“I’m glad my mother died.” The former child star speaks directly about the relationship with her mother

Jannette McCurdy made her television debut when she was only 8 years old. As a teenager, she was on Nickelodeon, and became famous for her role in the series “iCarly”. She also played the role of Sam Puckett in the spin-off “Sam & Cat”, in which she appeared at the insistence of her mother. A few years later, she gave up acting, and in a poignant autobiography she described the traumatic experiences that her late mother funded for years.

Jannette McCurdy comes to terms with the past. I’m Glad My Mom Died is out now

On January 24, 2023, Jannette McCurdy’s autobiography with the controversial title “I’m glad my mother died” hit Polish bookstores. In the book, the star of the youth production describes her traumatic childhood experiences and reveals a personal drama that played out in the shadow of fame. The actress admits that she has struggled with many disorders, including bulimia, anorexia, alcoholism or obsessive-compulsive disorder. He blames his mother for his problems.

Despite the fact that Debra McCurdy died of cancer almost a decade ago, the star only now decided to describe the hell she gave her. In her autobiography, she reveals that she became an actress at the express request of her mother, who began to implement her plan when Jannette was only 6 years old. Although the goal was achieved, the young actress paid a huge price for it.

My goal in life has always been to make my mother happy, to be who she wanted me to be

— in McCurdy’s book.

A difficult relationship with a toxic mother. McCurdy revealed shocking facts about her life

Debra controlled every little detail of her daughter’s life. She forbade her from seeing boys, and when she was accidentally photographed with an older man, she received a text message from her mother full of hate and vulgar epithets. The woman demanded a specific look from Jannette, constantly counted her calories, weighed her five times a day, and when the girl began to mature, she deliberately delayed this process so that she could play teenage characters as long as possible. According to the former actress, her mother committed many crimes, including showered with her until she was 17 and examined her breasts and vagina many times, even in front of her older brothers. As much as these events made Jannette feel like she was on a date, she couldn’t resist.

This led the young girl to numerous eating disorders and negatively affected her mental health as well as her relationships with other people.

My mom was a narcissist. She would not admit to any problems, no matter how destructive they were for our whole family

— actress in autobiography. Even after her mother’s death, Jannette was unable to free herself from the limiting beliefs her mother had instilled in her over the years. Only therapy pulled her out of depression and helped her come to terms with a painful past, but the process of freeing herself from her deceased mother was no easier than what she had to struggle with as a child.

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