Parker unhappy with New York changes

Sarah Jessica Parker has said that she doesn't enjoy living in New York because the city is too "affluent".

She claimed that the blossoming economic health of the American city had ruined its character and individuality.

The actress told the National Enquirer: "When I arrived in the city in 1976, New York was a wreck. It was the best place in the world. It promised everything.

"Now the city is so affluent - all the colours, all the shops, the look of a street from block to block is just terribly absent of distinguishing coffee shops, bodegas.

"All of that stuff that made it possible to live in New York is gone. I guess there are places in Queens that are affordable."

Parker stars in the new Sex And The City movie, which opens in the UK on May 28.