Sarah Jessica Parker is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood (she banked an estimated $30 million last year), enjoys her own fragrance line, and has played one of the most iconic characters of our time.  “I didn’t plot a future like this, although I know some people do,” she tells PARADE in this Sunday’s issue. Parker, 46, gets real about what her life is really like, discussing everything from her marriage to actor Matthew Broderick to life with her son, James Wilkie, 8, and her 2-year-old twin girls, Tabitha and Loretta.

On fraternal twins Loretta and Tabitha:
“They’re talking, they’re running, they need me.  Loretta is deeply inquisitive: ‘Do you see that, do you hear that, Mama?’ She constantly checks that we are connecting with her.” Her sister is the family princess: “Tabitha does not give; she receives.”

Babysitters? Yes. Live-in help? Not for them.
“We love closing the door and having the only people in the house be our three children and us. It’s such a good feeling to know that we’re competent and capable and that it’s private.”

Any chance for a third Sex and the City movie?
“There is. I know what the story is. It’s a small story, but I think it should be told. The question is, what’s the right time to tell it?”

Ever think the real-life Carrie Bradshaw would spend her Sundays in the suburbs? Check out the full story in PARADE and learn how Parker and Broderick have changed each other after spending nearly 20 years together. For more from PARADE’s cover story on SJP, visit Parade.com:
http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2011/08/sarah-jessica-parker.html

Plus, you’ll never guess what unusual items she likes to shop for. (Hint: They’re not clothes!) Click here:
http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2011/08/sarah-jessica-parker-extras.html