Drew Barrymore and Jennette McCurdy find common ground in their relationships with their mothers.
08.09.2022 - 16:57 / perezhilton.com
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The more we learn about what Jennette McCurdy suffered throughout her childhood, our hearts just break more and more for her…
The former child star appeared on a new episode of Red Table Talk on Wednesday to speak with hosts Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris about the horrors she faced at the hands of her abusive mother, Debra McCurdy. We didn’t expect to be shocked considering what the 30-year-old has revealed already, but… wow.
One of the instances she touched on included the claim her late mom insisted on still bathing Jennette herself for far too long — since she didn’t think they would do a good enough job herself. The iCarly alum recalled while reading an excerpt from her book, I’m Glad My Mom Died:
It did not make sense. Not at all.
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But what’s worse, she revealed, was that Debra also forced her to shower with her 15-year-old brother Scott McCurdy when she was 11 years old:
Jennette then explained they would “look away from each other” while her older brother tried to distract himself by “drawing Pokémon on the fogged glass.” The Sam & Cat star went on to say:
Oof… Whenever Debra would bathe her alone, Jennette claimed her mom gave her a “breast” and “front butt exam” in order to check for cancerous lumps:
It is beyond awful what the former child star allegedly had to go through for years.
When Jada asked how that terrible experience impacted her “dynamic” with her big brother, Jennette – who also has two other brothers, Dustin and Marcus McCurdy – shared that she still has a “beautiful bond” with each of her siblings. She said:
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Drew Barrymore and Jennette McCurdy find common ground in their relationships with their mothers.
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controversially titled memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died and explaining its meaning. The book centers on the former actress’ troublesome childhood and teen years opposite her abusive mother Debbie McCurdy, who died in 2013 after their relationship became estranged.
Jennette McCurdy is detailing early moments of her life, as well as the last conversation she had with her mother, Debra. The "iCarly" star, who is promoting her book "I'm Glad My Mom Died," appeared on Wednesday's episode of "Red Table Talk" and detailed the abuse she received from her mother to Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Norris.
Jennette McCurdy opened up about the emotional and physical abuse she endured from her late mom, Debra McCurdy, in her new memoir, and now she's speaking candidly about where she stands with the thought of having her own children one day. During a interview with Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne «Gammy» Banfield-Norris, which aired on Wednesday, Jennette said that at this point in her life she's «good» without children, though that may change in the future. However, if she ever did decide to have kids, she noted that she would never have them for her «own identity.»«I have two nieces I adore and a third one the way,» Jennette shared. «I am happy to be an aunt.
Trigger warning: This article discusses eating disorders.Former child actress Jennette McCurdy has read out loud an email she received from her mother during her debut on Jada Pinkett Smith’s talk show Red Table Talk. Watch Below: Jennette McCurdy Details Her Fight With Ariana GrandeThe actress, who is now 30 years old recently released a bombshell memoir aptly titled I’m glad my mom died which detailed the abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, Debra McCurdy, who passed away in 2013. “I am so disappointed in you,” read the first line of the email, which was also included in her book. “You used to be my perfect little angel, but now you are nothing more than a little … s**t, a floozy, all used up.”Jennette read the email on the show.Her mother went on to describe Jennette as a “conniving, evil … liar," asking where her “good little girl” had gone.“Where did she go and who is this monster that has replaced her?”“You’re an ugly monster now. I told your brothers about you, and they all said they disown you just like I do.
Jennette McCurdy has been making the rounds promoting her new memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died, and her latest stop found her joining Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield Norris on “Red Table Talk”.
People magazine's sneak peek of the episode, Jennette reads the letter, which was sent after Deb saw photos of the actress with a man online. "'I saw the pictures on a website called TMZ. I saw you rubbing his disgusting hairy stomach. I knew you were lying about Colton,'" Jennette continued while reading the letter.
Jennette McCurdy continues to share the abuse she endured from her mother while growing up. McCurdy, who is promoting her book "I'm Glad My Mom Died," recently appeared on "Red Table Talk" alongside Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Norris. In a clip shared with People magazine, McCurdy can be seen reading aloud an excerpt from her book, which features an email from her now late mother, Debra. Her mother allegedly saw photos online of the young Nickelodeon star with a man, and wrote, "I am so disappointed in you.
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(or if you're just aware of the slightly tongue-in-cheek but also true title), you know that the late mother Debra, who passed away in 2013 from breast cancer, was a controlling and abusive stage mom. She restricted her daughter's food intake and dictated whom she could be friends with, among other manipulations.On a recent episode of Red Table Talk, the Facebook chat show hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith and her own daughter and mother, McCurdy read aloud an email from Debra that makes clear just how toxic their relationship became.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.After Debra saw a photo of her daughter on TMZ, Jennette McCurdy explains, she wrote her an email that also appears in the book: "I am so disappointed in you…You used to be my perfect little angel, but now you are nothing more than a little…slut, a floozy, all used up…And to think you wasted it on that hideous ogre of a man. I saw the pictures on a website called TMZ.