21/10/2022
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𝗔 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗺 & 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿—𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.
Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.
In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly, she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi (“Hi Gale!”), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants.
Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I’m Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair.
