
Love him or loathe him, Carrie’s boyfriend in the iconic Sex and the City, Mr Big, is the one she chose in the end.
He was controversial, because he was such a complicated character; seemingly fickle, but then also sophisticated, charming, confusing, mysterious, and most of all, very, very wealthy.
Played by actor Chris Noth, most of us understood that Mr Big was not a euphemism for the size of the man’s certain, ahem, anatomy, but a description of a character who was larger than life, and who overwhelmed Carrie’s life, too.
And now, fascinatingly, it’s been revealed that he was actually inspired by a real life figure.
Candace Bushnell, author of the series of books the show was based on, has revealed that Mr Big was inspired by her ex-boyfriend, former GQ publisher Ron Galotti.
