'AJLT''s Nicole Ari Parker Says Her Character’s ‘Fabulous’ Closet Is Her ‘Safe Space’

Nicole Ari Parker says her closet in ‘And Just Like That…’ is her character’s safe space.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

And just like that, theSex and the Cityreboot has upped the glamor!

During an interview withThe Hollywood Reporterconducted ahead of the ongoingSAG-AFTRA strikeand published Tuesday, Parker, 52, opened up about the significance of her character’s closet.

“Susan Fales-Hill has joined on as a writer-producer, and she was very instrumental in working with the art department and the props department to say that, ‘Yes, these clothes are fabulous,’ but in [Lisa’s] personal space — her safe space — she likes to stay inspired; remember her ancestry; remember the people that came before her,” the mom of two said.

“This is all part of the fabulousness of her, where she gets her strength,” she continued.

Parker’s character, African-American documentarian and socialite Lisa Todd Wexley, has been serving viewers the most iconic walk-in wardrobe moment sinceher introduction in the reboot’s first season.

Viewers are also given a different perspective about what it’s like to be a Black woman living in New York City through Parker’s character.

“It’s always an interesting thing when a Black character is added to a predominantly white show, and you don’t know where it’s going; who’s handling the details,” Parker toldTHR. “Yes, it could be funny, but maybe that’s all it is. But I have a father. I’ve got a mother-in-law. I’ve got the greats on the wall, my private space. That’s important, because that’s what’s usually missing.”

In ‘And Just Like That…’ Lisa’s character’s closet rivals that of Carrie Bradshaw!.Craig Blankenhorn/Max

Craig Blankenhorn/Max

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TheAlmost Christmasactress also praised showrunner Michael Patrick King for being “really instrumental” in shaping her character’s personality, and diehard fashion sense.

Parker, far left, plays Lisa in the glamorous reboot to ‘Sex and the City.'.Craig Blankenhorn/HBO

Craig Blankenhorn/HBO

And Just Like That…season 2is currently streaming on Max.

source: people.com