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Aug 17, 2022 · A refresher: Jennette's mother died in 2013 from cancer—an experience that the actor has openly expressed having mixed feelings on both IRL and in the memoir.
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Sep 7, 2022 · The video shows the former “iCarly” star reading from her recent memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died.”. In the email, McCurdy’s mother, Debra ― who died in 2013 from breast cancer — purportedly spouts off a series of shockingly nasty insults toward her daughter before then asking for money.
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Aug 3, 2022 · 340. Jennette McCurdy’s relationship with her mother is at the center of her memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died.” Ahmed Gaber for The New York Times. By Dave Itzkoff. Aug. 3, 2022. When...
- She Was Forced Into Acting by Her Mother
- She Endured Childhood Trauma Due to Her Mother's Control
- She Developed An Eating Disorder at A Young Age
- She Wanted to Quit Acting Before Finding Fame
- She Was Allegedly 'exploited' as A Teen Actor
- She Has Maintained A Healthy Friendship with Miranda Cosgrove
- She Was 'Pissed' at Ariana Grande While Filming Sam & Cat
- She Was Bribed to Keep Quiet About Her Experience at Nickelodeon
- She Relapsed After Her Mom's Death But Is on A Journey to Recovery
Jennette said she was forced into the life Debra wished she could've had; Jennette recalls her mom asking, "You want to be Mommy's little actress?" and says she felt she had no choice. Debra secured auditions for her kids with Barbara Cameron, mother and manager of Growing Pains' Kirk Cameron and Full House's Candace Cameron Bure. Unlike Jennette's...
Forcing her into acting was just one of the many controlling situations the actress says her mother put her through. The extremity of Debra's control went as far as "wiping my butt" at eight years old, Jennette recalls in the memoir, adding that her mom said she "needs to do it until I'm at least 10." In addition, Jennette says Debra regularly perf...
Jennette points to her mom as the root of her eating disorder and believes Debra faced one herself. And as Jennette recalls, for Debra, "The only thing worse than a cancer diagnosis is a growing-up diagnosis," so she tried to appease her by looking younger. Doing everything to make her mom happy, she turned to calorie restriction (per Debra's sugge...
Prior to booking her breakout role on Nickelodeon's iCarly, Jennette recalls the anxiety-filled moment she told her mom she wanted to quit acting, immediately regretting what she had just admitted. Jennette recalls her mom's reaction in her memoir: "'Don't be silly, you love acting. It's your favorite thing in the world,' Mom says in a way that mak...
Jennette details numerous instances where she felt "exploited" as a teen actor both on and off set. The actress refers to the person behind the demands as "The Creator" throughout the memoir, never naming them. She recalls a time while filming an episode of iCarlywhen "The Creator" — whom she describes in the memoir as mean-spirited, controlling, a...
Jennette reveals she has kept a solid friendship with iCarly costar Cosgrove, even long after the series wrapped in 2012. In the book, Jennette praises Cosgrove for being a kind friend during the most difficult years of her life.
She had a different relationship with former Sam & Cat costar Grande (who played Cat Valentine on the series). In the spinoff, which only lasted one season after its 2013 premiere, Jennette says her dynamic with the singer was fraught with jealousy and resentment. As a pop star on the rise, Jennette recalls how Grande was always absent from set, wh...
When Jennette was on a conference call with several of her agents and managers following the wrap of Sam & Cat, she says she was offered $300,000 to "never talk publicly about your experience at Nickelodeon" — particularly as it related to "The Creator". "This feels to me like hush money," McCurdy recalls of her reaction, noting that she turned the...
When her mother was on her death bed with a predicted 48 hours to live, Jennette whispered in her ear news she thought would revive her. "Mommy. I am . . . so skinny right now. I'm finally down to 89 pounds," she recalls in her memoir. Following her mother's passing, Jennette says she relapsed, battling anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating yet again...
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Aug 10, 2022 · Jennette McCurdy Opens Up About Her Mom’s Abuse, Therapy, and Friendship With “iCarly” Star Miranda Cosgrove | Teen Vogue. Culture. Jennette McCurdy Once Needed Her Mom to Be an “Angel...
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Her mother, Debra (née LaBeaf) McCurdy (1957–2013), homeschooled her and her three older brothers. McCurdy describes her earliest memories as being ones "very weighted in tragedy" as a result of her mother's cancer diagnosis. McCurdy's grandparents lived with her family.
Aug 18, 2022 · By Michelle Ruiz. August 18, 2022. Photo: Brian Kimsley. As a child, Jennette McCurdy dreamed of being a writer, drafting her first screenplay as a little girl in Garden Grove, California. Instead,...
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