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Christine Quinn compares her explosive Selling Sunset exit to Samantha leaving Sex And The City reboot: ‘It just doesn’t work’-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro
‘Now they have the sauce, but the recipe is not the same,’ she said.
Christine believes she has much in common with the SATC character (Picture: New Line Cinema/Kobal/Shutterstock/ITV/Rex)
Christine Quinn has likened her shock exit from Selling Sunset to Samantha Jones’ (Kim Cattrall) departure from Sex And The City spin-off And Just Like That…
The realtor shot to fame on the Netflix property porn series about flogging multi-million-pound mansions in LA and workplace drama after it launched during the pandemic.
But tensions reached breaking point in season five of the reality show based on employees of The Oppenheim Group during a long-running feud between Christine, 33, and other agents including Emma Hernan, 29, and Mary Fitzgerald, 41.
The explosive fiery saw Christine hit with the shocking claim that she was trying to bribe a client of Emma Hernan to not work with her.
In the aftermath of feud, Christine announced a new business venture with her husband Christian Richard, which combines property and cryptocurrency, while boss Jason Oppenheim confirmed she ‘no longer’ had a place at the company.
The fashion icon opened up about how she believes her departure will affect the show, which has been renewed for a sixth and seventh season.
She told E! News: ‘I think that people tune in to see the original characters that were a part of the show, and that was the five girls from season one.
Christine’s a fan favourite on Selling Sunset for her witty one-liners (Picture: AFP)
‘Throughout the seasons, they started adding and adding and adding, and by that, it dilutes the recipe. Now they have the sauce, but the recipe is not the same, you know?
‘It’s gonna be like, owning your favorite pizzeria and you’re like “God, I love that Bolognese.” And then the chef goes on vacation to France, and you’re like, ‘Oh s**t, this is like a s****y, watered-down version of the Bolognese that I used to like.”‘
Kim retired Samantha for the reboot although she’s still mentioned in the show (Picture: Warner Brothers Intl Television)
Christine continued: ‘It’s just my opinion. It’s like you watched the Sex and the City remake and you’re like, “Where the f**k is Samantha?” It just doesn’t work.’
PR guru Samantha appeared in the original Sex And The City from 1998 to 2004, a sex-positive professional known for her killer wisecracks and uber-confident demeanour.
Christine discussed her exit from Selling Sunset (Picture: Getty Images)
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However, Kim declined the opportunity to be in reboot, And Just Like That, with the other three core cast members, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis, reprising their roles.
Having read the script for the third unreleased movie, which was going to feature the storyline of Big dying as played out in the show, she told Variety that ‘the series is basically the third movie’, quipping: ‘That’s how creative it was.
Selling Sunset is available to watch on Netflix, while Sex And The City can be streamed on Now TV.
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