutz i dont think we needed this show, specially when they overdo it. You dont have a head full of white hair or hearing loss in your 50s lol thats just ridiculous. My coworker is in her 50s and she is fabulous. Samantha in the 2nd movie was in her 50s. This show is nothing but cringe and just baaaaad so so bad.

[@tigerroaring]

+1

[@lornabrooks4484]

I was totally thinking that like how am I gonna watch the reruns like I normally do without being sad, I was always happy watching it knowing they were happily married. I really think they messed up with this one and on top of that no dam Samantha smh like come on the show has run it’s course. but hey, And just like that I’ll still watch every Thursday night lol

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

And just like that.....this song is going to be struck in my head the rest of this year.

[@vivianpickering8182]

This was well reported. I like the actor Chris North, pretty much in everything I’ve ever seen him in, as an actor. I was upset that some woman he once worked with, said recently that he came in, on the set drunk and leaned in towards her, telling her, “You smell good.” She was calling this a form of sexual harassment. I though to myself 🧐: “Since when does someone complimenting the opposite sex on their perfume or cologne become a form of sexual harassment? That’s just dumb.” Glad the commercial (which got pulled for a quick minute) is back up and airing. Note: as to date, there are no charges, and no further investigation on the actor Chris North (good news).

[@deborahklinlger8565]

Your right giving a member of the opposite se getting a compliment is not sexual harrisment. I had heard on the news it was three women claiming sexual assault ( rape) a far cry from receiving a compliment.

[@cchanel6348]

Waw. I'm shocked. Were those the charges ????!!!!! Really ?? 😮😮😮 oh, we're fuck...oooops 🤭🤭🤭

[@leslielipko811]

I will not watch this because he passes.. how could they!!

[@velmasmith4604]

I cried so hard so hard as if he was my brother, I wasn’t ready for the. He and Carrie made the so along with the rest. What I thought would was nowhere in the writers mind.

[@emilyds83]

I just can't get over this its just so sad for us to know this so soon

[@tasireN]

It makes me So sad :(

[@nannaterri]

Oh no. I love Big 😢💖

[@tamik1013]

After seeing that scene, I stopped watching! I did not want to see the rest after killing Big off! Whhhhyyyyyyy???????????? So disappointing!!!!

[@victoriamorancassian8286]

Love we want him again. He is very important. For us

[@arbuz7393]

Amazing series One of the best I ve watched In my life Chris noth so amazing handsome omg Love love love

[@joannawinterbourne6439]

Gosh I didn't half cry that first episode but I'm enjoying it now xx

[@shailtandon7082]

I just love him❤️

[@devcarter1654]

I don't know what the writers were thinking. It would have been more practical to kill off Samantha since she never plans on returning to the show. The franchise has now lost 2 main characters. 😏😏😏

[@Dids94]

Samantha deserved more than to be killed off. I still think they did her dirty portraying a dispute between Carrie and Samantha, when Samantha was literally a class act all the way and would always be large and supportive of Carrie’s decisions. She weighed friendships so highly!

[@devcarter1654]

@@Dids94 I don't think she deserved to be killed off but what else could writers do if she doesn't want to be on the show. They did the best thing in showing that she moved away.

[@saima5324]

Chris, IT IS NOT FUNNY! We are still grieving.

[@kknizzle]

He’s aged so very nicely.

[@ChanellJWilson]

that Pelton commercial

[@victoriamorancassian8286]

I am with big always. We want him back

[@skfjhsdjklfhsdjlfhsd]

Having lot of fun today reading the enthusiastic comments and the Access crew cheering him like a candy bar.

[@sabymindbiz]

Love Mr. BIG's character periodt!!! Chris Noth is a great actor. Let's not forget Law & Order either!✌💋❤🙌🔥

[@SqueekyPepper]

Mike Logan is one of my favorite all-time characters.

[@justlina2769]

Or the Good Wife

[@MK_1Ultra]

And did it have to be in the first episode??? 😂😂😂

[@jnoyes8180]

I think they will be doing lots of flashbacks with Big.

