Kim Cattrall, 66, shares how she found “meaningful” love with beau Russell Thomas

Kim Cattrall talks about sexuality and romance and how it has changed as she has grown older and wiser.

The Sex and the city alum, who has been in an intimate relationship with Russell Thomas for over six years, opened up on the subject The New York Times podcast Modern Love during the Tribeca Festival in New York City.

The actress, 66, confessed that she was kind of a late bloomer in the sexuality department, discussing her dating life in her early 40s.

“So for me at that time I was in a relationship where experimentation was readily available, and it was fun,” she shared, before revealing how sex and intimacy have changed for her with age.

“It asks for what you want. It shows what you want. Most men have no idea – not the anatomy. They know that. But what works for you in particular,” Cattrall said, as reported by People.

As for how the ladies can be proactive about taking their intimacy and romance to the next level, Cattrall thinks most women are “too nervous, too anxious, or haven’t done their homework to figure out what feels right.”

She continued, “Sexuality isn’t just about having babies, it’s not just about making love, it’s expressing something in a very intimate way.”

The Liverpool, England native, who grew up in Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada, has been married three times, the last of which ended in divorce in 2004.

And by doing the “good work” with her past relationships, and the experience that comes with them, Cattrall claims she was able to share a “meaningful” romance with Thomas.

‘It’s hard work. It is not easy. People feel it’s something that happens, and you’re in luck. Happiness is where preparation meets opportunity,” she shared of her relationship philosophy.

“And you meet this person and the work has just begun, but it’s not a negative kind of work. This is good work. This makes sense for your life. So to me, I’m less romantic or sensual about it. I feel like it’s going to keep working and pushing and progressing and asking and revealing for as long as you live,” Cattrall said.

The Golden Globe winner, who first met Thomas in 2016 while working at the BBC, said they liked each other from the start and eventually kept in touch, which led to them meeting in Vancouver.

“It was very brave of him because we didn’t really know each other except for a few meals together,” she shared with People in 2020.

“But he came and we got along great, and we’ve been together ever since.”

Getting Personal: Cattrall shared how sexuality and relationships have changed as she’s evolved over the years; she also talked about her intimate relationship with Russell Thomas for more than six years

Cattrall has confirmed that she will appear in season two of the Sex And The City spin-off And Just Like That despite her long-running feud with longtime co-star Sarah Jessica Parker, but it has been reported that the actresses have not had any contact during the ‘cameo’

TV Icons: Cattrall starred as Samantha Jones on the six seasons of Sex And The City (1998-2004) on HBO; she is seen with Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Parker

Big screen: Nixon, Parker, Cattrall and Davis also starred in two SATC movies (2008 and 2010)

Cattrall went on to share how she feels so “very comfortable with” Thomas, and that their relationship is “so easy.”

“He’s a blast and he has a great sense of humor. And he’s easy on the eyes,” she said of her attraction to Thomas.

The conversation on the Modern Love podcast follows the announcement that despite her years back, Cattrall will step into the shoes of Samantha Jones for the second season of the Sex And The City spin-off And Just Like That… long feud with co-star Sarah Jessica Parker.

Her role is described as a cameo, with Samantha Carrie Bradshaw (Parker) speaking on the phone in the season two finale, according to People in May.

The two actresses had no interaction when she shot the scene in New York City on March 22. In fact, Cattrall is reportedly “off the hook” with her old co-stars, including Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis.

And Just Like That… had its world premiere on HBO Max in December 2021 and will now drop season two on June 22.

Cattrall starred as Samantha Jones during the six seasons of Sex And The City (1998-2004) on HBO, and again in the two SATC movies (2008 and 2010).

Based on the New York Times weekly column of the same name, the Modern Love podcast “examines the complicated love lives of real people.”