Her Mom Made Her Anorexic And Abused Her But She Persevered And Became A Hollywood Star

Former iCarly star Jennette McCurdy has never shied away from discussing the difficult relationship she had with her late mother, Debra McCurdy — and her story continues to resonate as Hollywood faces renewed scrutiny over how young performers are treated.

McCurdy, who grew up in Southern California with her mother, father Mark, and three brothers, has described her early home life as tense and unpredictable. In a 2021 interview, she recalled her childhood as “heavy” and emotionally unstable, saying her mother’s rapid mood shifts left her constantly on edge.

Finding her own identity, she said, took years. But eventually, McCurdy reached a point where she finally felt “free” from the emotional weight she carried for most of her life.

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