[@elenacleanthous1769]

Wow this really hurts😢 And what hurts even more is that I watched episode 8 of just like that and Carrie says she made a mistake with Big 😢 It's sad because he had to exit her life literally for her to realize that? I know their relationship was toxic and it's fiction but I have been following the series and the two films for so many years... Carrie and Big shared a great love and it's a shame that after all they have been through Carrie says this. I love Aiden too but it's not fair that Carrie loosing Big brought out her desire for Aiden... It turns out no matter what, he always came in 2nd in her life 😢

[@priscillapie]

They’ve been trying to kill him off since the first satc movie???!! Wow 😮

[@gerardinecizmar]

Those Peloton commercials are so annoying but Big still looks so handsome. I didn't plan on watching the reboot anyway. They should have left well enough alone. I didn't even like the movies. SATC as far as the series is iconic and I'll watch the good old episodes again.

[@JessyJ318]

Hopefully there’s flashbacks of him.

[@divinelydiana8334]

It was too much to take. Mr. Big forever 🤍

[@AnnaMaeRocks]

I am so gutted about Big! Can Chris open a Cutting Room in London please?!?! I’d be there lots 🖤

[@cchanel6348]

Well..i think from now on, it's more likely, he's gonna be closing the existing ones ..

[@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger]

Excellent. He was not on board of the manner of his character’s demise. Indeed...

[@Darlene528]

I’m not going to Watch because you should not have cut him out! He was just as important as the girls and there husbands. Why can’t it be just a dream for Mr. Big!

[@hourglass7010]

I cried so hard 😢

[@nehashukla24]

No Sam & Big..... OMG 😱😱😱. Why even bother to make this in the first place 🙄🙄🙄.

[@VENUS.SE7EN]

I'm still grieving. 💔 Chris (Big) was my baby on SATC. 😞😞😞😞

[@jaynecrawford7043]

I am still trying to get over it.....I didn't expect that

[@thevianna100]

I couldn’t even watch that scene properly !!!!! Because I just seriously couldn’t believe he had to die like wtf man you could of kept him alive !!! Have a kid or something smh 😤😤😤

[@erikahubener1817]

Always will b on my memory

[@alinecostantin3031]

Je m'appelle Mélissa j'ai 28 ans quand j'ai vue l'extrait ou Mr Big fait sa crise cardiaque celas ma brisée le cœur parce ce que pour moi Chris noth et vraiment un excellent acteur et pour moi ça resteras toujours un excellent acteur Chris si tu m'entends sache que je t'adore énormément en tant que acteur et que tu me manques beaucoup a la télévision bisous

[@brendawalker3549]

I can't understand why you kill off mr. Big, I will not watch the show again

[@ennvee1989]

Because they knew about the allegations

[@WynterSantiaga]

Big broke my heart!

[@Dids94]

The shock of Me Big passing and in the very first episode as well was unlike anything I’ve ever watched before. I watched it late at night and literally couldn’t sleep! But given that I was with my mother 3 years ago when she suffered cardiac arrest it didn’t sit well with me either 💔💔💔 People that goes through trauma and PTSD can never watch things like these lightly. Even though it’s acting, it’s still a trigger.

[@dhd4825]

See but now every time I re-watch old seasons I know how he dies lmao. We could have done without!

[@LezgoBrandon]

Poor mr Big. The truth is he actually read that chitty script and said “ I’d rather die”

[@A22DNAL]

...venue looks schweet!

[@lucyroberts2800]

So sad I can’t believe they killed him ☹️

[@devcarter1654]

I don't know what the writers were thinking. It would have been more practical to kill off Samantha since she never plans on returning to the show. The franchise has now lost 2 main characters.

