Josh Peck praises co-star Jennette McCurdy's new memoir

with Miranda Cosgrove and its short-lived spinoff Sam and Cat with , remembers her mom telling her that “writers dress frumpy and get fat, you know? I would never want your little actress’s peach butt to turn into a big, giant writer’s watermelon butt.” So for the rest of her childhood, McCurdy all but stopped writing; even her diary was shared with Debra.Now 30, McCurdy is the author of a newly minted number-one New York Times-bestselling memoir that has also achieved pop-cultural phenomenon status. Its striking title, , has inspired sanctimonious comments on Goodreads and beyond, as well as praise for its brash sense of bravery.

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A heavy topic. Jennette McCurdy raised eyebrows with the title of her memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, but her older brothers didn’t have a problem with her point of view.

Former Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy‘s new memoir “I’m Glad My Mom Died” is out now and it’s been sold out at many stores!

Jennette McCurdy looked ready to sign some autographs as she arrived at a signing for her new memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died at The Grove in Los Angeles on Saturday. The iCarly star, 30, wore a small blue blouse over a white-collared shirt which she bunched up around her waist. She added black slacks and white platform sneakers with blue shoelaces.  Ready for it! Jennette McCurdy looked ready to sign some autographs as she arrived at a signing for her new memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died at The Grove in Los Angeles on Saturday Her messy blonde hair was tied back into a ponytail, and she carried a bag on her left shoulder.  She held a copy of her memoir, published Tuesday, in her hand while standing in the parking lot of the event. The Long Beach native's appearance at the event came after she revealed she was 'jealous' of her former co-star Ariana Grande when they worked together on the Nickelodeon show Sam & Cat.  Preppy: The iCarly star, 30, wore a small blue blouse over a white-collared shirt which she bunched up around her waist  Completing the look: She added black slacks and white platform sneakers with blue shoelaces The Zoey 101 actress detailed how the pop star, 29, was allowed to miss filming on the Nickelodeon show while she had to 'angrily hold down the fort.' 'I have to turn down movies while Ariana's off whistle-toning at the Billboard Music Awards? F*** this,' she wrote, adding, 'Ariana misses work in pursuit of her music career while I act with a box. I’m pissed about it.

Round of applause. Josh Peck is celebrating fellow Nickelodeon alum Jennette McCurdy on the release of her first memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died.

It feels like a lifetime ago when Lady Gaga, in the darkest days of the pandemic, released “Chromatica” in May 2020.It was essentially, a way to free yourself from the lockdown of the walls you were climbing and escape to another planet where the clubs were still pumping out beats—instead of hand sanitizer—in a world where masking up and social distancing never existed.But perhaps Chromatica was a victim of timing: There was only so much an album designed to just dance could do when there was no place to dance.And as if “Chromatica” never happened—aside from the futuristic getup that, for Gaga, almost looked like grocery-shopping sweats at this point—she came out strong at the Chromatica Ball at MetLife Stadium on Thursday night with three of her biggest pre-Covid hits: “Bad Romance,” “Just Dance” and “Pokerface.”Bam. Bam.

Jennette McCurdy is getting support from an a fellow former Nickelodeon star.

Jennette McCurdy, best known for her role in the hit show, ICarly, released her explosive new book. Titled, I'm Glad My Mom Died, the memoir delves deep into the former actress' past with her life as a child actor and her relationship with her mother.MORE: Goldie Hawn looks happy and relaxed in sun-soaked photo with famous familyNow, the success of her latest project has been announced - and it's good news! The memoir sold out on Amazon after one day of being released in the States, as well as being sold out on Barnes & Noble's website.

I’m Glad My Mom Died, but the latest may be a doozy for Nickelodeon fans. In fact, the star revealed the true feelings she had about her Sam and Cat co-star Ariana Grande during the filming of the show. The last straw? Tom Hanks apparently.

Zack Sharf Jennette McCurdy’s new memoir “I’m Glad My Mom Died” finds the former Nickelodeon star getting brutally honest with her feelings on Ariana Grande, the music icon who briefly starred with McCurdy on the “iCarly” and “Victorious” spinoff series “Sam & Cat.” Grande’s pop star career started taking off during the filming of the show, which only ran for a single season on Nickelodeon.McCurdy writes that she grew to resent Grande once she “regularly” missed filming “to go sing at award shows, record new songs, and do press for her upcoming album” (vie Entertainment Tonight). McCurdy, on the other hand, was left to “angrily hold down the fort.”“The week where I was told Ariana would not be here at all, and that they would write around her absence this episode by having her character be locked in a box. Are you.

After detailing their allegedly tumultuous Nickelodeon days in her new book, Jennette McCurdy hopes former costars Ariana Grande and Miranda Cosgrove aren’t afraid to pick up a copy of I’m Glad My Mom Died.

Jennette McCurdy shared why she was "jealous" of Ariana Grande while being a Nickelodeon star.  In her new memoir, "I’m Glad My Mom Died," McCurdy, 30, got candid about her "Sam & Cat" co-star. McCurdy referred to Grande as a "burgeoning pop star" who "regularly" missed filming. According to McCurdy, Grande was absent "to go sing at award shows, record new songs, and do press for her upcoming album," while she was left to "angrily hold down the fort." Jennette McCurdy shared why she was "jealous" of Ariana Grande while filming their Nickelodeon show "Sam & Cat." (Photo by Jesse Grant) "Sam & Cat" aired for only one season during 2013-2014, and after the show's cancellation, Nickelodeon offered the former actress $300,000 to keep her experiences at the network private, McCurdy said.

Jennette McCurdy might not cast Ariana Grande in the best light in her newly-released memoir, but the Nickelodeon alum still thinks it would be an entertaining read for the pop icon!

Jennette McCurdy is sharing why she was jealous of Ariana Grande. In her new memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, the 30-year-old former actress candidly shares her complicated feelings about her “Sam & Cat” co-star. The pair appeared on the Nickelodeon series for one season, which aired between 2013 and 2014.

Jennette McCurdy discussed feeling 'jealous' of her Sam & Cat co-star Ariana Grande in her new memoir titled I'm Glad My Mom Died, published on Tuesday.The former iCarly star, 30, detailed how the pop star, 29, was allowed to miss filming on the Nickelodeon show while she had to 'angrily hold down the fort.' 'I have to turn down movies while Ariana's off whistle-toning at the Billboard Music Awards? F*** this,' she wrote, adding, 'Ariana misses work in pursuit of her music career while I act with a box. I’m pissed about it.

Jennette McCurdy's relationship with her  co-star, Ariana Grande, may be strained, she's still hoping the 29-year-old musician reads her memoir, . «I don’t know if she'll read the book or not,» McCurdy told ET's Rachel Smith, «but I think it’s a really entertaining read regardless of who you are, so I hope she does.»In the memoir, out Tuesday, McCurdy recalled feeling jealous of Grande as she missed work in pursuit of her burgeoning singing career.«The week where I was told Ariana would not be here at all, and that they would write around her absence this episode by having her character be locked in a box. Are you. Kidding me,» McCurdy wrote in her memoir.

A journey to healing. Jennette McCurdy‘s attempts to work through her trauma following her time in the spotlight take center stage in her new book, I’m Glad My Mom Died.

Jennette McCurdy is sharing details about her relationship with Ariana Grande from their Sam & Cat days on Nickelodeon.

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Jennette McCurdy is sharing why she was jealous of Ariana Grande. In her new memoir, , the 30-year-old former actress candidly shares her complicated feelings about her co-star.