He was her final love before being driven back into the arms of Mr Big.
And Sex And The City protagonist Carrie Bradshaw was spotted with her ‘Russian’ lover Aleksandr Petrovsky on Wednesday night – albeit out of character and in the real life form of Sarah Jessica Parker and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
The former co-stars, aged 60 and 77 respectively, greeted each other fondly as they attended the New York City Ballet’s 2025 Fall Fashion Gala at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in the Big Apple.
Despite boasting the nickname ‘The Russian’ in the series, which ran for six series from 1998 to 2004, Mikhail hales from Latvia and is a dancer and choreographer, as well as an actor, earning him his place at the ballet gala.
Dressed in a Carrie-worthy dramatic ensemble, Sarah looked incredible in a winged look as she joined her real life husband Matthew Broderick, 63, yet stole a moment to fondly greet her co-star, who was joined by his daughter Anna Baryshnikov.
SATC’s protagonist Carrie Bradshaw was spotted with her ‘Russian’ lover Aleksandr Petrovsky (right) on Wednesday – albeit out of character and in the real life form of Sarah Jessica Parker and Mikhail Baryshnikov (left) at the New York City Ballet’s 2025 Fall Fashion Gala
Mikhail’s actress daughter Anna Baryshnikov, 33, joined her dad on the red carpet and appeared in awe of Sarah’s ensemble
Mikhail’s Aleksandr was a divisive character, as many deemed him wrong for Carrie, who left her beloved New York to live in Paris with the esteemed artist
Mikhail’s Aleksandr was a divisive character, as many deemed him wrong for Carrie, who left her beloved New York to live in Paris with the esteemed artist.
Upon arriving in Paris however, she was ignored and dismissed by her boyfriend, who eventually accidentally slapped her during an argument.
It was then that she fell back into the arms of her long-time love Mr Big, who she later married in the 2008 Sex And The City movie.
Mikhail’s time on set was discussed by the late Willie Garson, who played Carrie’s best friend Stanford Blatch in the show.
The eccentric star, who passed away in 2021, spoke about struggling to communicate with Mikhail, saying: ‘I’m not Russian, so it was very hard to make conversation with Mikhail. Not because he’s bad or mean, he’s just very Russian…
‘You’d say, like, “Misha, what’d you do last night?” and he would literally say, “Dinner”, but just kind of, like, ending the conversation. But it’s just a different way of living…
‘And I would [jokingly] tell him, “Well, I went to Studio 54 and did cocaine off of Grace Jones last night. So I had a better night”. No, I never [did that].”’
Aside from his acting, Mikhail is considered one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time, after beginning his career at the Mariinsky Ballet in Leningrad before heading to Canada in 1974, and later joining the New York City Ballet.
Sarah looked utterly delighted to see her former co-star
Upon arriving in Paris however, she was ignored and dismissed by her boyfriend, who eventually accidentally slapped her during an argument
He then became artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre.
In the acting world, he won an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor alongside a Golden Globe nomination for his role in the film The Turning Point, however is best known now for his role as Aleksandr Petrovsky
Sex And The City ran from 1998 to 2004 with 94 episodes across six series, its 2008 and 2010 movies, and spin-off And Just Like That’s three seasons, running from 2021 to this year, where it was revealed the show was concluding.
When AJLT first hit screens in 2021, fans of the original show waited with baited breath to revisit Carrie’s story, in the wake of the less than palatable 2008 and 2010 movies, however the woke storylines drove the show to an end.
Carrie and Aleksandr’s romance began with the writer being overwhelmed by his romantic ways
It was then that she fell back into the arms of her long-time love Mr Big (pictured)
Mikhail’s time on set was discussed by the late Willie Garson, who played Carrie’s best friend Stanford Blatch in the show (Willie pictured in 2008)
