'Being voted unsexiest woman alive hurt so much', says Sarah Jessica Parker as she cries all the way to the bank

And being voted "unsexiest woman alive" was a hard pill to swallow.

But in real life actress Sarah Jessica Parker hasn't gone home totally empty-handed, having raked in an estimated £12.5m since the end of the popular TV series.

She has earned more than her three co-stars combined thanks to a series of lucrative advertising deals.

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With the highest profile of the four Sex and the City actresses and an established film career she has been a magnet for advertisers.

But Parker, 43, has had a hard time dealing with the news that men do not find her as attractive as advertisers do, claiming the result of the Maxim poll was "brutal" and also affected her husband, actor Matthew Broderick.

Parker told Grazia: "Do I have big fake boobs, Botox and big lips? No.

"Do I fit some ideals and standards of some men writing in a men's magazine? Maybe not.

"Am I really the unsexiest women in the world? Wow!It's kind of shocking when men...

"It's so brutal in a way, so filled with rage and anger.

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"It upset him (Broderick), because it has to do with his judgement too. It's condemnation, it's insane. What can I do?

"I guess you can't please all people."

Parker can take comfort in the bank balance though, safe in the knowledge that she is financially miles ahead of her SATC co-stars.

The others, Kim Cattrall, Kristen Davies and Cynthia Nixon have all earned millions, but trail behind Parker's cash pulling power.

All four reunited last year to film a big screen version of the popular series in New York.

According to a U.S. magazine Parker's deals began while she was completing the last series of the show in 2004.

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She had multi million pound deals with clothing firm Gap and cosmetic firm Garnier.

Parker also picked up an estimated £3.5m to design her own range of clothes for U.S. label Steve and Barry.

She was also paid over £3m to appear in six Hollywood films since 2004, including The Family Stone and Failure to Launch.

Liverpool born Cattrall,51, who played man-eater Samantha in the 94 episodes of the series, has earned close to £5m since 2004.

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U.S. lifestyle magazine Portfolio said her biggest pay day was to be the spokeswoman for Liz Claiborne perfume Spark Seduction.

She was also paid £325,000 to promote low calorie rum and £150,000 for a Tetley tea advert shown on British TV.

Davis,43, has earned £2.25m since leaving her role as Charlotte.

She became the spokeswoman for cosmetic line Maybelline and appeared in advertising campaigns for 7Up drink and a Weatherproof clothing.

Dixon, 42,who played lawyer Miranda, made £500,000 for appearing in the 7Upadvert with Davis and a similar amount for three cable TV films.

• The Sex and the City film opens in May 2008.