Sarah Jessica Parker Recalls Feeling ‘Angry and Embarrassed’ During Robert Downey Jr. Romance

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Sarah Jessica Parker shared some rare insight into her relationship with former flame Robert Downey Jr.In a New Yorker profile published on Monday, June 19, the And Just Like That star, 58, recalled how her and Downey Jr.’s different lifestyles affected their relationship. (The Tropic Thunder actor, 58, struggled with substance abuse for years before getting sober in 2003.)“People around him would be dismissive of me, but I had given him stability and tried to create a steady heartbeat that allowed him to show up on time,” said Parker, who told the outlet she never found it “necessary” to have a rebellious phase herself. “That made me angry and embarrassed me.”The exes dated from 1984 to 1991 after meeting on the set of their film Firstborn.

Although their love story didn’t last, the actors have spoken fondly of each other since calling it quits.In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies“It was a really adventurous, important eight years of my life,” the Sex and the City alum said of the relationship during an April 2018 interview with YES Network. “We were together for a long time.

He was the first person that I lived with. His career was really just beginning. I was so proud to see his success and, you know, watch him grow professionally.”The Iron Man star, for his part — who told the New Yorker through a representative that he has “great respect” for Parker — spoke candidly about how his addiction issues were the relationship’s downfall during a February 2008 interview with Parade.“I liked to drink, and I had a drug problem, and that didn’t jibe with Sarah Jessica, because it is the furthest thing from what she is,” he told the outlet at the time. “She provided me a home and understanding.