[@deloresredman4792]

Yea would have made more sense to kill off samantha since she seems to have some obsessive bitchy jealousy over sarah

[@devcarter1654]

@@deloresredman4792 I wouldn't kill off Samantha's character based on that reason because that's pointing fingers and taking sides. Whatever their personal issues I will leave that between them. But since Samantha doesn't plan on returning to the show that would be reason enough to kill off her character. The other option would be to replace her character with another look alike Samantha.

[@deloresredman4792]

@@devcarter1654 yea I see your point. Thats just me being pissed that they killed off Big.

[@devcarter1654]

@@deloresredman4792 I know, right. It was not a very smart move of writers if they ask me. They will not be able to top Big's character because of everything he and Carrie went thru to finally get to a loving and happily married place. I've been reading a lot of comments regarding the show and I would guess 9 out of 10 individuals are not happy about Big being killed off.

[@andreatrepasburgess7551]

Hey in a time of pandemic & so many deaths we needed romance to see through all the roller coasters rides this fictional couple went through we needed fantasy and fun. That’s is why we turn to entertainment not more depressed story lines . They went the wrong path with this story line .

[@sarahmagnolia91]

Exactly! I echo your sentiments

[@victoriah.3413]

Love Big on the show even though he caused so much pain for Carrie. Sorry to see him exit the show, but I am behind him in whatever endeavors he does. Rock on Mr. Big.

[@rubydoma]

Last week I've decided to do a Sex & The City marathon including the films (the show was on when I was in high school and I had rewatched it more than 10 years ago). I've decided to watch And Just Like That as a fan of the show, and see how all the characters were doing after all these years. I got some hints during the 1st episode (Carrie's wedding shoes, and the "I'm just looking at you" line) but I chose to ignore them, only to feel more and more scared during Lily's piano solo cutting to the Peloton... I don't think I've ever been more affected by a character's death. Mr Big is more than just a fictional character for a lot of women like me growing up in the late 90s and early 2000s.

[@angelareed1542]

No Samatha, No Big... No good.

[@nueroendoctrinecarcinomaaf2272]

No way!!! Mr Big is killed off???

[@shellyk200]

This broke my heart when i heard big died,because his part in the show he was so big and strong looking and so bigger then life the night and shining Armor,how could he die now?He remind me so much of my husband and how long it took us to get where we are today,it would be the worse feeling the world to wake up someday without him right there beside me,but i know in real life it can happen and i guess that is why i was so heart broken to see big die off,thank goodness this is not real life and we get to see him in more shows.😥😭♥️🙏

[@shellyk200]

Knight

[@lykaramos6584]

this episode made me regret watching the series. should've kept him alive in my memories 😒 But.... it made the series more interesting unlike the 1st few scenes.

[@mauricioaguilera-ellis3537]

The Pain I’m going through right now, it can’t be explained in words

[@faith9150]

Seek help

[@brendabauer2649]

THE SHOW SUCK'S WITHOUT Mr. Big! EVERY GIRL IN THE SERIOUS WANTED Mr.BIG! ALSO SAMANTHA JONE'S EVERY GUY WANTED HER! SORRY !U R SHOW NOT THE SAME WITHOUT THEM! THE SHOW SCREWED UP! WILL LOSE LOT'S OF VIEWER'S!

[@kristenannmosley1198]

So my husband passed away three years ago. Heart attack. Today I finally finished watching this episode. It has taken me this long. I’m so angry at Charlotte I can scream. It’s not about her. And this just sucks lol!!

[@laurend8140]

Sorry for your loss :(

[@kiarahnoname5701]

I'm literally having a panic attack

[@christinao8877]

MPK made a huge mistake writing Chris out of the show.

[@lahaza6515]

It was never, not for a second, believable that his character would be with her. In a city filled with self possessed, interesting women; for his character to go with a childish, baby voiced, self absorbed fashion victim was beyond a stretch. I was with my own Big, in that city, who put Noth in one of his broadway plays, and he's the antithesis of "Carrie" on & off stage.

[@hairandmakeupforever]

I was really distraught watching the reboot. But it makes sense considering his age in the show. I can’t wait to see if Carrie gets together with aiden.

