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Sarah Jessica Parker has accidentally branded her husband "average".

The 'Sex and the City 2' actress - who has seven-year-old James Wilkie and 11-month-old twins Marion and Tabitha with spouse Matthew Broderick - made the gaffe while discussing how she is relieved that her son is one of the oldest in his class because he is so short.

She told US TV talk show host David Letterman: "James is, for the moment, more on the diminutive side. Some might call it a Napoleon complex, his age gives him some confidence because he is so mature. He's a brainiac... well I think so, naturally.

"'He's not quite tiny - that's on my husband's side - well, actually Matthew is average..."

The 45-year-old star - who stands 5ft 3in compared with the actor's 5ft 8in - tried to backtrack on her comments, insisting her husband is only "average in height" and not any of his other attributes.