Kim Cattrall almost quit acting before she hit the big time after a cruel director made her cry by telling her her she needed to lose weight.
The Sex And The City star was cast in 1975 movie Rosebud when she was just 20 years old, but her joy was wrecked by movie mogul Otto Preminger, who told her she needed to lose 14 pounds (6.35 kilograms) for the part.
Cattrall says, "I have never been overweight a day in my life. He scared the hell out of me... I can look back and laugh. I'm still the same weight I was."
But she's still grateful to Preminger for giving her her big break: "I was waitressing at night and barely making enough to eat anything."
But it's the actress who is having the last laugh as a star of both the big and small screen, no thanks to her role as Samantha in Sex and the City.
After six season the show came to an end in 2004 only for the four popular characters of Samantha, Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte to find themselves on the big screen.
The film was a huge hit, holding itself well against the blockbusters such as Iron Man and The Dark Knight that a second film is currently being shot.
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