‘Victorious’ Star Daniella Monet Backs Up Report That Nickelodeon ‘Sexualized’ Its Teen Actors
etcanada.comDaniella Monet, who starred alongside Victoria Justice and Arianna Grande in Nickelodeon series “Victorious”, is looking back at the show with a critical eye.
Monet, who played Trina Vega on the series, spoke to Insider for an exposé on Dan Schneider, creator of “Victorious” and other Nickelodeon series, who abruptly parted ways with the network in 2018 amidst allegations of abusive behaviour.
While Monet says her experience on the show was largely positive, she admitted that “once in a while” she was asked to do things that felt uncomfortable to her. READ MORE: Victoria Justice, Ariana Grande And The Cast Of ‘Victorious’ Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Zoom Chat “Do I wish certain things, like, didn’t have to be so sexualized?” she said. “Yeah.
A hundred per cent.” Monet recalled one scene in particular, in which she applied lip gloss while eating a pickle. According to Monet, she felt the scene was too suggestive for the show’s young audience; her concerns were brushed aside, and the scene aired.
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