The Sex and the City actress, Kim Cattrall claims acting “consumes her life” so much she can’t hold onto her relationships.

“It’s very hard for someone not involved in this business to really understand what it’s about,” she said. “You work 12-hour days, and something like a series literally consumes your life. I think it’s just time not there, really. But I’m still hopeful that I’ll meet someone.”

Admitting she is nervous about her forthcoming starring role in London play Private Lives opposite Pride and Prejudice actor Matthew MacFayden, she added: “Sometimes I think why do I have to do these scary things? It would be much easier just to play Samantha for the rest of my life.

“You’ve been looking forward to working with this director and these actors and this play and then it comes and you think, ‘Oh, f—!’…. Like, ‘Oh no! It’s here!’ You very much feel the blood coursing through your veins.”