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Chris Noth, by ranflickr

Celebrity Sighting

If there ever were a guy who represents New York for me, it would be Chris Noth. The Wisconsin-born actor, who plays Mr Big on world-hit Sex and the City, is all the Big Apple has to offer: Excessive wealth, bull-headed pride and a rogue sexiness that trumps, in my opinion, every trifle Carrie has deigned to walk next to in her Manolo Blahniks. This man, ladies and gentlemen, is bigger than Times Square.

So when Mr Noth walks into the Starbucks on the corner of 54 and Broadway, where I am waiting for Rusty to get off work, I almost spill my chemically-flavored green tea latte.

The buzz is palpable. In a few seconds, dropped jaws quickly recover to knowing, upturned smiles. Our eyes light up. It is as if we have all been anointed, blessed. Above the hissing of the espresso machines, a giggle from a giddy tourist breaks out.

Mr Noth is as smooth as the venti cappuccino he orders.

He stands in line, answers an opportune call to circumvent any embarrassing encounter. The coffee is ready instantaneously. He walks by me and picks it up, adds sugar to his drink. Five feet from the coffee bar, the rest of us stand back, holding our steaming cups, unsweetened and unmilked. When he finally walks out, we do all we can to resist reaching out to pet him.

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