Jennette McCurdy’s ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ Gets TV Adaptation—and Jennifer Aniston’s Role Will Shock!
Plus, the biggest bombshells that the former Nickelodeon star revealed within her book
When actress and former Nickelodeon teen idol Jennette McCurdy released her memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, in 2022, people were shocked to discover just how much she had been through. From crash dieting to abuse, the former iCarly and Sam & Cat star left nothing out. And now, it seems like those stories are heading to the small screen with none other than Jennifer Aniston taking on the role of Jennette’s mother, Debra McCurdy. Below, we have found out everything that you need to know about the film, including which scenes people are most excited to see Aniston bring to life. Read on for more.
What to know about the ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ TV show
The I’m Glad My Mom Died TV show was announced in early July and is reportedly going to be written, produced and show-run by McCurdy and Ari Katcher. It will air on Apple TV+ and will have 10 episodes in total, all of which will be based on scenes from Jennette’s memoir.
There is not yet a release date for the show and no casting details regarding who will play the young Jennette.
Why Jennette McCurdy quit acting
It is also unclear if Jennette herself will play a role in the show since she retired from acting in the late 2010s.
“I quit a few years ago because I initially didn’t want to do it,” the actress explained on her Empty Inside podcast in March 2021. “My family didn’t have a lot of money and this [acting] was the way out, which I actually think was helpful in driving me to some degree of success.”
“I resent my career in a lot of ways,” she continued. “I feel so unfulfilled by the roles that I played and felt like it was the most just cheesy, embarrassing… I imagine there’s a very different experience to be had with acting if you’re proud of your roles.”
Jennette’s last acting role was in the 2018 film Little B-tches.
The biggest bombshells from Jennette McCurdy’s memoir
Following the series announcements, book lovers everywhere began to revisit the most shocking bombshells from Jennette’s memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, which are most likely going to be turned into scenes in the TV show, featuring Aniston.
Shocking revelations include how Jennette’s mother, Debra, forced her into acting and then went on to physically and emotionally abuse her for years on end.
“She gave me breast and vaginal exams until I was 17 years old,” Jennette wrote. “These ‘exams’ made my body stiff with discomfort. I felt violated, yet I had no voice, no ability to express that. I was conditioned to believe any boundary I wanted was a betrayal of her, so I stayed silent.”
Jennette shared that her mother introduced her to something called “calorie restriction” so she could look younger and more innocent when it came to casting calls.
“I have kept myself rail-thin and my body childlike and I have found the perfect combination of power and solace in that,” Jennette wrote. “But now I feel out of control. Reckless. Hopeless. The old combination of power and solace is replaced by a new combination of shame and chaos.”
The actress also revealed that while her mother was comatose in the hospital, she went to visit her and said, “Mommy, I am … so skinny right now. I’m finally down to eighty-nine pounds,’” in the hopes that she would wake up.
Debra died in 2013 from breast cancer. She was 56 years old and had been battling the disease for a while.
If you suspect someone is suffering from child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org.
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