It might have been almost twenty years since the last episode of Sex And The City aired (no, we can't quite believe it either...), but the hit HBO show continues to provoke strong debate among fans the world over. The main subject of discussion? Mr Big vs Aidan, of course.
Aidan loyalists insist that he was a far better option for Carrie Bradshaw than Mr Big, invoking his kind nature and sense of stability, as well as the fact that he genuinely seems to love Carrie and doesn't play games with her. The same, of course, cannot be said for Mr Big... At least up until the end of Sex And The City: The Movie, when the couple finally find their happy ending.
Everyone has weighed in over the years, but the one person who has been conspicuously absent from the debate is Sex And The City author – and inspiration behind the series – Candace Bushnell. Until now.
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Bushnell decided to give us all a New Year's treat by finally stating her opinion on the matter via Twitter on January 4. The Tweet reads: 'When people ask me if I'm Team Big or Team Aidan, I loudly proclaim my love for Harry Goldenblatt.' So, that settles... absolutely nothing!
We do get where she's coming from, though. Harry Goldenblatt, Charlotte's divorce lawyer who soon after became her husband, proves himself to be a fine example of a man time and time again – in contrast to the endless examples of bad behaviour shown by others in the original series all the way through to the films and most recent reboot.
In the meantime, however, Bushnell's rather unhelpful answer simply means that the Mr Big vs Aidan debate will continue to rage on for evermore.
Clementina Jackson is Acting Site Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, working across news and features, trends, e-commerce and SEO. She was previously Fashion Editor at Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health, and Acting Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, where she was named as a PPA 30 Under 30 award winner for her work on size inclusivity. An experienced fashion, travel and luxury lifestyle journalist, Clementina has also written for Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveller, Tatler, Red and Italy Segreta.
