The Sex and The City: The Movie world premiere took place in Leicester Square, London on Monday night.

Everyone who watches the Sex and The City series knows the show take place in New York City and ironically it’s movie premiere take place in London.

The movie is receiving mixed reviews and the well-respected Times only gave the film a 2 out of 5!

Sarah Jessica Parker stepped out to explain why New York lost out. The actress says, “This is where New Line Cinema decided to do it, so we started here. We are thrilled to be in London and we will be thrilled to take it to America.”

Meanwhile Cynthia Nixon, who plays Miranda in the film, implied that London premiere was not the main event.

She said: “We’re having a kind of smallish premiere here; we’re having a smallish premiere in Berlin.

“We’re building to the New York premiere which is enormous and happens just before the film opens worldwide.”

The Sex and The City: The Movie will be in the U.S. on May 30.

We’re facinated by the floral head decoration that Sarah Jessica Parker is sporting!