Kim CattrallJust how much is Kim Cattrall like her SATC alter ego, Samantha?

Well, we put on our sexiest purr as we got to ask Kim that very question.

As the SATC stars took London's Leicester Square by storm, the Showbiz Shed was right in the thick of it all.

So much so we can tell you that Kim is in super-fine fettle and radiates charm.

Chatting about the movie and its message for ladies all around the world, she told us: "To me it's always meant friends and family - you don't get to pick your family but you get to pick your friends.

"The thing I love so much especially about the movie is you see them supporting one another and they have their backs. It's rare in this world, you know, we all get so crazy and to have that core of friends is special."

As far as similarities between her and Samantha off-screen, she joked: "Well, we look very much alike, but it ends there.

"She challenges me, she's such a fearless character... I get to be a silly, sexy clown."

With a host of hotties like Jason Lewis, of course.

It's a tough job, but we guess someone's gotta do it, right? And we couldn't think of anyone we'd like to see doing it more than Kim.