AnnaSophia Robb sticks her tongue out to the cameras as she picks up a bite to eat on set in New York City on Saturday afternoon (March 24).

The 18-year-old actress portays the title character in the CW’s upcoming pilot, The Carrie Diaries.

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“She sent me a letter! I wrote her one back, too,” AnnaSophia dished to US Weekly about corresponding with the original Carrie, Sarah Jessica Parker. “She was just very encouraging about it all. It was really cool!”

Be sure to also check out AnnaSophia‘s official pic as Carrie! 20+ pics inside…