[@tiffanyc8307]

I like him on the equalizer

[@souravkaranjai116]

I don't understand, why Chris Noth looking aged in AJLT and here, in this interview, he is young again.

[@itsallaboutya]

23 YEARS waiting for Carrie and Mr Big to have a stable relationship and when that was finally gonna happen they kill him, how could that be a good idea

[@officemanager3556]

I really miss him on the new series-bad call to kill him off-Sad (

[@amandah2490]

Can't have done Peletron much good; "use one of our bikes and have yourself a heart attack"!!!

[@beautybliss21]

If he died what scene are those photos from with him and SJP in the polka dot dress

[@mayechka]

memories

[@BKNYC89]

Noth and SJP also filmed a lot of scenes to throw people off the trail. It seems to have worked because I was totally caught off guard.

[@MemoryLane77852]

Access Hollywood resurrected Chris Noth like he’s Jesus Christ.

[@pam164]

Not the same without him

[@blairbrown4812]

👍On the +side,now Noth's free to become Commissoner Mike Logan.... 😀

[@tadghsmith1457]

"And just like that" Chris Noth's career and reputation was destroyed...

[@alis2471]

It does not sit well with me knowing that the directors were trying to kill off big since the movies. I would like to know why they felt like he had to go?

[@crispygift]

wow I was expecting to see more comments about the actor being a predator.

[@CarolinaSanctos88]

First Samantha and now this???? Nope. This show is crap. Love live original SATC

[@jrwheeler81]

I am beyond pissed that they killed off Big, ESPECIALLY in the very first episode after we haven't seen these characters in almost 12 years! I'm even more pissed that they cut Big out of the final episode in the Paris scene because of the allegations against Chris. Why are we convicting this man?! What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?! They are nothing more than allegations at this point and nothing more. He isn't even in any legal trouble and there is absolutely NO proof that anything about these allegations is even remotely true. You can't help but question the timing of these accusations. This is just like what happened to Bill Cosby. I think these girls are looking for a nice payday, which is disgusting. This alleged "sexual assault" occurred YEARS ago, one as far back as 2004. If it REALLY happened, why did these girls wait all these years to say anything??? When you go all these years without reporting it, you lose ALL credibility. It's SUPER suspicious that they waited until RIGHT before the SATC reboot to make these ridiculous claims. I'm sorry, but I call bullshit. If anything, these girls should realize how lucky they are to have hooked up with this hottie.

[@bonniewagner3332]

BIG MISTAKE!

[@annakalakatroni4708]

Oh gosh... I thought by the time Carrie gets home, he will be dead, but nah, he was alive, so Carrie, as a "competent" person she always has been, instead of calling 911 or doing something useful like helping the one in need, starts pushing and pulling John around and shouting his name like a panicking maniac which, as we all know, absolutely helps someone who has an ongoing heart attack... This was so disappointing. I bet she could have saved him, but her character never ever changed from the annoying, ego centric narcissist she was ever since s1e1, so she couldn't really behave in any other, adult kinda way and be useful for once I guess. Not even for the love of her lifes sake... I hope this twist will do her character/personality sg good, otherwise the whole plot was in vain. 😞

[@lorenarochaalvarez.771]

Big siempre se sale del dibujo...

[@Wiser1FOREVER]

And just like that you have a new SCANDAL! SJP had no choice but to stand on the side of all accusers! But, given the character she plays, wouldn't you think anyone working there would feel comfortable about going to her with any complaints of sexual harassment?

[@daniellevy4104]

He was fired just a few days ago for sexual allegations , so everything in this video has been cancelled , amazing that it came out only a few days after this aired

[@jeandixson5610]

It’s not going to be the same

[@jenlin6715]

Actually peloton are lying it’s not his past lifestyle it’s rigorous exercise which isn’t best for everyone especially people above 50

[@reginahoggan227]

I cried the whole dam time, omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Terrible