Playing Samantha Jones almost ruined my sex life, says Kim Cattrall

London - Kim Cattrall has revealed how her sex life was harmed by the racy TV characters she portrayed.

The 55-year-old played confident and highly sexualised Samantha Jones in the hit American drama ‘Sex and the City’.

Her character famously describes herself a “try-sexual” – hinting to her keenness for new sexual adventures.

But in real life, Cattrall has spoken about the impact this had on her own relationships.

“I’m no expert on sex but I’ve felt under huge pressure in the past to be one, because of the characters I’ve played,” the Telegraph quoted her as telling The Sunday Times Magazine.

But the Liverpool-born actress said that her discomfort on the issue had since been resolved.

“The thing that changed everything for me was becoming sexually happy,” she said.

“I’d not been for years, but then I was with a partner who was sensitive and who listened. One of the great things about ‘Sex and the City’ was that it addressed sexuality with humour.

“It’s not all about orgasms... it’s about the journey,” she said.

Cattrall, who lives in New York, also played a washed-up former porn star in last year’s ‘Meet Monica Velour’, a movie that went straight to DVD as a result of its lack of box office success in the US.

Cattrall said that she had enjoyed mixed successes during recent dates.

“I’m getting better; I’ve learnt to listen well,” she said.

“You know within three seconds if you’re going to have a history with someone – it’s a long half-hour if you’ve got it wrong,” she added.